2023 – Page 251 – Americana UK

Dream Team Double Header – Martin Carthy and… Toyah? It’s a Mystery.

May 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

What? Really, Songkick, what? Martin Carthy… on tour with Toyah? How could that be? The very definition of the folk singer a lifetime deep in the music and one of the contenders for a pixie-princess of […]

Track Premiere: Kevin Bowe “California Sober”

May 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Kevin Bowe is a writer/producer/mixer/musician from Minneapolis, he’s worked with a string of names – some in and some without the Americana genre but notables, for us, include Paul Westerberg, Gary Louris and Freedy Johnston. He’s […]

Video: John Mellencamp “Hey God”

May 11, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

John Mellencamp’s voice has settled into a growl as he pleads with God to help the human race on his new single ‘Hey God’. Troubled souls in black and white enter a church alone and plead […]

Cover Art Rough & Tumble "Only This Far"

The Rough & Tumble “Only This Far”

May 11, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

Rawness meets polish on this striking acoustic songwriting outing. The Rough & Tumble are a duo comprising spousal bandmates Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Plying their musical trade travelling the roads of America in a motorhome, […]

Ben de la Cour “Sweet Anhedonia”

May 11, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

An album of gothic Americana that explores the dark and murky side of the American dream. Ben de la Cour is an interesting character. Born in London but raised in Brooklyn, he played clubs like CBGBs […]