2023 – Page 27 – Americana UK

Justin Baker “Ornamental Monsters”

November 30, 2023 Helen Jones 0

Clever, well-composed lyrics prove years of studying the written word were very well spent. “He opened the apartment door / New paint smells like old regrets,” sings Justin Baker against an acoustic guitar on ‘Starting Over’, […]

Shay Martin Lovette “Dark November” – Darker December on the way

November 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

North Carolina singer-songwriter Shay Martin Lovette paints a gentle picture of a ‘Dark November‘ on his latest single taken from the EP ‘True As They Come’, which is set to be released on April 26, 2024. […]

Video: Midnight North “Back to California”

November 30, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out this upbeat, stirring song from Midnight North. ‘Back to California’ has an immediate impact, compelling from the first jangling notes to the last. The song is busy with musical layers, arranged masterfully; it’s rich, […]

Paperback Riders: Kim Ghattas “The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power”

November 29, 2023 Tim Martin 0

There’s one key aspect of American life that we haven’t looked at yet in Paperback Riders. Politics in the US is characterised by their sense of individualism, and belief in limited government. The influence of special […]

Live Review: Joe Hicks + Cordelia Gartside, Paper Dress Vintage, London – 21st November 2023

November 29, 2023 Chas Lacey 0

Describing itself as a Hackney hotspot since 2007, Paper Dress Vintage offers clothes by day and live music by night, when the rails of threads make way for the bar. Upstairs is a room with capacity […]