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Artwork for King Tuff album “Smalltown Stardust”.

King Tuff “Smalltown Stardust”

February 10, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

Album number six sees a change in direction to a smoother and more multi-layered sound. For his sixth album, King Tuff, otherwise known as Kyle Thomas, ditches his garage rock roots to make a smoother-sounding album. […]

Book Review: “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions”

February 10, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Anybody with a passing interest in country music over the last few years cannot have failed to notice the number of apparently new and successful Black country artists such as Breland, Valerie June, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst […]

Artwork for Ben Bedford album 'Valley of Stars'

Ben Bedford “Valley of Stars”

February 10, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

“A strange and adventurous romp through a magical landscape of quadrupedic musical characters”. Bedford’s last release here, ‘Portraits’ (2020), was a curated selection of songs from his first three albums with ones you want to play […]

Track Premiere: Joe Rian and the A.M. Drinkers “I’m Gonna Love You”

February 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

Joe Rian has what one might describe as an interesting life. The Chicago based singer was adopted as an infant and raised in Rock Falls, Illinois. He moved out of the U.S. Midwest after flunking out […]

Video: Martyn Joseph “Albert’s Place”

February 10, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Tremendous. ‘Albert’s Place’ from Martyn Joseph is an example of three key elements: quality songwriting, absorbing performance and the power of music, both to connect people and to convey great feeling. His voice is full of […]