2023 – Page 96 – Americana UK

The Steel Woods “On Your Time”

September 27, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Jason Cope has gone and Wes Bayliss has created a musical monument. The lines between southern rock and country have been blurred since the Allmans’ ‘Brothers and Sisters’ and Hank William Jr.’s ‘Hank William Jr. & […]

Track Premiere: David Hobbes “Measure Of Degree”

September 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Measure of Degree‘ is taken from David Hobbes’ new, and debut, album ‘Searching for a Home‘, which is out on November 17th. It’s an album that in a way owes a debt to Wilco – in […]

Video: Great Lake Swimmers “Promise of Spring”

September 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Great Lake Swimmers are about to release a deluxe version of their recent, well-received album ‘Uncertain Country’. The new edition, due to drop on 29th September 2023, will feature acoustic versions of six of the album […]

Billy Don Burns “I’ve Seen A Lot Of Highway”

September 26, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

Battle Scared Outlaw’s Reflections of life on the road. It’s hard not to listen to the new album by Billy Don Burns without thinking about fellow hard-living country outlaws such as Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. […]

Interview: Cruz Contreras on cosmic country and Idaho

September 26, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Mixing lo-fi with classic sounds and a Steinway piano to create a unique sound. After 25 years playing music, latterly with his band the Black Lillies, Cruz Contreras has finally got around to releasing his first […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2023