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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore “We’re Still Here” – We’re still standing!

April 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
‘TexiCali’ is the a brand new studio album from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and it is out June 21st via Yep Roc Records.  In advance we can point you towards the aptly-titled first single […]
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Video Premiere: Blair Dunlop “Let’s Get Out of the City”

April 29, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1
Here is possibly the most dramatic video you’ll see this year.  Reinforcing the theme of ‘Let’s Get Out of the City’ by Blair Dunlop, we see office workers at war with one another in wonderfully choreographed […]
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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Necessary/Painful”

April 26, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it for another week dear reader. We will see you in London tomorrow if you’re down for the next national Palestine demo, or you can find what’s happening local to you here, but in […]
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Iron And Wine “Light Verse”

April 26, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0
An album containing many wonderful and heartfelt moments. It’s hard to believe that this is Iron And Wine’s first album for seven years, after the Grammy-nominated ‘Beast Epic‘. So has it been worth the wait? It […]
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Track Premiere: J.M. Clifford “On My Mind”

April 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
‘On My Mind‘ is the latest single from J.M. Clifford’s album ‘Trains, Thinkin’ And Drinkin‘ which will be out on June 7th via Brooklyn Basement Records.  The song is a co-write with Ron Pope, who also […]

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Eilen Jewell “Soul Kitchen” – breakin’ on through to the other side

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We’re having a bit of an Eilen Jewell moment at the… er… moment. Yeah, new sounds, reflecting on old sounds, it’s all been happening. And here we are again with another new recording as Eilen Jewell […]
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Video Premiere: Maya de Vitry “Nobody Else”

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Nobody Else is the latest single from Nashville-based musician Maya de Vitry. The lush, layered arrangement features Jo Schornikow’s sustained keys and twisting, bending notes of pedal steel from Spencer Cullum, sounding both sweetly melodic and […]
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Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

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We experience music typically either at a show or on record.  The live album is the device by which artists and labels attempt to bridge the two.  The types of live album vary.  There are shows […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Neil Young announces release of “lost” album “Johnny’s Island”

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Neil Young has announced the release of a  “lost” album from the 1980s, ‘Johnny’s Island’. The record will be released as part of the musician’s Archives project, which has seen him share a series of unreleased […]
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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

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From the fan favourite album Recovering the Satellites, this song was highly rated across the board, clearly striking a chord with writers (5 of whom voted for it), as its themes of regret and heartbreak melded […]

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