November 2024 – Page 18

The Song Remains: Duane Eddy (1938-2024)

November 15, 2024 Dean Nardi 1

It Don’t Mean a Thang If It Ain’t Got That Twang. Duane Eddy was popularly known as the “King of Twang” for his reverb-drenched, staccato style of playing guitar. He had an outsized influence on how […]

Hank Dogs “Fiveways”

November 15, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Timely release of long lost album from revered folk trio. No pressure then. You’re a budding modern folk act starting your career in the mid-nineties – three musicians hoping for the best. Then suddenly your music […]

Tyler-James Kelly “Big Dreams” – and plans and schemes

November 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

We have neither honkeyed or, for that matter tonkeyed, for a while – well, that’s all about to be remedied. Tyler-James Kelly’s debut album ‘Dream River‘ has a definite feel of a ’70s take on honkey-tonking […]

Video: Medium Build “Yoke” (with Julien Baker)

November 15, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the new single from Medium Build, also known as singer-songwriter Nick Carpenter. The poignant ‘Yoke’ captures deep emotions and channels them into a spellbinding song. There’s subtlety and grace to the songwriting; musically, it’s […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Americana Songs of 2014

November 14, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

In 2024 there have been several 10, 20, 25, 30 even 50th anniversary albums reissued, remastered, revamped, remixed, revitalized, reconstituted, redeemed, re-recorded and finally released. It has renewed our faith in the music industry’s capacity to […]