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Red Means Run “Things You Hold True”

July 24, 2024 Tom Harding 0

Return of Americana roots rock revivalists. Red Means Run return with their first release since 2019, offering a revivalist set of roots Americana. The opener, ‘Isn’t What I Wanted,’ elicits a readily recognizable sound that lands […]

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AUK’s EP Round-Up – July 2024

July 24, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Okay, it’s July, and time for our regular ‘EP’s Round-Up’, of all that falls under the Americana Music banner. This month’s collection offers a broad selection of the genre, so plenty to get your teeth into, […]

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Steve Earle “Alone Again (Live)”

July 24, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

Excellent Steve Earle solo acoustic live release offers a glimpse of the hard-core troubadour doing what he does best. Earle has gone full circle, back to how he started out; standing on a stage by himself, […]

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VanWyck “Desert Bride” – is freedom possible?

July 24, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

What is the meaning of freedom, and what values does the ability to make choices have when constraints mean that freewill can look like picking to have your limitations defined for you.  These are some of […]

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Video Premiere: Jesse Lynn Madera “No Place to Shine”

July 24, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from Houston-raised singer-songwriter Jesse Lynn Madera.  ‘No Place to Shine’ begins with pulsing guitar, then builds with changes in pace and new layers before the song finishes with a flurry of […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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David Ramirez announces new single, UK dates

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Thirty Tigers signing David Ramirez has just announced his fourth album “We’re Not Going Anywhere” which is due out September 8th, and he’s touring the UK next week. Ramirez, who comes from the perspective of having a […]

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Chastity Brown apologises for the four year hiatus in her albums. “But I’m from Tennessee” she remarks. It could be that the record company need that explanation but it pretty much looks like every man and […]

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