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Robert Vincent “Barriers”

June 19, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Songs with emotionally mature lyrics and beautifully crafted arrangements. Those readers of a certain age will remember when any new half-decent songwriter came along the press of the day would more often than not tag them […]

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Track Premiere: Massy Ferguson “So Long Carry On”

June 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Massy Ferguson returns with the new single ‘So Long, Carry On‘, which features guest vocals from folk roots singer Zan Fiskum, known for her work on Season 18 of NBC’s The Voice.   It’s the title track […]

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Video: Tom Andes “Static on Every Station”

June 19, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Louisiana based singer-songwriter Tom Andes mines 90’s nostalgia in the video for his new song ‘Static on Every Station’.   Written twenty years ago, Andes unearthed the song to record it with a current sound.    The singer […]

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Interview: Emily Barker on “Fragile as Humans”

June 18, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Bringing a more contemporary songwriter feel to americana and folk. It is four years since Emily Barker released “A Dark Murmuration” of words, and her new album “Fragile as Humans” is the chance listeners have had […]

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Jesse Daniel “Countin’ The Miles”

June 18, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Country in the Merle Haggard tradition played and sung with passion and panache. The opening song and lead single ‘Comin’ Apart At The Seams’ sets the tone for Jesse Daniel’s new album. The chorus: “This old […]

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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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Here’s the latest release from Minnesota-based singer-songwriter Eli Gardiner.  ‘Black Crow’ is a moody piece that grows, emerging slowly and steadily, layer by instrumental layer, leaving us feeling immersed in the soundscape Gardiner and his band […]

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Video: Passenger “Life’s For The Living” (Feat. Foy Vance – Anniversary Edition)

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We are huge fans of Passenger around these parts and it’s hard to believe that it’s eleven years ago now that Mike Rosenberg released his breakthrough album ‘All The Little Lights’. The years leading up to […]

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Jackson Pines “Gas Station Blues and Diamond Rings” (Independent, 2019)

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Acoustic duo Jackson Pines are singer-songwriter guitarist Joe Makoviecki and stand-up bassist James Black.  Originally from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey they are now based in Philadelphia and have received multiple local awards (Asbury Music […]

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