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For the Sake of the Song: The Roches “The Hammond Song”

April 10, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

From their 1979 debut this song transcends its roots and is a bone fide classic Lying in a beautiful wine drenched haze on a sunny afternoon in Larmer Tree Gardens in early September 2000 and whatever […]

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Live Review: Jolie Holland + Mark McKowski, Portland Arms, Cambridge – 1st April 2024

April 10, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 1

The Portland Arms in Cambridge (capacity 200) had a hard time getting punters out for this exceptional gig on the fag end of Easter weekend. Consequently the usual competition to get to the front was non-existent […]

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Lolly Lee “Lolly Lee”

April 10, 2024 David Jarman 1

Self-titled solo release from Alabama native has echoes of fellow Alabama native Lucinda Williams, with fine storytelling lyrics at its heart. Lolly Lee is a new name to the UK Americana scene, with this her self-titled […]

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Joe Stamm “Flower Of The Everglades” – overlooking beauty

April 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

Joe Stamm has put together a collection of songs which form the new EP ‘Allegheny‘ on which he is joined by The Allegheny High, more usually to be found supporting Charles Wesley Godwin.  And, on ‘Flower […]

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Video Premiere: Tim Grimm “Broken Truth”

April 10, 2024 Andrew Frolish 2

As the US Presidential election approaches, Tim Grimm offers his view on one of the candidates – a certain former-President.  ‘Broken Truth’ applies Grimm’s thoughtful approach to songwriting and his insightful lyricism to the themes of […]

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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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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Casey Penn takes a Bluegrass slant on love with ‘We Go Together Like A Guitar And A Fiddle‘, where others might suggest a horse and carriage Penn offers the suggestion that the perfect combination is a […]

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The new single from The Mallett Brothers Band, ‘Onowa’, is named for the town in which the Mallett Brothers were raised just north of Willimantic, Maine.  It’s a classic train wreck story – and this one’s […]

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