September 2025 – Page 2

artwork for Joe Nolan album "Luv in the New World"

Joe Nolan “Luv in the New World”

September 30, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

A search for truth amidst modern-day turmoil. “Luv in the New World” is the title of Canadian artist Joe Nolan’s new album, produced by Grammy Award winner Tyler Chester. Mostly recorded on tape live off the […]

Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel “Nevermind” – shall we try apathy?

September 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Singer-songwriter-guitarists Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel (of My Morning Jacket) have unveiled “Celestun“, their collaborative debut album, which will arrive January 15, 2026, on their own Duo Quest Records. In advance of this, they’ve released a […]

Video: Josh Fortenbery “Nobody is Pleased”

September 30, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Josh Fortenbery’s latest song, a favourite in his live shows, explores how frustrating behaviours can become habitual or second nature. ‘Nobody is Pleased’ features gorgeous, swirling pedal steel from Erik Clampitt and dreamy harmony backing vocals […]

More Acoustic Junk on the way from the Cowboy Junkies

September 29, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Cowboy Junkies have announced the release of “More Acoustic Junk” on October 24 via Cooking Vinyl. An expanded reissue of their stellar “Acoustic Junk” (2009) record, this album features five new acoustic recordings alongside five tracks […]

The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Dom Traetto

September 29, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Welcome to the fourth year of Twang Factor, where Americana UK sets out to find the best new and emerging americana acts. Got talent? This is the place to show us what you’ve got. Our first […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
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Angelo De Augustine “Angel In Plainclothes”

May 14, 2026 0

Life-affirming collection from Sufjan Stevens cohort. It’s incredibly distressing, but there have been some heartbreaking news stories recently of musicians experiencing life-changing ailments and the ensuing pain and anguish they experience trying to recover. This is […]

Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

May 14, 2026 0

It was all going so well, wasn’t it? We had a theme – a great theme – running through this week’s Tracks and now we’ve gone and thrown it all away. Alas. Alack. Oh well, let’s […]

Video Premiere: Bob Sumner “Baby I Know”

May 14, 2026 0

We’re delighted to premiere the latest video from Canadian singer-songwriter Bob Sumner. Baby I Know is a typically melodic, country-infused ballad that showcases Sumner’s outstanding voice. Smooth and resonant, sweetly melancholic, rising high before dipping low […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0

The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]

Interviews

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0

“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

Interviews

Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

May 5, 2026 0

Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Alice Howe “A Case of You”

April 30, 2021 0

Simply, this is a beautiful version of a beautiful song. It’s a brave thing to cover such an outstanding piece of work as Joni Mitchell’s ‘A Case of You’. However, Alice Howe pulls it off in […]

Features

VERSIONS: “Different Drum”

November 10, 2020 2

Here’s another in our regular series of “VERSIONS” which is a look at tunes and how they are handled or interpreted by different artists. This time arch-versionista Rick Bayles has a look at ‘Different Drum’ in […]

Album Reviews

Caleb Stine “The Life and Times of a Handyman”

December 6, 2021 0

Wry observations in a folk-country style built to last. If Caleb Stine was seeking something self-descriptive in the title he sells himself far short with ‘Handyman’. At the very least “craftsman” would be nearer the mark, […]

Month: September 2025

Joe Nolan “Luv in the New World”

Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel “Nevermind” – shall we try apathy?

Video: Josh Fortenbery “Nobody is Pleased”

More Acoustic Junk on the way from the Cowboy Junkies

The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Dom Traetto

Angelo De Augustine “Angel In Plainclothes”

Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

Video Premiere: Bob Sumner “Baby I Know”

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

Yarn “Saturday Night Sermon”