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Artwork for Will Stratton's album "Points of Origin"

Will Stratton “Points of Origin”

March 4, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

Striking stories intertwine in the vast, changing Californian landscape. Influences are always a tricky subject, perhaps better addressed directly and just as swiftly forgotten. ‘Points of Origin’ is Will Stratton’s eighth studio album, no small feat […]

Icarus Phoenix “Poor Sad Indie Thing” – touching the beautiful sad thoughts

March 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Ah, Icarus Phoenix – Drew Danburry is like the musical Juggernaut, an unstoppable force pushing through the world, only in this case not crushing down but lifting up – or, at the least, consoling. ‘Poor Sad […]

Video: The Delines “Maureen’s Gone Missing”

March 4, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

The Delines are known for their evocative, detailed storytelling. Characters and situations that could easily be found in one of Willy Vlautin’s compelling novels are condensed into a few powerful lines of song, drawing us into […]

Patterson Hood “Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams”

March 3, 2025 Tim Martin 0

The unexpected songs impress most on Hood’s fourth solo album. It’s not DBT, but it is an intriguing look at another side of an established name. For his first solo album in 12 years Patterson Hood […]

Sara Jean Stevens gets “Lovesick” – marinating deep in the cells

March 3, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

Sara Jean Stevens gets ‘Lovesick’ on the title track from her new release. Stevens’ lends her crystal clear vocals to this moody track which is accented by delicate mallet played drums that build and a moody […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2025