August 2026 – Page 15

Cajun Corner – Summer 2026

August 11, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

Some new activity from two of the most active record labels keeping Cajun and Zydeco music alive and well. First up we have a new album from Bonsoir, Catin a female-powered Cajun band from Southwest Louisiana, […]

Artwork for Jeffrey Halford and the Healers album "Used Parts"

Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Used Parts”

August 11, 2026 David Jarman 0

Blues, soul and rock-infused road trip-ready release from Texas-born, California-based Halford and band. Some albums just cry out: “put me on in the car, and turn the volume up!” Jeffrey Halford and the Healers’ latest album, […]

Fanny Lumsden brings her Traditions to the fore with her new album

August 11, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Australian singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden is set to release her fifth studio album Traditions on October 30th. The long-player features her previous single Difficult Woman and the new one Mother’s Eyes, a pensive gaze at the matriarchal […]

Seasick Steve “Bootstraps” – won’t lift ya’ no more

August 11, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

What an idle fellow this Tracks Editor is – here’s him doing another “needs no introduction” song selection – the latest single from The Last Season of America, a new album of stirring protest songs and […]

Video Premiere: Kaz Murphy “Making Noise”

August 11, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Although tuneful and easy on the ear with a conversational vocal style, make no mistake: Making Noise by SoCal folk singer Kaz Murphy is a song with anger at its heart. Murphy is apologetic, but silence […]

Video: Medium Build “Home Depot” – commiserations with the women stuck in the orbits of these men

August 24, 2026 0

Home Depot is the latest single from Medium Build, also known as singer-songwriter Nick Carpenter. The song tells the story of a character named Steve, who can’t express emotion without having his tools to hand – […]

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “There Was You”

August 21, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]

Alicia Blue “Country Desire”

August 21, 2026 0

A confident debut that shows the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has a vigour that sets her apart from the crowd. For singer-songwriter Alicia Blue, Waylon Jennings isn’t so much an influence as someone she calls “a creative angel […]

Month: August 2026