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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

April 10, 2026 Mark Whitfield 2

Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

Classic Clips: John Moreland “Heart’s Too Heavy” – recorded at 25th Street Studio, Oakland, CA. 7th April 2015

April 10, 2026 Andrew Raw 0

This is a compelling acoustic version of Heart’s Too Heavy, from the album High On Tulsa Heat, my favourite of all John Moreland’s albums. The track is a howl of anguish from Moreland, who must have […]

Jordan Renzi “On Your Side”

April 10, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0

An evocative and wistful album of reflections on lost love and the life ahead. A good singer-songwriter record generally requires the artist to match their voice with a winning combination of perceptive, memorable lyrics, strong melodies, […]

Townes Van Zandt in Concert at "Kult" Niederstetten, Germany 23rd November 1995

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 1st – Townes Van Zandt “Pancho and Lefty” (1972)

April 10, 2026 FredArnold 4

And so we come to the song that has been voted No 1 Americana Song of All Time… and who amongst you is really surprised? In some ways, it is no surprise, being the most iconic […]

Sammy Volkov “Songs from the Goodbye Garden”

April 10, 2026 Helen Jones 1

With a voice that feels like a welcome throwback, the Canadian delivers an album full of impactful emotion. As a young, queer person raised on the Canadian prairies, Sammy Volkov struggled to find a place where […]

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

July 24, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]

Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0

Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0

End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

Year: 2026

Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

Classic Clips: John Moreland “Heart’s Too Heavy” – recorded at 25th Street Studio, Oakland, CA. 7th April 2015

Jordan Renzi “On Your Side”

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 1st – Townes Van Zandt “Pancho and Lefty” (1972)

Sammy Volkov “Songs from the Goodbye Garden”

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn