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AUK’s Chain Gang: Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche “I Can Still Hear You”

February 22, 2021 Alan Fitter 0

Reading Diccon Johnston’s article where the last link in the Chain Gang centres on The Cowboy Junkies, got me thinking about other bands with three siblings in them. There are quite a few “pop” bands […]

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Jack Cade “The Death Throes Of A Jaded Empire”

February 5, 2021 Alan Fitter 0

A dark and brooding album for these dark and brooding times The first thing that strikes the listener about ‘The Death Throes Of A Jaded Empire’ is Jack Cade’s astounding voice. It sounds like it’s […]

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Martin Farrell Jr. “Coffee And Laundry”

January 7, 2021 Alan Fitter 0

Self-produced album could have done with a producer ‘Coffee and Laundry’ is as the American’s say, Martin Farrell Jr’s sophomore (as the English say, second) album. Farrell has not only written all the songs and […]

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The Pawn Shop Saints “Ordinary Folks” (DollyRocker Records 2020)

December 9, 2020 Alan Fitter 3

Billed as an album by The Pawn Shop Saints, ‘Ordinary Folks’ is really all about Jeb Barry.  He not only wrote all nine songs (although one, ‘New Year’s Eve Somewhere In The Midwest’ is a […]

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Matt Owens “Scorched Earth” (Independent, 2020)

November 24, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Take a large portion of Willie Nile, add a soupçon of Neil Young, a dash of Tom Petty and a pinch of The Pogues. Then stir in some folk, a little rock, a mournful harmonica, […]

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XIXA “Genesis”

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February 24, 2021 0
A glorious trip through the dark underbelly of Tucson desert rock First off. Who on earth could resist a band who list as influences, ‘70s Spaghetti Westerns and ‘80s horror films, Edgar Allan Poe and [...]
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Chris Pierce “American Silence”

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February 23, 2021 0
Passionate, well-constructed, generously-spirited protest music that can’t be ignored. There’s a quote attributed to Americana/folk musician Todd Snider out there where he says ‘I didn’t write this song to change people’s minds, I  wrote it [...]
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Jesse Brewster “The Lonely Pines”

February 22, 2021 1
A very assured outing by a roots music renaissance man who can do it all. To be adept at Americana in the full sense of what this genre is supposed to represent, you simply just [...]
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Alastair Ottesen “Pathless Land”

February 22, 2021 0
Skilfully written songs, stunning arrangements, all with a timeless feel. It can often feel as though timeless albums are a thing of the past, only to be produced in a rose-tinted bygone era, as if [...]
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Michael Feuerstack “Harmonize the Moon”

February 19, 2021 0
Dreamy songs punctuated by eerie sounds In these days of playlists and piecemeal consumption of music, Feuerstack has crafted an opus that is worthy of listening to at a single sitting; with most of the [...]

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Interview: John John Brown on mixing music with photographs and comics

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Classic Americana Albums: Jackson Browne “Late for the Sky”

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February 24, 2021 5

Trawling back through the Americana UK archives I was surprised to see how little mention this excellent album from Jackson Browne has received in recent years. Jackson Browne remains one of the great songwriters of […]

Interview: John John Brown on mixing music with photographs and comics

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February 24, 2021 0

John Prine influenced songs with a new facet for americana, comics. There are a lot of new up-and-coming performers in the americana field. One such artist is singer-songwriter John John Brown who not only has […]

John Prine appears on new documentary about his label

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February 24, 2021 0

Oh Boy Records was launched back in 1991 by John Prine and his manager in order to directly serve his fans without having to go cap in hand to the bigger labels, and four decades later […]

Album cover for XIXA album Genesis

XIXA “Genesis”

Album Reviews
February 24, 2021 0

A glorious trip through the dark underbelly of Tucson desert rock First off. Who on earth could resist a band who list as influences, ‘70s Spaghetti Westerns and ‘80s horror films, Edgar Allan Poe and […]

Adam Douglas “Build A Fire” – Listen

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February 24, 2021 0

It’s a metaphor – what Adam Douglas is proposing is to light a fire of desire and passion.  And he makes this proposal with the backing of a funky band and himself in the role […]

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