Alan Fitter

Ben de la Cour “Sweet Anhedonia”

May 11, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

An album of gothic Americana that explores the dark and murky side of the American dream. Ben de la Cour is an interesting character. Born in London but raised in Brooklyn, he played clubs like CBGBs […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Harry Chapin songs

May 4, 2023 Alan Fitter 7

It’s now nearly 42 years since Harold Forster Chapin died in a horrific car crash on the Long Island Expressway when his tiny 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit collided with an enormous semi-trailer truck. Better known of course […]

The Curse Of K K Hammond “Death Roll Blues”

April 11, 2023 Alan Fitter 1

A dark and dirty debut album of delta blues and off-beat gothic lyrics from The Curse Of K K Hammond. What do you get when you mix delta blues with gothic horror and drop it deep […]

The Nude Party “Rides On”

March 15, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

Possibly more rocky, psych-folk than americana, The Nude Party’s third album sounds as if it was recorded in a time gone by. There’s a band called Big Daddy whose conceit is that they were abducted by […]

Jeffrey Scott “Going Down To Georgia On A Hog”

March 6, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

‘Going Down To Georgia On A Hog’ is a superb title for an excellent album of old-school country blues played and sung by Jeffrey Scott, a master of the genre. Jeffrey Scott’s latest album ‘Going Down […]