Features
Americana A-Z – Lindi Ortega
The Americana A-Z is sometimes a means to celebrate a legend of the genre or it is often a way of reminding readers of a forgotten gem. This week, for the letter ‘O’, we’re shining the […]
Articles by Andrew Frolish
Album Reviews
Kathy Zimmer “Sparkling Smile” (Independent, 2019)
Following the 2018 release of ‘White Noise’, Kathy Zimmer’s new EP, ‘Sparkling Smile’, continues to develop her self-styled cosmopolitan folk sound. Once again, she effectively pulls off the trick of sounding warmly familiar and yet entirely […]
Album Reviews
Jim Allen “Where the Sunshine Bit You” (Hardcover Records, 2019)
‘Where the Sunshine Bit You’ is the first solo album from Jim Allen in many years and it finds him in a good-natured mood. A respected songwriter on the New York scene, Allen says that he’s: […]
Album Reviews
J.S. Ondara “Tales of America” (Verve, 2019)
The grand but elusive idea of the ‘American Dream’ is one of the USA’s gifts to the world. J.S. Ondara is, perhaps, the very personification of this ideal but his darkly poetic lyrics and tender confessionals […]
Album Reviews
Daniel Steinbock “Out of Blue” (Independent, 2019)
Daniel Steinbock’s first full-length release, ‘Out of Blue’, is a relaxing, calming and often beautiful reflection on love in its various forms. Throughout, there is a sense of hope and positivity, even finding the good in […]