Andrew Lefley

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

July 7, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0

An old-styled folk protest album from two past masters of the genre which skewers the current administration with acerbic lyrics. This is George Mann and Si Kahn’s second album working together following the release of Labor […]

Artwork for Pillarstone album "Mono Lit"

Pillarstone “Mono Lit”

June 18, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0

Debut Group album from two seasoned songwriters, with strands of americana, Celtic folk and indie. Mono Lit is the first album from a new group collaboration of Paul J Bolger and Alex Soikans. Soikans has contributed […]

Jackson Browne press conference September 1997

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jackson Browne

June 10, 2026 Andrew Lefley 6

I can already hear the cries, “Jackson Browne, a bad album – what heresy is this.” After a moment, though, those same voices say more reflectively, “Well, there is his recent output,” or “Well, there was […]

Artwork for The Severed Limb album Skiffle in the Rain

The Severed Limb “Skiffle in the Rain”

June 5, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0

Resurrected English Skiffle band return to their roots with their first record in eight years. Skiffle, I hear you say, isn’t that Lonnie Whatsisname knocking out a homemade English rock and roll and singing about Gor’ […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 2

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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