Andrew Raw

Good Looks “Lived Here For A While”

June 3, 2024 Andrew Raw 2

Post-punk indie with compelling lyrics. This is Good Looks’ second album after their debut ‘Bummer Year’, released in 2022. The quartet, from Austin Texas, are playing post-punk indie with an eighties vibe after having more of an […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Cantrell Songs

May 30, 2024 Andrew Raw 6

Nashville-born Laura Cantrell moved to New York to study English at Columbia University. There, her great interest in music blossomed although she was initially involved in indie rock with the band Bricks rather than the country […]

Album cover artwork for 'Time and Place' by The Little Lord Street Band

The Little Lord Street Band “Time and Place”

May 23, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Impressive melodic Aussie mainstream americana with reflective lyrics and darkness at times. The Little Lord Street Band, from Perth in Western Australia, consists of partners Natasha Shanks and James Rogers, with a rhythm section of Michael Savage on […]

Album cover artwork for the album 'Meet The Lostines' by The Lostines

The Lostines “Meet The Lostines”

April 26, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

A wonderfully vibrant New Orleans brew of country, soul, gospel and swamp. The Lostines are singer-songwriters Casey Jane Reece-Kaigler and Camille Wind Weatherford. Both come originally from the Pacific Northwest and met when they relocated to New Orleans. […]

Slow Parade “Maybe You’ll Come Around, Again”

April 12, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Laid-back americana with a nice groove and engaging words. Slow Parade is songwriter Matthew Pendrick aided and abetted by friends from his home city of Atlanta, Georgia, who met during his decade as part of the […]