Andrew Raw

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 […]

Desiree Cannon “Radio Heat”

February 26, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Captivating country music from the California wilderness. More than most, the cover of the new album by Desiree Cannon ‘Radio Heat’, with its drawings of birds, fish and insects on a background of the stars, gives […]

Album cover artwork for Rocket In The Desert by Simon Stanley Ward & The Shadows Of Doubt

Simon Stanley Ward & The Shadows Of Doubt “Rocket In The Desert”

February 13, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Modern rock n’roll served up with energy, charm and love. Simon Stanley Ward and his band The Shadows Of Doubt have been together since 2013 and recorded their first album ‘Simon Stanley Ward’ in 2015 and […]

Album cover artwork for "Heavy on the Vine" by Hannah Kaminer

Hannah Kaminer “Heavy on the Vine”

February 2, 2024 Andrew Raw 1

Sweet melodies and moving words on this very satisfying third album. The weather in the UK has either been chillier than normal or biblical rainfall but then along comes this wonderful new third album from Hannah […]

Image for Classic Clip St Paul and The Broken Bones 'I'll Be Your Woman' St. Paul and the Broken Bones at Zanzabar in Louisville, Kentucky. Date 28 February 2014, 22:23:36 Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/hangstrom/17558713946/ Author https://www.flickr.com/photos/hangstrom/ Lee Burchfield

Classic Clips: St. Paul and The Broken Bones “I’ll Be Your Woman” Austin City Limits – 28th January 2017

January 12, 2024 Andrew Raw 3

This is a fabulous performance of ‘I’ll Be Your Woman’ by white-soul band St. Paul and The Broken Bones, who are based in Birmingham, Alabama. You can see here (once you have got past the flute […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

Ad for American Beauty album 5th December 1970

For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”