Andrew Raw

Heather Lynne Horton “Get Me to a Nunnery”

November 1, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

High-quality music with compelling lyrics detailing the struggles in women’s lives. Chicago’s Heather Lynne Horton says that this record was inspired partly by the bravery of Sinead O’Connor, “chastised and persecuted for speaking for the broken, […]

Michele Stodart “Invitation”

October 13, 2023 Andrew Raw 1

Beautiful piano-based ballads with poignant and evocative lyrics. Many will be familiar with Michele Stodart from her time in The Magic Numbers, the indie band formed with her brother Romeo, and sister and brother Angela and […]

Album cover artwork for Steve Earle "Washington Square Serenade"

Classic Americana Albums: Steve Earle “Washington Square Serenade”

October 6, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

I have chosen Steve Earle’s 2007 album ‘Washington Square Serenade’ as this week’s classic album. There will be lots of debate as to which is Earle’s best album; this is my favourite. In particular, I find […]

Jason Hawk Harris “Thin Places”

October 4, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Impressive alt-country telling of a mother’s death and the subsequent healing. ‘Thin Places’ is an unusual album in that it is nearly all concerned with one event, the death of Jason Hawk Harris’ mother, and its […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Wilco “What’s The World Got In Store”

September 25, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

This beautiful song comes from Wilco’s wonderful second album ‘Being There’, released in 1996. This double album was named after the 1979 satirical comedy film where a simple gardener, played by Peter Sellers, somehow becomes a […]

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 […]

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