Teenage Fanclub were formed in Glasgow in 1989 by guitarists Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, drummer Francis Macdonald and bassist Gerard Love. Blake, McGinlay and Macdonald had all initially been in the same band, the Boy […]
These home recordings of previously unreleased songs, including some previously not recorded, are a great historical document. The story of this album starts when Woody Guthrie got his first publishing deal in 1950 with Howie Richmond’s […]
Words on the existential questions of life set to top-quality seventies pop with added country. “ha ha, now i’m sad” is LA-based Cooper Kenward’s third album after “Cooper Kenward” (2022) and “Dying in a Diner” (2024). […]
I just love this song by Lilly Hiatt, with its great tunes, rousing sing-along chorus, and powerful, moving words. The trick of using a historical event, Bowie’s death, to wrap the song around works well to […]
Strong songwriting in both the music and lyrics makes this americana-rock an enjoyable listen. West Texas Exiles have been formed from the ashes of the Dirty River Boys, a band formed in 2009 by Marco Gutierrez […]
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