Andrew Raw

Shonna Tucker from Drive By Truckers show at 9.30Club, Washington, DC July 23, 2010

Classic Clips: Shonna Tucker (Drive-By Truckers) “Where’s Eddie” – Live Acoustic, 18th January 2011

July 25, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

I am a huge fan of the passionate and heartbreaking white soul of Eddie Hinton, having been introduced to him by the Drive-By Truckers’ two cover versions of his songs on their “Go-Go Boots” album. The […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Hanging Stars songs

July 10, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

The London-based Hanging Stars were formed from the ashes of jangle-rock band The See See. The Hanging Star’s frontman and lead singer, Richard Olson, found himself the only original member of The See Sees left and […]

Album cover artwork for "Go Big and Go Home" by The David Mayfield Parade

The David Mayfield Parade “Go Big and Go Home”

July 8, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Beautiful bluegrass with caring and “glass-half-full” words. This is The David Mayfield Parade’s first album in 12 years after “The David Mayfield Parade” in 2010 and 2013’s “Good Man Down”. The group is a curious, puzzling […]

Gasoline Lollipops “Kill The Architect”

June 24, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

A brew of rock, country, soul, blues and dark words that is never dull. “Kill The Architect” is Gasoline Lollipops’ seventh studio album and follows 2022’s “Nightmares”. The band, from Boulder, Colorado, have produced an impressive […]

Album cover artwork for Pippa Blundell's "common thread"

Pippa Blundell “common thread”

June 5, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Evocative words painting a vivid picture of a relationship, accompanied by lush and sensuous music. “common thread” is Glaswegian Pippa Blundell’s debut album, and comes after her 2023 EP “sisters”. She wrote all the songs and […]