Andrew Raw

Album cover artwork for "ha ha, now i'm sad" by Cooper Kenward

Cooper Kenward “ha ha, now i’m sad”

September 17, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

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). […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Lilly Hiatt “The Night David Bowie Died”

September 8, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

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 […]

Album cover artwork for "8000 Days" by West Texas Exiles

West Texas Exiles “8000 Days”

September 3, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

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 […]

Susy Wall “Black Lights”

August 29, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

A sumptuous and poetic love letter to The Black Country. This is Susy Wall’s second album after 2024’s “The Spaces in Between”. Wall has lived in the Black Country for 25 years, and the album, funded […]

Album cover artwork for "Love in the time of Capitalism" by Pat Carter

Pat Carter “Love in the Time of Capitalism”

August 12, 2025 Andrew Raw 1

Socialist americana with powerful and empathetic words on the casualties of capitalism. Berlin-based Pat Carter is the “driving force” behind indie americana band Rodeo FM, who have produced four albums, with the last one being “Right […]

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”