Andy Davidson

Liv Greene “Deep Feeler”

November 1, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Boston’s folk loss is Nashville’s gain. ‘Deep Feeler’ is Liv Greene’s sophomore album. Still very much a folk artist, a move to Nashville has added some rhinestone sparkle to many of the album’s songs of self-acceptance. […]

Kevin Gordon “The In Between”

October 22, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

“Just a dude pushing through to the end of the in-between”. A sexagenarian dude no less, nobody can argue that Kevin Gordon is anything but tenacious. For the best part of thirty years Gordon has put […]

JD McPherson “Nite Owls”

September 30, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

An undiminished belief in the guitar and amp combo. In the seven years since McPherson released ‘Undivided Heart & Soul’ he has been trusted as the opening act and bandleader for three successive Robert Plant and […]

Jamie Sutherland “The World As It Used To Be”

September 16, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Experienced songwriter finds some time to himself. The Broken Records frontman’s second solo album was recorded at the Slate Room Studios in Edinburgh. AUK promoted the lead single ‘Start Again’ back in June. Some old acquaintances […]

Regan Ashton “Infinite Pest”

August 6, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

A glorious thirty-minute guide to The Sad Clown Paradox. This one’s Marmite. Regan Ashton is probably best known for being in Problem Daughter, a moderately successful punk outfit from Salt Lake City. He told New Noise […]

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”