Darren Lumbroso

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Darren Lumbroso

January 22, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 4

Lists of popular songs have been around for more than a century. The US music trade paper Billboard began publishing a rundown of the top ten best-selling pieces of sheet music in June 1913. By January […]

I Was A King “Until the End”

December 18, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

Warm, melodic and moving guitar music from Norway. I Was A King have been at the heart of the Norwegian music scene for the best part of 20 years. For their 10th studio album, the band […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Calexico

December 10, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

Next year, Calexico will have been around for 30 years, which I find hard to believe. Core members John Convertino and Joey Burns first met in 1990 through their mutual friend Howe Gelb, when Convertino was […]

Brinsley Schwarz “Shouting at the Moon”

November 25, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

Third solo release for veteran musician with tinges of southern soul and new wave. Although Brinsley Schwarz has had a rich and varied musical career spanning six decades, playing with the likes of Duck Deluxe, Graham […]

The Quaint & the Curious “Most of my Problems are all in my Head”

November 19, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

Unflinching and moving lo-fi recordings focusing on personal struggles. The cover of The Quaint & the Curious’s latest album, entitled ‘Most of my Problems are all in my Head‘, comprises an illustration of several tiny devil-like […]