Diccon Johnston

Americana A to Z – Neutral Milk Hotel

February 25, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

Americana is described as the “amalgam of American music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions”. You might therefore think it inappropriate when producing an article entitled Americana A-Z, to write about Neutral […]

Fierce Flowers “Mirador” (Celebration Days Records, 2019)

February 10, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

A mirador classically offers an extensive outlook, which is undoubtedly consistent with the breadth of music produced by this trio from Paris. They have encompassed everything from European folk to Appalachian bluegrass. Many different musical references […]

Gill Landry “Skeleton at the Banquet” (Loose, 2020)

January 24, 2020 Diccon Johnston 2

Context in music is everything. The black gem of ‘Love Rides a Dark Horse’ has been followed by a slightly brighter point on a brooding personal journey. Relatively speaking this album demonstrates another step in Landry’s […]

Pepe Belmonte “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” (Beatroot Rendevouz, 2019)

January 8, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

This live album was recorded way back in 2011. The songs are all from his debut album ‘The Hermit’s Waltz’ which was released that year and never had a follow up tour as a result of […]

The Band “The Band (50th Anniversary Edition)” (Capitol/UMe, 2019)

December 3, 2019 Diccon Johnston 0

It could have been called ‘America’, but it is justifiably called ‘The Band’. Legend has it that it was conceived as a concept album relating to different aspects of America and the Deep South. It is […]