Harold Hogan

The Nautical Theme “Lows and Highs” (Independent, 2020)

May 1, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

The Nautical Theme are an indie-folk duo from Deyton, Ohio. Their second album ‘Lows and Highs‘, continues to develop the sound they established on the 2018 record ‘Float‘. That sounds is a fairly traditional indie-folk offering; […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Caitlin Rose “Dallas”

March 31, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Last week’s chain gang song was ‘House of my Soul‘ by Longhorne Slim. Longhorne Slim lives in Nashville, so I’ve gone for a geographical connection. As you can imagine, this opens up quite a lot of […]

Arbouretum “Let It All In” (Thrill Jockey, 2020)

March 30, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Baltimore based band Arbouretum’s latest offering is an eclectic mix of folk, blues, Americana and 70’s psychedelia. At its best it is fresh, nuanced and absorbing. At its worst it is a so-so retreading of well […]

Your first week in isolation: Seven songs about loneliness

March 24, 2020 Harold Hogan 2

With working from home and self-isolation the new normal for the foreseeable, we’ve put together a soundtrack of daily tracks to get you through the first week. Feeling lonesome and blue? These artists are too…

KaiL Baxley “Beneath the Bones” (Antifragile, 2020)

March 16, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

“I’ve been running for such a long time”, sings KaiL Baxley on ‘Beneath the Bones’, the title track from his latest album. Indeed, it seems that he has, having lived a life that is almost filmic; […]