Album Reviews
One Eleven Heavy “Poolside”
A unique take on the concept of a road trip album that takes risks that pay off more often than not. The songs on One Eleven Heavy’s third album ‘Poolside’ may initially seem to conjure up […]
Articles by Helen Jones
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Robert Ellis “Houston”
In the last Chain Gang entry, Graeme Tait chose Hiss Golden Messenger’s ‘Biloxi’, a song in which frontman MC Taylor laments: “Say Biloxi / It’s tough all over / Ah, Houston / You scared me sober”, […]
Album Reviews
Joseph Shipp “Free, for a While”
A distinctive voice that tells well-crafted stories that resonate with honesty. Joseph Shipp it seems, really can enviably do it all: He’s a musician, an award-winning graphic designer, and a photographer so skilled that a book […]
Album Reviews
Collapsing Stars “Chapter”
Unassuming but confidently made, this soothing blend of folk and Americana is a tonic for the soul. Like so many of us, Minneapolis based quartet Collapsing Stars had big plans for 2020; in fact, they were […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Ray LaMontagne “Trouble”
At the end of the 2010 Ben Affleck directed and starred in the movie ‘The Town’, Affleck’s character (spoiler alert) manages to flee the police, although that tragically means he has to leave behind the object […]