Album Reviews
The Autumn Defense “Here and Nowhere”
A welcome return that proves the band haven’t lost their touch after over a decade away. While the last 11 years have felt long for all of us, they have felt even longer for fans of […]
Articles by Helen Jones
Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Helen Jones
What makes a truly great song? This is the question I had to wrestle with when compiling this list of what I believe to be the best Americana songs of all time. As I was putting […]
Album Reviews
John Calvin Abney “Transparent Towns”
Abney poetically channels invaluable self-insight in a way that gives it universal meaning. The sad truth about memory is that it’s inherently unreliable: when you access it, you’re not remembering the event itself so much as […]
Album Reviews
Judy Blank “Big Mood”
An Americana backbone runs through a set of catchy, cross-genre songs. There are many ways people fall in love with Americana, but for Netherlands native Judy Blank, her appreciation of the genre came about through classic […]
Album Reviews
Bonnie & the Mere Mortals “Take Me to the Moon”
An indomitable spirit runs throughout stories of relationships and resilience with a unique rock ‘n’ roll heart. “And no, we don’t need help carrying our guitars / We’ve been carrying our burdens for years,” opens world-weary […]