Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: The Chicks “Home”
I’m not ashamed to admit that the first time I heard a Patty Griffin song was when it was covered by the Chicks (née Dixie). The band are kind of a gateway drug after all, with […]
Articles by Helen Jones
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Jesse Daniel “California Highway”
Our last Chain Gang entry was ‘Amarillo Highway’ by Terry Allen, so I decided to take the rather direct route (pun intended) of going from one highway to another, more specifically from a Texan one to […]
Album Reviews
Under The Rug “Dear Adeline”
A five-year project that proves some things are worth taking your time over and may be even better for it. When filmmaker Richard Linklater made 2014’s ‘Boyhood’, he went about it in the unconventional sense that […]
Album Reviews
Anaïs Mitchell “Anaïs Mitchell”
A long awaited but anything but disappointing comeback with a delicate beauty and heartfelt lyrics that are lifted even more by a choice of clever collaborators. At the beginning of the pandemic, nine months pregnant Anaïs […]
Album Reviews
Police Dog Hogan “Overground”
Well-written and structured, this album showcases some great songwriting that was largely facilitated by the pandemic. Like so many other recent albums, Police Dog Hogan’s newest couldn’t escape the influence of the pandemic finding its way […]