Helen Jones

Teddy Thompson “Heartbreaker Please” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

April 20, 2020 Helen Jones 0

It’s been nine long years since Teddy Thompson last put out a solo album (in 2016 he did release a collaboration album with fellow singer-songwriter Kelly Jones – not to be confused with the Stereophonics frontman […]

Classic Americana Albums: Jeff Buckley “Grace” (Columbia, 1994)

April 15, 2020 Helen Jones 0

An ex boyfriend of mine once told me that a friend of his (whom I never met) got to see Jeff Buckley perform once. This was told to me years ago, yet I still sometimes find […]

Saints Eleven “This Town” (Independent, 2020)

April 6, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Saints Eleven frontman Jeff Grossman has been described as “an introverted soul” and “a little shy in person”, but you’d never recognise such a man by listening to his music: this is forceful southern rock, with […]

Shovelin Stone “Shovelin Stone” (Independent, 2019)

March 13, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Shovelin Stone lead vocalist Makenzie Willox believes there’s an acoustic and folk “revolution” going on right now – name checking the likes of Tyler Childers, Billy Strings and Sturgill Simpson as comrades leading the charge – […]

The Lone Bellow “Half Moon Light” (Dualtone Records, 2020)

February 21, 2020 Helen Jones 0

The tracks ‘Intro’, ‘Interlude’ and ‘Finale’ on The Lone Bellow’s fourth studio album are all parts of a hymn. This may seem a little strange for a band hailing from Brooklyn, New York, but The Lone […]