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artwork for Matt Andersen and The Big Bottle of Joy Album "The Big Bottle of Joy"

Matt Andersen and the Big Bottle of Joy “The Big Bottle of Joy”

March 20, 2023 John Jenkins 0

An album that grabs you by the throat and refuses to let you go. Some albums can have the listener hanging on to every word sung because of the powerful lyrics. Other albums are played because […]

Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “Other Voices / Other Rooms”

March 1, 2023 John Jenkins 0

A seamless blend of traditional, folk and country songs with a stellar supporting cast By 1993 Nanci Griffith had released 9 studio albums, moved from MCA records to Elektra Records and after establishing herself as a […]

Kirsten Adamson “Landing Place”

February 21, 2023 John Jenkins 1

Exceptionally good – one to appreciate for many years to come. Kirsten is probably fed up with comparisons to Nanci Griffiths, Emmylou Harris, and similar 80s female singers of the same scene but that should be […]

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Mexico City “Closer to Home”

December 14, 2022 John Jenkins 0

Mexico City’s new album drags the listener in and keeps them there with its live-to-tape 70’s feel. Mexico City are from Brisbane Australia so it’s not likely you would come across them at a local UK […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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