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Jolé “Let Go” – parting is the sweetest sorrow…
This is the title track of the new EP by Jolé (who was raised in Frome as Josh Oliver), and it is an understated lo-fi modern folk song about coming to terms with an ending. As […]
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Cat Rose Smith “Half Moon Light” – Do we have an 8th level cleric?
Cat Rose Smith is a Californian, with Irish ancestry who currently lives in London where she makes Americana/Folk inspired music, backed by a band of Irish musicians: Jake Curran, John Bird Jr., and Cian Hanley. Cat […]
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David Crosby – Remembering His Name
There will of course be a proper obituary coming, but it seems like there should be an acknowledgement right now of the passing of David Crosby. The most cantankerous and argumentative man in rock? Well, he […]
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Meg Baird “Ashes, Ashes” – wordless glory
‘Ashes, Ashes‘ is the new single from Mag Baird’s upcoming album ‘Furling‘, which will be released on January 27th on Drag City. It’s as dreamy and otherworldly as you might expect from the frontwoman of Espers, […]
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Jesse Malin “Downliner (Afterglow Version)” – its all right, people, it’s all right
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, ‘The Fine Art Of Self Destruction’ will be reissued on 17th February 2023 in expanded form with a bonus disc of the album reimagined and re-recorded with Malin’s longtime band. The […]