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Lucy Farrell “Paperthin” – like walls, like emotions

March 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Paperthin‘ is the first single from Lucy Farrell’s new album ‘We Are Only Sound‘ out on prestigious Hudson Records on April 21st, which marks her solo recording debut. Yeah, we were surprised too – a stalwart […]

Kassi Valazza “Corners” – hear the Silver Raven sing

March 3, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

You’ll recall that we raved about Kassi Valazza recently and god damn it here we go again. This new song is taken from her album ‘Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing’ and it something more than country. We’re […]

Nathaniel Bellows “Well Water”

March 3, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

On this recent single from Nathaniel Bellows the deepest vocalled singer in New York is joined by Shara Nova of My Brightest Diamond who provides the highest floating vocal contrast possible. ‘One Small Thing‘ questions if […]

Waiting For Brenda “Punks Not Dead (It’s Gone Country) – the well trod path

March 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

We continue our unofficial Australiana Day with a song from the debut album from Brisbane’s Waiting For Brenda. The album’s called ‘Friendly Disposition‘ and this song pays acknowledgement to a well known path for many Americana […]

Meg Baird “Furling”

March 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Travelling beyond the ghosts of previous bands. Meg Baird will, of course, always be associated with Espers – and that’s nothing to be ashamed of or to regret. They towered over the psych-folk revival of the […]

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “There Was You”

August 21, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]

Alicia Blue “Country Desire”

August 21, 2026 0

A confident debut that shows the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has a vigour that sets her apart from the crowd. For singer-songwriter Alicia Blue, Waylon Jennings isn’t so much an influence as someone she calls “a creative angel […]

Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015

August 21, 2026 0

Michael Hurley died last year, and wasn’t it starting to look like he wasn’t the dying kind? Every now and then someone goes, and it’s only then that you realise what you’d been hoping for: that […]

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