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Kris Drever “Doing This For Love” – anything, anything
Kris Drever – known for both his solo work and as part of Lau – returns with his first solo record in six years, and this is the title track from it. It’s a song about […]
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Bob Wagner “Richest Man On Earth” – doesn’t turn out so well
Bob Wagner has some perfect advice for us all on this updating on the murder ballad form, as Richest Man On Earth opens with a killing – but it’s not what you’re thinking. No violence was […]
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Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge
And what, you may ask, is an ACI? Adult Correctional Institutions – or, if you prefer, a prison. On this latest release from Deer Tick’s new album Coin-O-Matic we find the band in Springsteen’s Nebraska or […]
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Crys Matthews “Citizen” – status is mutable
Nashville resident Crys Matthew is a troubadour of truth – and is one of the most strident voices for social justice in a time when some of her fellow citizens are not so bothered with a […]
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Crow And Gazelle “Belly Of The Beast” – bad things happening
Phew, having survived the long weekend, but arriving home just a tad late, there is just time to share a new track before hitting the hay. And it’s the latest single from Texas-based duo Crow and […]