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Ian Noe “Tom Barrett” – there is a darkness
A second song from Ian Noe’s new album ‘River Fools and Mountain Saints‘ which paints in a song a series of portraits of Appalachia and its people as it is today. So, ‘Tom Barrett’, documents a […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
Interviews
Interview: Willy Vlautin talks Delines, Fontaine, Books, Movies and Ursula Le Guinn
Willy Vlautin has a whole quiver full of arrows, which is lucky as he has many strings to his bow. We talked with The Delines songwriter in a wide-ranging chat. As songwriter for Richmond Fontaine and […]
Book Reviews
Book Review – Ruarri Joseph “William the Conqueror”
A debut novel offers a dark look at the music business. Where does this novel diverge from biography and into the free play of imagination? It’s a question one can’t help addressing whilst reading ‘William the […]
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Hammertowne “I’ll Blame It On The Rain” – beating on the window like a memory…
It’s the metrological effect that gets more than it’s fair share of criticism – for every ‘Pennies from Heaven‘ there are a dozen or more ‘Stormy Weather’s. Bluegrass band Hammertowne at least admit that they’re blaming […]
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The Shipbuilders “The Moon” – dangerous moonlight
Liverpool band The Shipbuilders pull strands of rock and Spanish gypsy guitar together to dramatic effect on ‘The Moon‘, which proceeds their upcoming album ‘Spring Tide’ which is launched on May 6th. Lead singer Matty Loughlin-Day […]