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What should I do, Americana UK?
It seemed that the quiet spell in the advice game was going to be broken at last, until the latest person to enter started to tell his tale. Bruce, for it was he, didn’t exactly have […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
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Katherine Priddy “Eurydice” – Listen
Katherine Priddy is carving out a position as one of the new generation of folk voices – and ‘Eurydice‘ only goes to reinforce that statement. It’s taken from ‘The Eternal Rocks Beneath‘, Priddy’s new album which […]
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Mountain Goats “The Slow Parts On Death Metal Albums” – Listen
Taken from the new album ‘Dark in Here‘, out on June 25th, ‘The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums‘ is an autobiographical tale. Mountain Goats’ bass player Peter Hughes spills the beans: “John Darnielle concedes that […]
Album Reviews
Jason McNiff “Dust of Yesterday”
Seventh album from folk troubadour reflects on the past. Jason McNiff’s seventh album was recorded at his home studio in the Summer and Autumn of 2020, and there’s a sense that the enforced home-time led to […]
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The Belfast Cowboys “Looking For The Northern Lights” – Listen
Plenty of bands cite Dylan as an influence, but The Belfast Cowboys draw their true inspiration from Van Morrison. The Minnesotan band started out as a pure Van the Man tribute band in 2002, but have […]