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Joe Bourdet “Seamist”- Listen
A first listen to LA singer-songwriter Joe Bourdet’s new single is likely to bring to mind ‘Wolfking of LA‘ or ‘Topanga Canyon‘, perhaps leaning more to the latter as Joe Bourdet has more of Skip Battin’s […]
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Steve Brockley “A Fire, the Cold to Fight” – Listen
Drummer Steve Brockley relocated from Montreal to the mountains of British Columbia and set about making a stripped back folk-influenced rocking sound. Thought obviously spring towards The Band, and there is some of that wide-open spaces, […]
Album Reviews
JD McPherson “Socks” (New West Records, 2018)
‘Socks‘ sees JD McPherson return to his rock and roll roots for a Christmas album featuring eleven original songs. It’s an album that captures the novelty aspect of the original rock and roll era, when major […]
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Arts Fishing Club “Icarus” – Listen
There’s a story, too complicated to go into right here, that explains the band name – suffice to say that Wisconsin-bred singer-songwriter Christopher Kessenich spent a lot of time and perseverance on finding the band he dreamed of. […]
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Karine Polwart “Ophelia” – Listen
Karine Polwart’s latest album ‘Laws Of Motion‘ has, quite rightly, received the raviest of reviews – you’ll recall what Americana-UK thought (here) when giving a mighty 9/10. The gently haunting ‘Ophelia‘ is, quite literally, a wind swept […]