Tracks
Track Premiere: Nickel & Rose “Americana”
What do you get when one musician – Carl Nichols – steeped in American gospel music and the sounds of Senegal, Mali and Guinea teams up with a musician – Johanna Rose – who has come out […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
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Track Premiere : Bee Appleseed & The Cosmic Family “21st Century Poet”
Bee Appleseed & The Cosmic Family make a rich sound that blends together rock, folk influences and a healthy portion of American soul. On this track, from upcoming on the 20th July album ‘Backpacker Blues‘ the […]
Live Reviews
Mavis Staples, Union Chapel, London, 10th July 2018
Mavis Staples is a living legend – recent Americana Grammy winner, Jeff Tweedy collaborator, mainstay of STAX Records, civil rights activist, the list goes on. And thankfully a legend that has not been diminished by time. […]
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Stone Thieves “Midnight Ride” – Listen
Americana-UK – “so where’s the UK?“, one might sometimes be tempted to ask. Well, Stone Thieves are a four piece who make a great Southern Rock noise but are also a solidly UK band. They could […]
News
Great Lake Swimmers have new album and tour dates
That’s right – it’s been a long time since ‘A Forest of Arms‘ , fully 3 years, but at last Tony Dekker’s band return with a new full-length release ‘The Waves, The Wake‘ which is out […]