Album Reviews
The Youngers “Nashville Again”
Top tunes, twangy guitars and no frills Americana. Let’s cut to the chase – this record is a blast from start to finish. The twang is the thang here – the guitars are full of treble […]
Articles by Jonathan Smith
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: R.E.M. “Lifes Rich Pageant”
In which our heroes refine their songwriting but keep their mysterious alchemy. For many, the introduction to the unlikely story of REM’s journey to world dominance began with the mandolin-driven (and most unlikely uber-hit of 1991) […]
Album Reviews
Jesper Lindell “Twilights”
Jesper Lindell presents what could well be a definition of Americana (discuss). As has often been noted, Americana is a broad church, both encompassing and drifting through many other genres and sub-genres of music. However, if […]
Album Reviews
Justin Baker “Buyer’s Remorse”
Debut album from literate American wordsmith. Having first engaged in seriously learning the guitar in 1996, a full 25 years went by before the arrival of ‘Buyer’s Remorse’, Justin Baker’s debut album. He describes a pivotal […]
Album Reviews
Janis Ian “The Light At The End of the Line”
Wonderfully rich swan song from legendary songwriter. Janis Ian is a name who will need no introduction here, an artist who forced her way into the male-dominated music business in the late ’60’s/early 70’s, alongside the […]