Jonny Brick

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ron Sexsmith

January 21, 2026 Jonny Brick 1

When I went to see Ron Sexsmith in London’s Islington a few years ago, his friend Nick Lowe was in the audience. The Jesus of Cool acknowledges a fine writer of popular song when he hears […]

Katie Spencer “What Love Is”

January 5, 2026 Jonny Brick 0

Acoustic folk full of sophistication and style. Katie Spencer, from Humberside, has released a delightful third album full of melody and guitar-picking. Some might refer to this as a headphones record, and it’s also one to […]

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “My Favorite Mistake”

December 8, 2025 Jonny Brick 2

These days, Sheryl Crow lives in Nashville, which makes perfect sense for an act whose music was always country-inflected. Nobody called her americana when she emerged in the 1990s at the vanguard of Women In Rock, […]

Album cover for "Some Other Stories" by Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer

Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer “Some Other Stories”

December 8, 2025 Jonny Brick 0

A dozen quiet, questioning songs full of gorgeous melodies and harmonies. “Some Other Stories” is the second album from South London duo Crew and Palmer, who are life partners as well as musical ones, and they each […]

More People Should Really Know About: Tennessee Twin

November 18, 2025 Jonny Brick 0

When I was involved in setting up the UK Country Music Association, which aims to amplify the voice of our domestic scene, I got to know Geoff Meads, who designed a stellar website for the UK-CMA. […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 0

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

Articles by Jonny Brick

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ron Sexsmith

Katie Spencer “What Love Is”

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “My Favorite Mistake”

Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer “Some Other Stories”

More People Should Really Know About: Tennessee Twin

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates

All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December