Album Reviews
Leslie Stevens “Sinner” (Thirty Tigers, 2019)
Jonathan Wilson is a hugely talented producer, as well as a solo artist in his own right, and when he produces an album the great and the good sit up and take notice (Dawes, Father John […]
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Album Reviews
Curtis Eller “A Poison Melody” (Independent, 2019)
Curtis Eller is a dynamic bandleader and banjo player who channels a great sense of vaudevillian Victorians to his idiosyncratic musical vision. Opening with ‘Radiation Poison‘, Eller sets the tone by throwing the kitchen sink at […]
Album Reviews
Various Artists “The Rough Guide To Country Blues (Reborn and Remastered)” (World Music Network, 2019)
This is an album that does exactly what it says on the tin. The exquisite notes that accompany this comprehensive study of country blues do much to set its place within the history of popular music […]
Album Reviews
Jamestown Revival “San Isabel” (Thirty Tigers, 2019)
This glorious album opens with the strident and harmony-drenched ‘Crazy World (Judgement Day)’, a snapshot of the album’s themes and indeed musical muscle – driving banjos, Hammond organ and stomping chords. Ostensibly an acoustic album the Jamestown Revival’s close […]
Album Reviews
Thea Gilmore “Small World Turning” (Proper Recordings, 2019)
The first release for a couple of years ‘Small World Turning’ represents a return to the more acoustic stylings of earlier Thea Gilmore recordings. Opening with an a cappella cover of ‘Mockingbird’ that fades into the […]