Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “Ten Mysterious Photos That Can’t Be Explained”

August 6, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dearest of readers and we leave you with a track from the newly announced record by Billy Bragg ‘The Million Things That Never Happened’, his 10th studio album […]

Something for the weekend: Dave Hause “Sandy Sheets”

July 30, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with the first track to be released from the new album by Philadelphia-raised singer-songwriter Dave Hause, ‘Sandy Sheets’. The album ‘Blood Harmony’, […]

Hayes Carll returns with new album “You Get It All”

July 30, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Listen to the first song from the record below. Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Hayes Carll has announced the release of his new album ‘You Get It All’ which lands in the UK on October 29th. Produced by Kenny […]

John Prine classic to get deluxe vinyl reissue

July 29, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

John Prine’s Grammy-winning album ‘Fair & Square’ which was originally released back in 2005 is getting a deluxe reissue treatment this autumn. The double album edition will land on October 1st via the late songwriter’s own […]

Joshua Radin announces UK dates for 2022

July 26, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

On the heels of the release his new album ‘The Ghost And The Wall’ which landed on Friday via Nettwerk and which we recently reviewed, Ohio singer-songwriter Joshua Radin has announced a 21-date tour of Europe […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”

May 5, 2026 0

A few weeks ago, James Wesley Voight, otherwise known as Chip Taylor, died. He is best known for writing classics such as Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning; however, the songs he wrote for and […]

Uni Boys “Uni Boys”

May 5, 2026 0

Power pop déjà vu, delivered with infectious youthful exuberance. Forty years ago, New Musical Express journalist David Quantick suggested that pop culture was becoming increasingly self-referential, to the point of exhaustion, ultimately predicting that “pop would […]

Crow And Gazelle “Belly Of The Beast” – bad things happening

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Phew, having survived the long weekend, but arriving home just a tad late, there is just time to share a new track before hitting the hay. And it’s the latest single from Texas-based duo Crow and […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “Ten Mysterious Photos That Can’t Be Explained”

Something for the weekend: Dave Hause “Sandy Sheets”

Hayes Carll returns with new album “You Get It All”

John Prine classic to get deluxe vinyl reissue

Joshua Radin announces UK dates for 2022

For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”

Uni Boys “Uni Boys”

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