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Jason Isbell: most Nashville country is “real bad music”

July 31, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell has given an interesting interview to Rolling Stone Country over the weekend – there’s a few gem quotes in it.  They report: “A few years ago, Jason Isbell was an ex-member of Drive-By Truckers, […]

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The Barr Brothers “You Would Have to Lose Your Mind” – Listen

July 31, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The forthcoming new album by the Barr Brothers has been described as their best yet – “a collection of 11 hypnotically fluid songs that speak to the raw, elemental power of reflection, forgiveness, loss, and growing up.” […]

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Gillian Welch talks vinyl with Stereogum

July 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

After yesterday’s terrible Fleet Foxes related news (lol as the kids say), calm yourself with this nice little interview Gillian Welch has done with Stereogum where she talks about the vinyl reissue of her most recent […]

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Surprise! Margo Price releases new “Weakness” EP

July 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

First Passenger and now Margo Price – although we still remember the time when it was a surprise to go a week without a new record from Ryan Adams.  Pitchfork report: “Margo Price has released a new […]

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David Rawlings “Cumberland Gap” – Listen

July 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

New music from David Rawlings is always a bit of a treat and this Southern gothic tune appears on the singer-songwriter’s new album ‘Poor David’s Almanack,’ which is due out August 11th. “That song was written a […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Sam Phillips was a single-minded visionary who some say invented rock ‘n’ roll. “If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel, I could make a million dollars!” This […]

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Sam Lee is one of the most distinctive voices in British folk, who also makes some of the most innovative sounds with his song arrangements which bring a modern sensibility to an old feeling and brings […]

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