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Neil Young exhumes rare solo acoustic album “Hitchhiker”

August 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Some exciting news from Consequence of Sound this morning: “On September 8th, Neil Young will open up his vaults to reveal a previously unreleased solo acoustic album. Titled Hitchhiker, it was originally recorded back in 1976 and spans 10 […]
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Apples… I’m Home “Better Me” – Listen

August 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Oddest name for a band ever (it sounds like a line from “Adventure Time”) but Apples… I’m Home are London based folkies with Scottish, English and Canadian roots, once described as “The Mamas & The Papas […]
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Hey/Oh brother! Dan Tyminski announces solo record

August 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
I always thought that Dan Tyminski looked like Jonathan Frakes from Star Trek. Rolling Stone Country reports: “A beloved acoustic musician and longtime member of Alison Krauss’s Union Station, Dan Tyminski has had a storied career […]
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Adam Torres arrives in UK for August dates

August 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Singer-songwriter Adam Torres will be touring the UK for the first time since the release of last year’s full-length album “Pearls Before Swine”, and the follow-up EP “Came To Sing The Song”, which came out in February. Remeniscent […]
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Josh McGovern “The Devil Below Me” – Listen

August 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Brooding Brighton singer/songwriter Josh McGovern has released his new single ‘The Devil Below Me’. The song opens with McGovern’s deep tones give way to heavy, daydreaming Americana, intertwined with folk sensibilities and rich blues notes. Regarding the […]

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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

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Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

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More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

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Jerry Joseph, Water Rats 8/7/26

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

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Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”

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Interviews

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"
Album Reviews

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0
Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]
Image taken at Maverick Festival
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More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0
If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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Crossing stormy waters – I’m With Her return with UK and Netherlands dates

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It’s not often that the supergroup tag is justified but when it comes to I’m With Her it’s right on the money. Each of the members is an A list performer in her own right – […]
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William Russell Wallace “Confidence Man”

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Rock n Roll to make you dance and character-driven songs to make you think. If there’s a blueprint for the perfect album then rule number one must be to have a great opening track, and William […]
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Mick Fury “1981-1996”

July 17, 2023 0
Fading dreams, disillusionment and a flicker of hope on Fury’s latest. Mick Fury’s new album ‘1981-1996’ begins with ‘The Perception’, a spoken word track with two presumably stereotypical right-wing blockheads pontificating over each other about millennial […]

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