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The Byrds’ Chris Hillman announces new album

June 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

News courtesy of Stereogum this morning who report: “This fall, the Byrds’ Chris Hillman will release his first studio album in over a decade, Bidin’ My Time. It was produced by Tom Petty at his studio in […]

Tracks

Darling West “While I Was Asleep” – Listen

June 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Since the release of their second album “Vinyl and a Heartache,” Darling West have been played more than two and a half million times on Spotify, been booked to the biggest festivals in Norway and Americanafest […]

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Jason Isbell performs on CBS This Morning – Watch

June 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

God that man and his band will just not leave television alone at the moment. Rolling Stone reports: “Just a few days after Jason Isbell gave a blistering performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, […]

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Glen Campbell tops new UK americana chart

June 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Glen Campbell’s moving “Adios” album is number one in this week’s official UK americana chart which Paste describes as being delivered “with the kind of class and grace that characterized much of his career.” There’s a […]

Features

RS Country look back at Old 97’s classic

June 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A nice little piece up in RS Country this morning about an album which still sounds great twenty (!) years on. You can listen to the whole thing below. “We felt some kinship to the alt-rock […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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A re-release of visionary songwriting every bit as relevant in today’s world. To describe American songwriter Dan Bern’s output as prolific would be something of an understatement. In nearly as many years he has released thirty […]

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Freschard & Stanley Brinks “Midnight Tequila” (Fika Recordings, 2018)

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‘Midnight Tequila’ is the second release from French chanteuse Clemence Freschard and the ubiquitous Stanley Brinks (who has reputedly released over one hundred albums) although the pair have collaborated on several projects over the years. With […]

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Taken from their new album Lord Of The Desert, and ahead of their European tour in August, this is the very wonderful 3hattrio.

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