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John Murry announces more UK dates – September

June 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

John Murry is having a little galavant around the UK next month which you would have thought is enough to let him put his feet up for the rest of the year but no – he’s […]

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Dan Raza “Pay Day” – Listen

June 14, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

In the wake of the Iraq war, Neil Young featured a stirring song called ‘Every Little Dog’ on his ‘Living With War’ website.  The track was by Indian / British (London based) singer-songwriter Dan Raza, whose […]

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Jackson Browne to honour Gregg Allman at Laid Back Fest

June 14, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Apologies for continually posting about festivals 5000 miles away. RS report: “Jackson Browne, Steve Winwood, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, Peter Wolf and Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band will perform in three cities in September as […]

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Sam Baker heads to the UK for dates

June 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Texas singer-songwriter Sam Baker whose new album we reviewed in glowing terms last week, is heading to our shores for some dates later this month. Rolling Stone called his last album “Say Grace” one of the 10 […]

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Frightened Rabbit “Fields of Wheat” – Listen

June 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Scottish indie-folksters Frightened Rabbit have ripped into the Tories after last week’s election loss by sharing the new track “Fields of Wheat” on Soundcloud which asks: “Are you ready for the pinch you’ll feel, the fractured […]

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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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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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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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Mandy Rowden “1000 Miles” (Independent, 2017)

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Sometimes some records just don’t hit the mark… and from the drab artwork  to the confusion of the songs that dwell within, that seems to be the case here. It’s a dreadful shame – given some […]

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Video: My Darling Clementine “Yours Is The Cross That I Still Bear”

September 25, 2017 0

Taken from the excellent new album Still Testifying, this is a gloriously soulful song from My Darling Clementine.  Catch them on tour in the UK and Europe from later this week through early November.

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Erin Rae “Like The First Time” – Listen

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Known as East Nashville’s go-to harmony girl – if you’re listening to a record by Margo Price, Anderson East, Andrew Combs or chatting to Richard Thompson or Aaron Lee Tasjan – they will sing the praises […]

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