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Martha Tilston announces UK dates, new video – Watch

March 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Martha Tilston, whose new double A-side we recently featured, has announced details of her new album “Nomad” which will be released via Squiggly Records on May 12th, which will include “expansive electric guitar, slide guitar, rolling […]
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Fleet Foxes to play first new music in 5 years

March 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
News from Pitchfork on our favourite furry small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals: “Fleet Foxes have announced four new shows at Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall. They are part of Australia’s annual Vivid LIVE festival, and take place from Friday, May 26 […]
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Ryan Adams covers Springsteen for Radio 1 – Watch

February 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Some other nice clips on the bigger BBC site, and you don’t need to be 13 to watch them. Billboard reports: “In anticipation of BBC Radio 6’s celebration of the year 1994, singer-songwriter Ryan Adams covered […]
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Grandaddy return with first new album in over a decade

February 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Lovely news from Consequence of Sound – like the prodigal son returning (although there’s no evidence they’ve done anything wrong).  They report: “Ever since Grandaddy reformed six years ago, fans have been begging for a new record from Jason […]
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RS Country talks to Rhett Miller

February 24, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And what better excuse for sticking a picture of Rhett Miller up for a Friday morning than a new RS Country interview with him where he talks about the Old 97s’ new record. They report: “When […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tracks by the least likely suspects

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Before you shout at me remember this is supposed to be fun…. I have opened up and bared my soul on a couple of occasions about my past as a teenage rocker in the 1970s, with […]
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Album Reviews

Ed Askew “The Final Painting”

July 23, 2026 0
Profound, moving and beautiful reveries on posthumous release from ‘Outsider Folk’ poet. Ed Askew was a New York artist, poet, songwriter and genuine underground legend. Having first broken through with his self-titled album in 1968 (subsequently […]
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Album Reviews

Conway Savage “Too Dark To See”

July 23, 2026 0
Posthumous tribute to impressive solo career of former Bad Seeds member. For Nick Cave’s many devoted followers, this anthology of the solo work of Conway Savage is likely to be a must-have addition to their collection. […]

  • Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tracks by the least likely suspects
  • Ed Askew “The Final Painting”
  • Conway Savage “Too Dark To See”
  • Star studded Felice Brothers tribute album to arrive in October
  • Buddy Miller returns with star-spangled first album in 15 years
  • Evan Honer “If You Wanna Know” – I’d wait for you
  • Video: Mason Jennings “If” – the power of hope and love in the human heart
  • Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Peter Case
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Interviews

Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
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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Claire Cronin “Feel This” – Haunted by the feelings

January 12, 2022 0
Los Angeles based Claire Cronin has recorded ‘Bloodless‘ a fine album of haunted folk, songs which resonate with a sense of unease and hint at a disconnect from reality.  And no song on ‘Bloodless‘ better exemplifies […]
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Neal Casal + Johnny Irion “No Hard Feelings” – Lost song cleaned up and expanded

May 17, 2022 0
Here’s a little tribute to the art of never throwing anything away, which features a cleaned-up and expanded recording by Neal Casal that has been released as a fundraiser for the Neal Casal Music Foundation.  One […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Mary Strand “Take Your Time”

August 8, 2025 0
Here’s a burst of sonic energy and infectious melody from Minneapolis-based lawyer-turned-novelist-turned-musician Mary Strand. ‘Take Your Time’ launches with driving guitar from Ryan Smith and Jack Strand’s pounding drums. There’s a great sense of immediacy and […]

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