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Jeff Tweedy writes an open letter to Trump supporting trolls

January 24, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And there’ll be a lot more of this to come. 3 years, 361 days and counting which might feel more bearable if you can manufacture a self-induced coma. Before you do, have a gander at the […]
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Listen to Tift Merritt’s new album pre-release on NPR

January 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2
A dozen years ago, Tift Merritt was mentioned in virtually every journalistic round up of rising talent in the alt-country and Americana scenes and here we are 12 years later waiting with baited breath for her […]
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Cory Branan new album out April – Listen

January 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Cory Branan will release his new record ADIOS on 7th April. The fifth full-length is described as his “death record,” an album self-dubbed as a “loser’s survival kit.” The clue might be in the album title. […]
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Ryan Adams releases new song “Doomsday” – Listen

January 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
The new album from Mr Adams is not long off now – Pitchfork reports: “On February 17, Ryan Adams will release a new album called Prisoner on Pax Am/Blue Note. Today, he’s shared the third offering from […]
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More Townes Van Zandt reissues due next month

January 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
January 1st 2017 marked the twentieth anniversary of the death of the Texan troubadour Townes Van Zandt, and the ongoing Charly Records reissue campaign of his catalogue continues with the release of two more of his albums on […]

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

July 23, 2026 2
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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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
  • Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart”
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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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Pick of the Political Pops: Wilco “Just Say Goodbye”

January 22, 2021 1
So he’s gone then – your part Scottish, part German fellah orange of skin and bouffant of hair. He made sure that they executed some people and that he pardoned some others before he went off. […]
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Video: Fearn “Kites”

December 14, 2022 0
Here is the lovely new single from Fearn, featuring the lyrics and vocal contribution of London-based singer Rob Quo.  Layers of gentle percussion, brass and strings shimmer through an ethereal sonic soundscape, lifting Quo’s smooth voice, […]
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Maren Morris to release new album in March – new single out now

January 24, 2022 0
Grammy-winning US musician Maren Morris has announced details of her new album, ‘Humble Quest‘. The record will be released on 25th March via Columbia Records. The album features the lead single, ‘Circles Around This Town“‘, released […]

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