Peter Churchill

Love Axe “Optimism Paranoia Desperation Abolition”

July 10, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

A thoughtful and contemplative attempt to wring some optimism from a time when there really isn’t much about. When the first Trump administration finally exited stage left in 2021, kicking and screaming as it went, songwriter […]

Moonshroom “Take A Trip”

June 19, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

Joyous, trippy debut raises a smile. Moonshroom. Now there’s a name. Formed in 2022 by Kansas City songwriters Lily B Moonflower and Jake Keegan, they call their mix of Americana, bluegrass, country, folk and rock, Grassadelic […]

The Bones of J.R. Jones “Radio Waves”

June 18, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

Americana with an electronic bent in a fond reflection on the simplicity of youth. Jonathon Linaberry grew up obsessed by the radio. Like many of a certain vintage, he recalls waiting by the radio, finger poised, […]

Classic Clips: Cry Cry Cry “I Know Why The River Runs” – Radio Heartland, 2018

May 30, 2025 Peter Churchill 1

So-called ‘supergroups’ in this genre aren’t a new thing. Think the Pistol Annies, or I’m with Her. Only this year, Mary Chapin Carpenter joined forces with Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart for the excellent “Looking For […]

Will Varley “Machines Will Never Learn To Make Mistakes Like Me”

May 13, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

High-class new studio album from singer-songwriter at the peak of his craft. Will Varley seems to be building quite a reputation. The English singer-songwriter splits his time between his native Kent, where this, his seventh studio […]