Rick Thorn

Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings “Parlour Ballads”

September 16, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

A nostalgic trip down Memory Lane to a different age. ‘Parlour Ballads’ is a simple, classic Jon Boden album that his adoring fans will undoubtedly take to heart. It is a collection of songs that are […]

Casey Neill “Time Zero Land”

August 27, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

Acoustic, dreamy and enriching. The new album from Casey Neill follows up quite quickly from last year’s ‘Sending up Flares’ which he did with his band the Norway Rats. It’s mostly a solo affair, largely acoustic, […]

Clever Hopes “New Kind of Familiar”

May 21, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

Songs of transition, optimism and a new beginning. Clever Hopes is the moniker used by Andrew Shaver. He is a multi-talented theatrical director, actor, and musician. It is the second time he has used this name, […]

Luther Black And The Cold Hard Facts “Let The Light Back In”

May 7, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

Perceptive observations from a seasoned traveller. Luther Black is the alter ego of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Rick Wagner. ‘Let in The Light’ is the ensemble’s third release. Interestingly he chooses to open it with a cover […]

Giulia Millanta “Only Luna Knows”

April 24, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

A beguiling atmospheric Americana cocktail. From the beginning, the listener is escorted into a very different place. A place which is being filmed in black and white. A smoke-filled underground club inhabited by the chic who […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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