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AUK’s Chain Gang: Bob Dylan “One More Cup of Coffee”
One of the things I’m missing most during lockdown is a decent cup of coffee – I have a local café that makes a great latte – so when I read last week’s Chain Gang article, […]
Articles by Sean Hannam
Album Reviews
John Baumann “Country Shade” (The Next Waltz, 2020)
On his third album, ‘Country Shade’, Texas-based singer-songwriter John Baumann spends a lot of time pondering change – whether that’s the changing state of rural America, or changes in relationships and circumstances, but, after hearing the […]
Album Reviews
A Choir Of Ghosts “An Ounce of Gold” (Greywood Records, 2020)
According to his press biog, Sweden-based, British-born ‘alt-folk’ singer-songwriter James Auger has spent several years trying to find his place in the world. Judging by his debut album, ‘An Ounce of Gold’, released under the pseudonym […]
Album Reviews
Lawrence County “The Frailty of Humans” (Independent, 2020)
The title of Nottingham alt-country outlaws Lawrence County’s new album, ‘The Frailty of Humans’, couldn’t be more apt for these worrying times we’re living in – and, as if that’s not prescient enough, there’s even a […]
Album Reviews
Jonathan Hultén “Chants From Another Place” (Kscope, 2020)
If you’re looking for an album to lose yourself in and transport you somewhere else during these anxious days of lockdown, then Swedish singer-songwriter Jonathan Hultén’s aptly named solo debut ‘Chants From Another Place’ should do […]