Jesse Adelman “Strangers”
A superb debut album – richly melodic songs from Brooklyn that take in country, ’70s AM radio rock, folk, and Neil Young and Paul Simon doing psych-pop. For the past 10 years, Jesse Adelman, the former […]
A superb debut album – richly melodic songs from Brooklyn that take in country, ’70s AM radio rock, folk, and Neil Young and Paul Simon doing psych-pop. For the past 10 years, Jesse Adelman, the former […]
The phrase ‘small venue hero’ could’ve been invented to describe Peter Bruntnell, as could the term ‘underrated,’ but that’s a whole different story… His career in the UK americana scene is longer than most of the […]
Melbourne alt-country act evoke Mazzy Star and The Delines on their impressive debut – melancholy and dreamy nocturnal ballads. As well as being the name of a hotel chain, Best Western is the moniker for a […]
Moody, Neil Young-style, widescreen Americana/indie folk from Ontario – unoriginal, but occasionally intriguing. ‘Lead Foot’, the darkly powerful, foreboding and crunching rock song that ushers in singer-songwriter Oliver James Brooks’ third studio album, ‘Storm Chasing’, has […]
Last week’s Chain Gang entry was award-winning acapella trio The Young’uns’ version of Billy Bragg’s ‘Between The Wars’. That song was also covered by Northern English americana / folk / protest singer-songwriter, Quiet Loner – aka […]
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