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Freelance journalist, editor and presenter. Digs retro specs,The Smiths,Dylan,Cash,Richard Hawley, Scott Walker, Lee Hazlewood, country / Americana and '50s/'60s pop.
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Matt Hill “Making Sense of the War”

December 15, 2021 Sean Hannam 0
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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Sam Barron “A Prayer For a Field Mouse”

September 16, 2021 Sean Hannam 0
Intimate, Wilco-esque country-folk-pop: warning – contains references to smoking crack. New York ‘anti-folk’ singer-songwriter Sam Barron’s father was a former folk musician turned forensic criminal investigator, and his mother worked with severely handicapped children. The stories […]
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Brent Windler “New Morning Howl”

August 27, 2021 Sean Hannam 0
Orchestral pop, West Coast vibes, rich arrangements and sunny-side up melodies – lovely stuff. Bathed in the warm glow of the sun and soaking up the sounds of the Beach Boys and Phil Spector, Brent Windler’s […]
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Essentials: The top 10 Lee Hazlewood songs

August 12, 2021 Sean Hannam 0
When NME reviewed Lee Hazlewood’s 1973 album, ‘Poet, Fool or Bum’, the journalist famously wrote a one-word critique, ‘Bum.’ Sure, it’s not one of his best records, and although Hazlewood was arguably all three of those […]
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Tiger Saw & The Reasons Why “Wet & Unlucky”

August 11, 2021 Sean Hannam 0
Soulful and cinematic country with a few surprises thrown in. ‘Wet & Unlucky’ is a collaboration between Massachusetts sadcore band Tiger Saw and Arkansas country act Dylan Earl & The Reasons Why. The two groups met […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

May 8, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
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Album Reviews

Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

May 8, 2026 0
The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

May 8, 2026 0
Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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  • Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”
  • Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026
  • Joshua Ray Walker “Ain’t Dead Yet”
  • Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”
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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

May 5, 2026 0
Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

April 28, 2026 0
Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
Interviews

Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Zach Churchill “Bartender” – Not your typical bar side story

October 25, 2021 0
Zach Churchill’s big ballad is not the love-lorn, one for my baby type story that you might well be anticipating.  The Los Angeles based singer released it last Friday to coincide with the USA’s National Substance […]
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Video Premiere: Stephen Clair “Vacation Back Home”

July 25, 2022 0
The new single from Stephen Clair will resonate with many listeners who dreamed of escaping the place they grew up but, all these years later, realise that their hometown wasn’t so bad.  ‘Vacation Back Home’ has […]
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Video Premiere: Will Rainier “Spinning” (feat. Jen Garrett)

September 23, 2021 1
Here is the video premiere of ‘Spinning’ from Will Rainier’s forthcoming solo album ‘Enough Blue to Go Around’.  Featuring the pure, soaring voice of Jen Garrett alongside Rainier’s dreamy vocal, this song aims for the cosmos.  […]

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