By the time Linda Ronstadt was reaching the height of her fame in the mid-70s it was taken as read that the artist wrote their songs. So, it was a topic that interviewers brought up […]
Lots of potential, but not much of it realised on this album of mixed styles and influences. Kate Vargas claims PJ Harvey and Tom Waits as her two big influences, along with Kat Edmonson. Edmonson […]
Back in December Mr Alec Bowman wrote a piece for AUK exposing the shameful state of payments to artists from the streaming services. He said then “I love Bandcamp for being able to buy vinyl […]
Atmospheric playing, dusty guitar and some compelling songs. An early year highlight. There’s no sound more Americana than a Dobro guitar played with a slide. The opening of ‘Cold Rain’ the first song on KB […]
It’s felt over the course of the last year, and particularly at the start of 2021 that music is under threat as never before. With tiers and lockdowns stretching on for an unknowable time most […]
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