Tim Merricks

Will Bennett and the Tells “All Your Favorite Things” (Independent, 2019)

August 23, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

‘Rabbitt’s’ is Will Bennett’s hometown local and the opening track from ‘All Your Favorite Songs’ reintroduces the listener to the narrative of the small-town escape. Only this time the focus is on the return journey. Grinnel, […]

Western States “From The Center Out” (Independent, 2019)

July 31, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

“I wanted to dig up old demons who still pull the strings…” declares Tim Lloyd, whose previous band The Doxies, were once hailed as “that rare creature, the great Midwestern rock band”. Now fronting the Western […]

Flagship Romance “Concentric” (Independent, 2019)

July 17, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

For an album penned almost exclusively on the road, touring from house party to small-town theatre, ‘Concentric‘ sounds on first spin a little too glossy, a little too Nashville paper hat for the homespun rags to […]

Curse Of Lono “4am And Counting” (Submarine Cat Records, 2019)

July 16, 2019 Tim Merricks 1

Curse Of Lono are back with another emotional roller coaster, straight off the back of last year’s breakthrough album ‘As I Fell’. The only difference is that this time the skin is off. ‘4am And Counting’ […]

MAVERICK LAUNCH PARTY: Sam Morrow + Broken Islands + Henry Brothers, The Bedford, London, 13th June 2019

June 25, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

The Maverick festival is the grandaddy of UK Americana and roots shindigs. For over a decade, Maverick has been bringing the best of emerging and established acts from wherever they lay their hats to the Easton […]