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Ruthie Foster “Mileage”

October 1, 2024 Tom Harding 0

A life’s journey through song. Ruthie Foster’s tenth album, her first for the legendary Sun Records, unfolds as a biography of her life and career, reflecting on the canon of American music itself and delivering a […]

MJ Lenderman “Manning Fireworks”

September 6, 2024 Tom Harding 3

Raw, ragged, and irreverent. Five years ago, MJ Lenderman was scooping ice cream in his hometown of Asheville. Since then, his career has skyrocketed, and his songs, laced with a humour older than his years, balance […]

The Cactus Blossoms “Every Time I Think About You”

August 28, 2024 Tom Harding 0

Retro rock and revivalist rhythms. Minneapolis-based brother duo Jack Torrey and Page Burkum return with their signature harmonies and retro-toned guitars, delivering a pitch-perfect revivalist collection that hits the sweet spot between the Everly Brothers’ harmonies, […]

The Roseline “Live In Norway”

August 14, 2024 Tom Harding 0

The Roseline return with a live and loose collection. “OK, we’re going to have a good time and we’re gonna hear some sad songs…” So, The Roseline introduce the economically titled ‘Live In Norway,’ a relaxed […]

More People Should Really Know About: The Roseline

August 13, 2024 Tom Harding 1

I took a less direct path to discover The Roseline, starting with their “for the fans only” release, ‘Live in Norway’. This set captures the band in their natural, laid-back form. Originating from Lawrence, Kansas, The […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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