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Hotel Art “Elevator Music”

January 16, 2025 Paul Russell 0
Wonderful and charming debut of latest Boo Hewerdine project. When you’ve got the honeyed vocal talents of Boo Hewerdine, it’s a shame to limit oneself to a single project. So since his debut back in 1986 […]
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Sam Moss “Swimming”

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Little-known singer-songwriter delivers a high-quality album. Things to know about Sam Moss. He is a singer-songwriter, originally from New England but now based in Virginia. He is also a woodworker, and a visit to his website […]
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Early James “Medium Raw”

January 15, 2025 Rick Thorn 0
An album that delivers soul, skiffle, country and more in a flawless bundle. Produced by Black Keys Dan Auerbach ‘Medium Raw’ is James’ third album and a very fine piece of work it is. It is […]
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Bluegrass Briefs: John Depew, High Horse, Trace & Baerd. Max Wareham

January 14, 2025 Tim Martin 0
A new year arrives with a batch of albums that stretch the Bluegrass genre to it’s limits. But it’s a style that has always thrived on experimentation, so it will always bounce back, whether from the […]
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John Calvin “Greener Fields And Fairer Seas”

January 14, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
A sophomore album that at times appears a little unsure of its own identity or musical direction. John Calvin released his debut album “Masquerade Monday”, back in 2018 under the watchful eye of producer Nate Campisi, […]

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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Alynda Segarra 3rd May 2014
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Essentials: The Top 10 Hurray For The Riff Raff Songs

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In a nod to Woody Guthrie, a 2014 American Songwriter magazine cover featured Hurray For The Riff Raff with the strapline, “Bound for Glory”. I’m not sure how the author of that article defined glory, yet […]
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first thoughts José González is a Swedish indie-folk singer – with, naturally, the usual background in hardcore punk influenced by Black Flag and choral singing – Against The Dying Of The Light is his fifth album, […]
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Bedouine’s new album “Neon Summer Skin” out in June

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Bedouine, the project of LA-based musician Azniv Korkejian, releases her new album, Neon Summer Skin, on 5th June 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Across Neon Summer Skin, Korkejian intentionally returned to the instruments she played as a […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit “Middle Of The Morning” – Gotta get up, gotta get out

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This is the second single from Jason Isbell’s new album ‘Weathervanes‘, which will be released June 9th on Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers.   It sounds quietly reflective, with almost a romantic ballad feel to it – but this […]
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The Nadas “Come Along For The Ride”

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Enjoyable breezy, poppy americana. The Nadas were formed in the mid-nineties by friends Mike Butterworth and Jason Walsmith while studying at the Iowa State University which is to be found to the north of the state […]
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Just a handful mind you but if you’re in or about Bristol, York or London then you’re in luck (as you are if you have tickets to the Maverick Festival in July). Earle is set to […]

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