Album Reviews
Adam Beattie “Live At The Old Church”
An uplifting evening of roots balladry. Live albums often get a bad name. At worst they can be a filler to meet a release contract, substandard sound due to venue, too long, the list goes on. […]
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Album Reviews
Eric Hagen “Revival”
‘Revival’ is an album to be savored for its beauty and its pain. Eric Hagen’s songs are like Edward Hopper’s paintings. They invoke alienation and pain in ways that are both disturbing and beautiful. As American […]
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Jax Hollow “Only The Wild Ones”
Charismatic and confident Southern Americana. ‘Only the Wild Ones’ is an album that has something for everyone. Southern rock, country, blues even pop but most importantly it’s americana at its most expressive. Hollow, described by Guitar […]
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Charlotte Le Lievre “Songs From the Barrier Line”
Australian outback-inspired songs with traditional country and Americana stylings on debut album. Americana with Australian roots is an uncommon feature in American UK reviews, but ‘Songs From the Barrier Line’, the debut release from Charlotte Le […]
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Dan Montgomery “Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads”
Troubadour cranks up the volume for raucous 7th. ‘Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads‘ is Memphis native Dan Montgomery’s 7th album in a music-making career of 20-plus years. It’s a pretty straight-ahead blue-collar roots rockin’ record, […]