Album Reviews
Iris DeMent “Workin’ On A World”
A protest album for today with the hope of a gospel song. It is eight years since Iris DeMent released her last album, and ‘Workin’ On A World’ is only her seventh album in a thirty-year […]
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The Blue Highways “Out On The Line”
Second album continues The Blue Highways’ upward trajectory. A delve back through the Americana UK archives reveals a common theme when it comes to The Blue Highways. From their 2020 debut through a subsequent EP release, […]
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Villages “Dark Island”
Cape Breton’s former indie-rockers dive deeper into lush, Celtic-inspired folk-rock. Band of Horses, Vetiver, Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Fruit Bats and, most recently, Bonny Light Horseman have all successfully worked out their own pathways between indie-rock and […]
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Brooks & Bowskill “Too Many Roads”
A debut full of ethereal and moving songs. Canadian duo Brittany Brooks and Jimmy Bowskill aren’t just musical partners, but life partners, too. In fact, they didn’t just write the songs on their debut album together, […]
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Doug Levitt “Edge Of Everywhere”
Levitt’s 12-year and 120,000 miles sojourn across the U.S. by Greyhound bus results in one of the most important albums of the 21st century. Doug Levitt, born in Washington D.C. was a London-based foreign correspondent for […]