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Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage “Ink of the Rosy Morning”

May 9, 2022 Helen Jones 0

An artfully executed, stripped back but still enchanting collection of traditional folk songs. It would be fair to say that 2020 changed most of us in a variety of ways, some less expected than others. For […]

Dietrich Strause “You and I Must Be Out of My Mind”

May 6, 2022 Rich Orpin 0

Timeless melodies with heartbreaking narratives on delicately arranged record. It’s been 20 years since the release of Wilco’s seminal album, ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot‘. That initially misunderstoood masterpiece is a collection of beautifully crafted songs dressed in […]

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Tennessee Stiffs “Dearly Departed”

May 6, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Concept album as therapy delivers mixed results Using the therapy of a double concept album to overcome the anguish of being ripped off by a shyster management and record company that took their money and disappeared […]

Paul Brady “Maybe So”

May 5, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

A much-admired artist of great longevity, but a disc unlikely to add to the legend. Imagine the scene. There you are with a new disc and you press play. There’s a clean white sheet of paper […]

Pete Mancini “Killing the Old Ways”

May 5, 2022 Cam Fraser 1

Songwriter carves out a niche in the Drive By Truckers monolith of country-rock. New York songwriter, Pete Mancini, releases his third album recorded at Dial-Back Studio, Water Valley, Mississippi with Drive-By Truckers bass player, Matt Patton, […]

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