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Laney and the Bird Dogs “Through the Smoke”

August 6, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

The fourth album from Montana’s modern bluegrass quintet Laney and the Bird Dogs is about survival and optimism. Since forming in 2013 in Bozeman, Montana’s Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs have toured extensively in the […]

The Burner Band “Signs and Wonders”

August 6, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

Incipient, snarling rock and roll melding bluegrass and punk as if this were Memphis in 1954. Did rock and roll originate in Sun Records Recording Studio, Memphis in 1954? Some might argue that others were treading […]

Midland “The Last Resort”

August 6, 2021 Jonathan Smith 0

Solid country music return by stadium-friendly big guns. Midland burst onto the country scene a few years back with the super-catchy country pop-rock of ‘Drinking Problem’. Pretty soon they were packing out large stadiums all over […]

Tobacco City “Tobacco City, USA”

August 5, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

Laidback, cool, West Coast country from a new Gram and Emmylou. It’s strange how a pedal steel can evoke thoughts of either a deep south dive bar full of rednecks or a trippy night at San […]

Artwork for Leah Shaw Album Play Beautifully

Leah Shaw “Play Beautifully”

August 5, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A complex, painful theme handled with elegance, honesty and power. When an album centres on a single theme, one key question is whether they can sustain the listener’s interest throughout on that subject. In this case, […]