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Trevor Sensor “On Account of Exile, Vol. 1”

July 27, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

A monumental folk-symphonic celebration of our triumph over darkness and misery. Probably. There are some musicians who seem to reveal so much of their inner torment at times that you wonder how they can perform these […]

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real “A Few Stars Apart”

July 26, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real look inward and cherish simplicity and community on their new release. Not many young singer-songwriters can say that they were the inspiration behind the character in a film, whether […]

Cameron Knowler “Places of Consequence”

July 26, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

Guitar music in the most literal sense – File alongside John Ford & Sergio Leone. A son of the wild west (Texas and Arizona) now living in California, Cameron Knowler plays guitar. Or, more accurately, Cameron […]

Artwork for Half Moon Run EP "Inwards & Onwards"

Half Moon Run “Inwards & Onwards”

July 23, 2021 Rich Orpin 0

Half Moon Run look to the future on latest EP. “I have seen the future and it works” remarked Lincoln Steffens on his return to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1919. This phrase […]

Lawrence Rothman “Good Morning America”

July 23, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

An introspective album exploring important and challenging subjects that never really takes off. Sometimes you just know that there are going to be other people who absolutely love this album, even though, as a reviewer, you […]

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XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
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RE: My First Record Player
I had a Rotel amp and turntable too until the buttons s...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@peterthompson When Ryan Adams string breaks during Bar...
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World Party - Private Revolution
Oh Karl - you left us much too soon. word on the street...
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Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero (vinyl) XTC - English...
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David Allan Coe (9/6/1939 - 4/29/2026)
David Allan Coe was certainly a controversial figure, b...
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You know those songs that you know and that song become...
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I don't remember the brand of my first record player sa...
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Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

May 7, 2026 0

With springtime now upon us, it is time to delve into some of the recent folk and roots music embracing these warmer, albeit not always drier, times. A plethora of new releases landed in the inbox […]

Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge

May 7, 2026 0

And what, you may ask, is an ACI? Adult Correctional Institutions – or, if you prefer, a prison. On this latest release from Deer Tick’s new album Coin-O-Matic we find the band in Springsteen’s Nebraska or […]

Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control

May 7, 2026 0

The new single from Chicago singer-songwriter Michael McDermott is a typically catchy song that immediately hooks you in with big chords and big choruses. Opening with bright, uplifting guitar, The Best We Get is a driving […]