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Jesse Brint “This Is How We Say Goodbye” (EP) (Independent, 2020)

December 8, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0
Well, this is a nice surprise. From the absolute backwoods of Nowheresville Island (not it’s actual name), British Columbia comes Jesse Brint. He’s only recently turned to folksy twang from years pursuing rock and metal. Quite […]
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The Magpie Arc “EP 2” (Collective/Perspective, 2020)

December 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
The Magpie Arc are Nancy Kerr and Martin Simpson (with Alex Hunter – Bass, Tom A. Wright – drums/percussion, Adam Holmes – guitars and vocals), and ‘EP 2‘ is – surprise, surprise – their second release. […]
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Martin Ruby “Heaven Get Behind Me” (WhistlePig Records, 2020)

December 7, 2020 Peter Tomkins 0
Like a half-heard tune from another world ‘Fellini Is Dying (drunk in the afternoon)’, the opening track from Martin Ruby’s ‘Heaven Get Behind Me’, emerges from behind traffic and crowds recorded on New York’s Sixth Avenue. […]
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Gwenifer Raymond “Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain” (Tompkins Square, 2020)

December 7, 2020 Richard Phillips 0
Garth Mountain, or Mynydd y Garth in Welsh, can be seen from the city of Cardiff but also Raymond’s childhood home. Sitting astride the mountain reside burial sites originating from the Bronze Age. It’s possible to […]
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Rupert Wates “Lamentations” (Bite Music, 2020)

December 3, 2020 Tyler Davies 0
Rupert Wates is a songsmith in every sense of the word, a prolific songwriter with 10 album releases to his name, as well as co-writing and composition credits with a long list of artists. He is […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

May 8, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

May 8, 2026 0
The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Iron & Wine “That’s How You Know” – Covid covers continue

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Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam is the first to admit that the upcoming EP is a late entry into the Covid covers release stakes, but with another wave looming it, regrettably,  remains as timely as ever.  […]
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Video: Angel White “Down by the River”

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Here’s the latest single by country singer-songwriter Angel White.  ‘Down by the River’, the follow up to the well-received ‘Ghost of the West: Volume 1’, is an upbeat, feel-good song for the summer.  White’s voice is […]
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The Rough & Tumble “Only This Far”

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Rawness meets polish on this striking acoustic songwriting outing. The Rough & Tumble are a duo comprising spousal bandmates Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Plying their musical trade travelling the roads of America in a motorhome, […]

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