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Randy Mundy “Celestial Skies” (Independent, 2020)

November 25, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Can this really be a classic, lost album from 1975? Well, the good people at Cordial Records certainly think so, in that they have bought up the rights to some old singles and unreleased tracks from […]

Morton Valence “Black Angel Drifter” (Cow Pie, 2020)

November 25, 2020 Jim Finnie 0

The opening sentence of promotional material that accompanies this Morton Valence (re)release states “Black Angel Drifter is an album of unorthodox ’country’ music and unlike anything you’ve heard before”. You won’t be surprised to hear that […]

400 Bears “400 Bears” (2020)

November 24, 2020 Jason McDonald 1

‘400 Bears’ is the self-titled solo project of Paul Wilkinson from the band Mason Porter. Wilkinson describes the album as being guided by the spirits of music his parents introduced him to when he was younger. He […]

Wayne Graham “1% Juice” (Hometown Caravan, 2020)

November 24, 2020 David Jarman 0

Wayne Graham, a musical partnership between brothers Kenny and Hayden Miles, badge themselves as an alt-country/Americana group, and this self-produced twelve-track album lives up to the billing, with a foot firmly in both camps. With roots […]

Matt Owens “Scorched Earth” (Independent, 2020)

November 24, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Take a large portion of Willie Nile, add a soupçon of Neil Young, a dash of Tom Petty and a pinch of The Pogues. Then stir in some folk, a little rock, a mournful harmonica, Celtic […]

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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
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@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
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Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

May 14, 2026 0

It was all going so well, wasn’t it? We had a theme – a great theme – running through this week’s Tracks and now we’ve gone and thrown it all away. Alas. Alack. Oh well, let’s […]

Video Premiere: Bob Sumner “Baby I Know”

May 14, 2026 0

We’re delighted to premiere the latest video from Canadian singer-songwriter Bob Sumner. Baby I Know is a typically melodic, country-infused ballad that showcases Sumner’s outstanding voice. Smooth and resonant, sweetly melancholic, rising high before dipping low […]

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0

The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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Interviews

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0

“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

Interviews

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

May 5, 2026 0

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, […]

Videos

Video: Anna Tivel “Fluorescence in the Future”

September 25, 2025 0

Here’s another beautiful song from Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Anna Tivel. In ‘Fluorescence in the Future’, Tivel’s poetic words tumble out, almost spoken at first before finding a gorgeous, sweet melody in the chorus. The instrumentation is […]

Album Reviews

Cormac O Caoimh “Shiny Silver Things” (Independent, 2017)

February 21, 2017 0

The fourth solo outing for singer songwriter O Caoimh continues where his previous efforts left off. This is a collection songs that belie their often ‘lightweight’ production with hidden depths or lyrical touches that make the […]

Interviews

Interview: Fortunate Ones

May 31, 2022 0

Canadian duo Fortunate Ones return to their acoustic roots and look inward for lyrical inspiration. St. John’s is the most easterly city on the continent of North America; the capital of Newfoundland faces out towards the […]

Randy Mundy “Celestial Skies” (Independent, 2020)

Morton Valence “Black Angel Drifter” (Cow Pie, 2020)

400 Bears “400 Bears” (2020)

Wayne Graham “1% Juice” (Hometown Caravan, 2020)

Matt Owens “Scorched Earth” (Independent, 2020)

Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

Video Premiere: Bob Sumner “Baby I Know”

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

Yarn “Saturday Night Sermon”

Live Review: Merry McCloud & Bruce Welch, The Bread and Roses, London – 3rd May 2026