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Blitzen Trapper “Holy Smokes Future Jokes” (Yep Roc, 2020)

September 22, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0
Eric Earley’s Blitzen Trapper’s latest is a delightful confection that feels lighter than its source stimuli may suggest (the Tibetan Book of the Dead for one). It is an album chock full of earworms that have […]
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Icarus Phoenix “Icarus Phoenix” (Telos Tapes, 2020)

September 21, 2020 Clint West 1
Icarus Phoenix is the latest vehicle for the music of Montana based artist Drew Danburry. The word ‘artist’ is chosen quite deliberately here because the debut release of Icarus Phoenix, as well as being a fine […]
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James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band “Before We Go” (Independent, 2020)

September 21, 2020 David Jarman 0
Glasgow-based James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band impressed with their 2017 album ‘High Fences’, rated a 9/10 on this site, and described as ‘The first great album of 2018’, and a follow-up release was scheduled for […]
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The Loft Club “Dreaming The Impossible” (Lightyear, 2020)

September 21, 2020 Harold Hogan 0
Following a summer supporting Noel Gallagher, Exeter based five-piece The Loft Club bring us their debut album ‘Dreaming The Impossible‘. The record is a sunny mix of jangly guitars and psychedelic twists exploring the well-trodden thematic […]
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Delta Spirit “What Is There” (New West, 2020)

September 18, 2020 Martin Johnson 0
This is a bit of a surprise. Delta Spirit released their fourth album, ‘Into The Wide’, in 2014 to general critical acclaim and  some commercial success. Since then, vocalist and co-founder Matthew Logan Vasquez has released […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 songs by The Delines

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Those sufficiently long in the tooth may remember Margaret Thatcher’s purported praise of senior Conservative Party politician William Whitelaw: “Every prime minister needs a Willie”. For americana enthusiasts, their Willy could well be a Vlautin, songwriter […]
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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

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Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Thin Lear “Many Disappeared”

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Thin Lear’s tales of death and loss sweetened by delectable pop melodies. New York-based Matt Longo, aka Thin Lear, grew up writing short stories, and that narrative style pervades his Many Disappeared album. Longo says he […]

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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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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 […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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“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 […]

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