Album Reviews
Arik Dov “The Man” (Independent, 2020)
I saw a t-shirt once that said “there are too many bikes, said no one ever” and I thought that was funny. Not laugh out loud funny, but funny cos it’s true funny. I’d wear one […]
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Driftwood Soldier “Stay Ahead of the Wolf” (Bloodshot Records, 2019)
Describing themselves as “Gutterfolk for the masses” this duo from Pennsylvania may have created a new category of Americana. If by ‘Gutter’ they mean sticking up for the underdog, that looks right. And in its context […]
Album Reviews
William Prince “Reliever” (Glassnote, 2020)
Following up his 2018 debut release with the Dave Cobb and Scott Nolan produced ‘Reliever‘, First Nations Canadian William Prince brings his not-so-secret weapon to bear on a set of songs that muse on the brevity […]
Album Reviews
Karen Dalton “The Recording Is The Trip – The Karen Dalton Archives” (Megaphone, 2020)
‘Recording Is The Trip – The Karen Dalton Archives’ is a sumptuous box set that is currently retailing at £95 on Amazon. It includes two remastered albums across 3 CDs and the same albums issued for […]
Album Reviews
Michael Doucet “Lâcher Prise” (Compass Records, 2020)
America is big and America is a melting pot. This has important implications for Americana music because, despite centuries of diligent stirring, there are some spots in that melting pot where things have burned just a […]