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Various Artists “For A Better Life” (Whistlepig Records, 2019)

January 15, 2020 Jonathan Aird 2
Here is an album that demonstrates a diverse range of musicians more or less in the Americana, Folk and Indie worlds coming together with songs focused on the same message and with the intention of doing […]
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Miles Nielsen and The Rusted Hearts “OHBAHOY” (Independent, 2019)

January 15, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0
Miles Nielsen and The Rusted Hearts have released another solid set of tunes. The album, which came out late last year, carries on their tradition of blending diverse influences into smooth, well-written, and well-produced power pop […]
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Della Mae “Headlight” (Rounder Records, 2020)

January 14, 2020 Richard Phillips 0
Earning a Grammy nomination for best Bluegrass album in 2014, Della Mae’s new album ‘Headlight’ demonstrates that they have moved beyond the conventions of the genre. Pushing aside expectations to use solely traditional bluegrass instruments: organ, […]
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Water and Sand “Catching Light” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

January 13, 2020 Clint West 0
Water and Sand are the collaborative project of established songwriters Todd Thibaud and Kim Taylor. ‘Catching Light’ is their second album together following a self-titled debut in 2016. Thibaud fronted The Courage Brothers before releasing the […]
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Luca “The House That We Know” EP (Independent, 2019)

January 10, 2020 Rick Bayles 0
Nice to have a debut recording from a homegrown talent to review at the start of a new year. Lauren Luca, known professionally as Luca, is a young singer/songwriter from the Manchester area and this is […]

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Charles Wesley Godwin to release new collaborative album in July

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Charles Wesley Godwin has announced his new album, Christian Name, which is out on 24th July 2026, via Big Loud Records. In 2024, Godwin and his wife, Samantha, suffered an awful tragedy when their third child, […]
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Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here”

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A strong debut album with a range of folk-based songs with lyrical depth and style. This is the first full-length album from Ohio-based Midwestern Mrs, better known as Georgia Evans to her family, following a string […]

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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

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

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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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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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