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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Lyle Lovett

March 25, 2026 Jonathan Smith 0
There are very few artists who are as consistently excellent across a whole career as Lyle Lovett. He marries sharp, witty observations with immaculate musicianship, starting with his eponymous debut record and going right up to […]
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There can be no doubt about the fact that Chris Hillman is one of the founding fathers of country rock, based on his time with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Desert Rose Band and […]
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When I went to see Ron Sexsmith in London’s Islington a few years ago, his friend Nick Lowe was in the audience. The Jesus of Cool acknowledges a fine writer of popular song when he hears […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ryan Adams

January 7, 2026 Peter Thompson 6
Ryan Adams is one of the most talented and indeed prolific singer/songwriters of his generation, with a rich canon of work to support this assertion. Despite his undoubted talent Adams has had some well publicised issues […]
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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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