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Classic Americana Albums: The Jayhawks “The Sound of Lies” (American Recordings, 1997)

May 13, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 1

In the winter of 1996 The Jayhawks were still ostensibly reeling from the departure of Mark Olson the supposed key writing partner of Gary Louris and certainly one of the figureheads of the band. The brace […]

Classic Americana Albums: Manassas “Manassas” (Atlantic Records, 1972)

May 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 7

His bandmate Graham Nash may have sung prophetically of being ‘King Midas in Reverse‘ – everything that is touched would turn to rust – but there was a golden period from the release of ‘Crosby Stills […]

Classic Americana Albums: Courtney Marie Andrews “Honest Life” (Loose, 2017)

April 29, 2020 Joe Edwards 1

Courtney Marie Andrews ‘Honest Life’ beholds some life-affirming writing. The use of confessional and observational writing coupled with the liquid cool backdrop of the band make this album quite simply, an unmissable modern-day classic of Americana. […]

Classic Americana Albums: Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” (Mercury, 1998)

April 23, 2020 Jim Finnie 0

In 1998 when ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road’ was released my musical tastes were much more rock-oriented and my gradual assimilation into all things Americana was really just beginning and I paid it scant attention […]

Classic Americana Albums: Jeff Buckley “Grace” (Columbia, 1994)

April 15, 2020 Helen Jones 0

An ex boyfriend of mine once told me that a friend of his (whom I never met) got to see Jeff Buckley perform once. This was told to me years ago, yet I still sometimes find […]