Americana UK writers pick their top 10 essential albums or tracks by a favourite artist
It has long been a tradition in music for artists to cover their favourite songs. Some take the original to the next level, while others are straight copies; some are plain weird, and finally, there are […]
The London-based Hanging Stars were formed from the ashes of jangle-rock band The See See. The Hanging Star’s frontman and lead singer, Richard Olson, found himself the only original member of The See Sees left and […]
From a personal perspective, if I were to pick an artist who I think best encapsulates the admittedly numerous stands of what is called americana, together with a healthy dose of the attitude needed to make […]
To say Joe Pernice has had a varied career would be understatement of the year – he’s fronted at least three bands, released at least 18 albums (the latest is the excellent “Who Will You Believe”), […]
It’s a difficult enough task to find an artist’s best albums or their best songs; the initial dilemma for this writer in the latest round of Essentials was to find an artist that justified inclusion, given […]
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