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Essentials: The top 10 Wilco/Jeff Tweedy albums

July 15, 2021 Rich Orpin 1

Wilco’s rise to becoming one of America’s greatest rock bands of the 21st century has been anything but straightforward. Multiple line-up changes – some acrimonious and bitter – rejection by major labels and addiction have all […]

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 Rick Bayles 37

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Essentials: The top 10 ‘Paisley Underground’ albums

July 1, 2021 Guy Lincoln 6

Time was when we used to have ‘scenes’ to belong to. ‘Scenes’ we could relate to, which reflected who we thought we were, or at least who we wanted to be and ‘scenes’ that made us […]

Essentials: The top ten Howe Gelb albums

June 24, 2021 Paul Kerr 3

When we started this ‘Essentials’ series we stated we would be delving into the back catalogue of prominent Americana artists and bringing you our estimation of either their top ten albums or their top ten tracks. […]

Essentials: The top 10 Palace tracks before Will Oldham became Bonnie Prince Billy

June 17, 2021 David Cowling 0

I thought it best to start at the genesis of BPB through the various guises and before BPB became the nom de plume de jour. I would find it impossible to tease out the 10 best […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

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Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]