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Songs for the apocalypse: The Tyde “Your Tattoos”

March 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Tracing their roots to early 1990s LA indie band Further, formed by Darren Rademaker and brother Brent (who went on to form another classic americana band Beachwood Sparks), The Tyde cite Felt, The Beach Boys and […]

AmericanA-Z – The Jayhawks

March 26, 2019 Mark Johnson 6

Though the roots of Americana go back decades, it was the early 1990s when the sounds we love started to coalesce into a proto-genre. Generally viewed then as alt-country, two bands on the same circuit emerged […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Loudon Wainwright III “Pretty Good Day”

March 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

In 1999 Loudon Wainwright released an album which was comprised of various topical and satirical songs, originally produced for National Public Radio and based upon then-current issues and events, such as the Tonya Harding scandal, the […]

Van Life – William the Conqueror

March 19, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

West country trio William The Conqueror have been making steady inroads on the Americana scene for a few years now with their latest album ‘Bleeding On The Soundtrack’ just released on Loose Music. Headed by singer-songwriter […]

AmericanA to Z – Indigo Girls

March 19, 2019 Jeremy Searle 1

Even within such a broad church as Americana, “whatever that is”, as No Depression magazine accurately put it aeons ago, some may be exercised as to whether or not Indigo Girls qualify or should instead fit […]