Behind the Songs

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Behind the Songs: Dillon Warnek “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep”

December 2, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Dillon Warnek’s “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep” is a sharp and dizzying collection of songs about everything and anything. “Rolling Stone” raved that his debut album “Now That It’s All Over”, was full of “wry character […]

Behind the Songs: Carson McHone “Pentimento”

October 10, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Carson McHone’s music is utterly timeless, of the type that listeners of many generations can find appealing. For much of her career, we’ve known the Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter to engage in wistful americana tunes that avoid […]