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[ April 23, 2026 ] José González “Against The Dying Of The Light” Album Reviews
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[ April 23, 2026 ] Live Review: The Ramblin’ Roots Revue 2026, New Buckinghamshire University – 10th-12th April 2026 Live Reviews

Interview: Joshua Radin, loneliness, longing, and working remotely

July 20, 2021 Tim Newby 0

How COVID has influenced an album that speaks to everyone. Singer/ songwriter Joshua Radin has become known for his introspective lyrics over his nearly two-decade and eight studio album long career. His latest album, ‘The Ghost […]

Interview: Jack O’Hara on how Eggs Over Easy accidentally helped punk to develop

July 15, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

How a borrowed PA, off-brand guitars and a real piano created a new old sound. Normally, Americana UK interviews artists who are promoting an album, either of new material or a career retrospective, and in pre-COVID […]

Interview: Oliver Wood is Always Smiling

July 13, 2021 Tim Newby 0

Why connection is an underlying theme on a debut solo album. Over the last two decades, Oliver Wood has become a mainstay of the American roots scene and one of the most original songwriters around. He […]

Interview: John Revelle on Liverpool, Bear’s Den and his debut solo EP

July 9, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How a trustafarian trip to Mexico lead to a brotherly relationship with producer James Wyatt. If you are not sure whether you have heard the name John Revelle, you may be more familiar with Joey Haynes, […]

Interview: Slim Chance’s Steve Simpson on preserving Ronnie Lane’s music

July 6, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Ronnie Lane called them Slim Chance but they are still here nearly fifty years later. Ronnie Lane is one of the great British songwriters whose work stands comparison with that of Ray Davies and Pete Townshend, […]

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@joe-nathan A much overlooked album
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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll by Pet...
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The Moonlighters Rush Hour
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RE: London Gigs Next Week
I'm late to the party, I know, but recently, when on a ...
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Hannah White - Sweet Revolution
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drivin n cryin - Crushing Flowers
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Salute to Songw...
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Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (vinyl)
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John Prine - Bruised Orange
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Alynda Segarra 3rd May 2014

Essentials: The Top 10 Hurray For The Riff Raff Songs

April 23, 2026 0

In a nod to Woody Guthrie, a 2014 American Songwriter magazine cover featured Hurray For The Riff Raff with the strapline, “Bound for Glory”. I’m not sure how the author of that article defined glory, yet […]

José González “Against The Dying Of The Light”

April 23, 2026 0

first thoughts José González is a Swedish indie-folk singer – with, naturally, the usual background in hardcore punk influenced by Black Flag and choral singing – Against The Dying Of The Light is his fifth album, […]

Bedouine’s new album “Neon Summer Skin” out in June

April 23, 2026 0

Bedouine, the project of LA-based musician Azniv Korkejian, releases her new album, Neon Summer Skin, on 5th June 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Across Neon Summer Skin, Korkejian intentionally returned to the instruments she played as a […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0

At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0

Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

Album Reviews

Good Looks “Lived Here For A While”

June 3, 2024 2

Post-punk indie with compelling lyrics. This is Good Looks’ second album after their debut ‘Bummer Year’, released in 2022. The quartet, from Austin Texas, are playing post-punk indie with an eighties vibe after having more of an […]

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Cory Branan new album out April – Listen

January 20, 2017 0

Cory Branan will release his new record ADIOS on 7th April. The fifth full-length is described as his “death record,” an album self-dubbed as a “loser’s survival kit.” The clue might be in the album title. […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Resurrectionists “The Rest Cure”

April 5, 2023 0

Check out Resurrectionists’ ‘The Rest Cure’ the latest single from the dark, doom-laden, gothic Americana specialists. Joe Cannon delivers a fine banjo performance, demonstrating his swift finger-picking and dynamic approach. He’s joined by experimental multi-instrumentalist Gian Pogliano, […]