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Classic Neal Casal to be released on vinyl next month

September 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

Neal Casal’s debut record, ‘Fade Away Diamond Time’, was released in 1995 to much critical acclaim. Produced by Jim Scott (Wilco, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash) and recorded with a stellar cast of players in a sprawling […]

New Fleet Foxes album “Shore” out today – watch the companion film

September 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Or this afternoon UK time to be precise. Seattle’s indie-folksters Fleet Foxes have been teasing us with dripfed information over the last few days but have now officially announced their fourth album called ‘Shore’ which is […]

Jason Isbell: “I’d like this mask to protect me from Van Morrison” – Watch

September 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

You may have seen Van Morrison in the press last week raging against restrictions because of Covid with a new batshit song which goes: “No more lockdown / No more government overreach / No more fascist […]

Tyler Childers surprise releases new album, voices support for BLM

September 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Kentucky songwriter Tyler Childers has announced the surprise-release of a new album titled ‘Long Violent History’. He describes the record as “a collection of instrumental pieces intended to create a sonic soundscape for the listener, to […]

Frazey Ford announces livestream concerts – next week

September 18, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Vancouver-based Soul-Americana artist Frazey Ford released her critically acclaimed album ‘U kin B the Sun’ earlier this year (which Q, rest in peace, described as “Magnetic enough to tilt the Earth’s axis”) and managed to play […]

Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0

The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]

Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0

Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]

Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0

Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]