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Elles Bailey “Beneath the Neon Glow”

August 22, 2024 Viv Fish 1

A poignant, perfectly formed collection of powerful songs. “Beneath the Neon Glow” is many things to multi-award-winning Elles Bailey. Having released her first three studio albums as an independent artist, Bailey recognised that she was “a […]

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Tin Roof Echo “Flowers Falling”

August 22, 2024 David Jarman 1

Big band sound from Joe Hooten’s Tin Roof Echo in collaboration with producer Kevin Boggs. Tin Roof Echo is the artist styling of Joe Hooten, originally from Macon, Georgia, but for almost 20 years based in […]

The Bluest Sky “Raindancer”

August 21, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Chuck Melchin’s The Bluest Sky continue their musical journey with 10 new songs. “Raindancer” is the second album release from The Bluest Sky, the vehicle for singer-songwriter Chuck Melchin, formerly of The Bean Pickers Union. Their […]

John Carter Cash “Pilgrimage to Rising Fawn”

August 21, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Celebrating Norman Blake and country music’s roots modern Nashville often forgets. John Carter Cash has an impeccable heritage in country and roots music being the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and the grandson […]

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Erin Ash Sullivan “Signposts and Marks”

August 20, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Sophomore release unveils a songwriter of the highest order. Relationships, current and past, provide the overriding theme to the twelve songs assembled on Erin Ash Sullivan’s excellent sophomore album “Signpost and Marks”. Sullivan, a native of […]

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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 0

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Artwork for the Wave Pictures album Gained/Lost

The Wave Pictures “Gained/Lost”

March 11, 2026 2

Ambitious, dream-soaked pop that reaches high but rarely quite lands. There’s something immediately intriguing about Gained/Lost. On paper, the ingredients are enticing: the literate jangle of The Smiths, the wide-eyed psych-pop glow of The Flaming Lips, […]

artwork for Lynn Miles album "A Bouquet of Black Flowers"

Lynn Miles “A Bouquet of Black Flowers”