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The Milk Carton Kids “I Only See The Moon”

May 15, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

The Kids have grown up without losing what made them in the first place. The Milk Carton Kids have had quite a degree of success with their brand of stripped-down contemporary folk, releasing seven studio albums […]

Annie Bartholomew “Sisters of White Chapel”

May 12, 2023 Viv Fish 1

A moving collection of well-thought-out lyrics accompanied by stunning musicality which personifies the characters. ‘Sisters of White Chapel’ is a historic songwriting project by Alaskan songwriter Annie Bartholomew. Based on the narratives of the women who […]

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Michael Jerome Browne “Gettin’ Together”

May 12, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

Sincere imitation from a distinguished musician and some virtuoso friends. Michael Jerome Browne’s promo describes him as a musician’s musician. A blues archivist and knowledgeable on all points that connect American Roots Music. When he isn’t […]

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The Rough & Tumble “Only This Far”

May 11, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

Rawness meets polish on this striking acoustic songwriting outing. The Rough & Tumble are a duo comprising spousal bandmates Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Plying their musical trade travelling the roads of America in a motorhome, […]

Ben de la Cour “Sweet Anhedonia”

May 11, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

An album of gothic Americana that explores the dark and murky side of the American dream. Ben de la Cour is an interesting character. Born in London but raised in Brooklyn, he played clubs like CBGBs […]

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Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

March 23, 2026 0

Dead Goat has announced the release of their first album, which is self-titled and comes out this Friday (26th March) via AV8 Records. Who are they, you ask? Well, individually, they are each accomplished artists in […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 0

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 0

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

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

March 11, 2026 2

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Previews

Preview: Danny and the Champs aim not to be strangers anywhere on huge tour

March 12, 2025 2

Danny & the Champions of the World released their album “You Are Not A Stranger Here” late last year through Loose to widespread acclaim. Their seventh studio release and first since 2017’s “Brilliant Light,” the album […]

Album Reviews

Nico Hedley “Painterly”

September 8, 2021 0

Nico Hedley impresses with the depth and texture of his first solo album. NYC singer-songwriter Nico Hedley doesn’t sound like he’s from Brooklyn. On ‘Painterly,’ his first full-length solo album and first crack at songwriting, he […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Birds of Play “Breathe”

August 14, 2023 0

Birds of Play is an Americana Roots quartet based in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado. Their distinct sound is rooted and inspired by their connection to the land in which they reside. The band […]

The Milk Carton Kids “I Only See The Moon”

Annie Bartholomew “Sisters of White Chapel”

Michael Jerome Browne “Gettin’ Together”

The Rough & Tumble “Only This Far”

Ben de la Cour “Sweet Anhedonia”

Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”