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Rodney Crowell “The Chicago Sessions”

April 18, 2023 Peter Churchill 0

Joyous collaboration a cause for celebration. A new Rodney Crowell record is always a cause for celebration and for ‘The Chicago Sessions’ he has engaged the services of Jeff Tweedy who not only produces but features […]

Lauren Morrow “People Talk”

April 18, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Splendid solo debut where house move has really paid off. Geography seems to be a vital component for many musicians and Lauren Morrow’s personal upheaval in 2017 seems to have worked wonders. Previously, Morrow had been […]

O’Hooley And Tidow “Cloudheads”

April 18, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Intimate, melodic, tender, at times dramatic, this is an album that is distinctive, inventive and exceptional. Yorkshire duo Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow have been writing and recording together since 2009. Between 2010 and 2016 they […]

Diana Jones “Better Times Will Come – Reimagined & Remastered”

April 17, 2023 Paul Kerr 1

Diana Jones’ reissue of her 2009 classic scrubs up well and remains a powerful listen. How to improve on near perfection? That’s the conundrum posed when one is confronted by Diana Jones’ latest album, a reconfigured […]

Joe Normal “Public Works”

April 17, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Not so much Heartland Rock as Heartland Pop. This is a strange album. A set of songs with decidedly blue collar, all hail the Working Man lyrics, set to a sort of Springsteen Lite backing. It […]

Styrofoam Winos “Somebody Wants To Send You A Message” – it comes and goes

July 1, 2026 0

A decade ago, three employees of JJ’s Market and Cafe became Styrofoam Winos. Lou Turner, Trevor Nikrant, and Joe Kenkel bonded over their mutual adoration for Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, and dollar bin country […]

Video: Rachael Sage & The Sequins “Nexus (Acoustic)”

July 1, 2026 0

The new single from New York City-based musician and activist Rachael Sage is beautiful in every sense: the song’s theme and sentiment have real meaning; it’s gorgeously arranged and performed; and the accompanying video makes its […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 1

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]