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Dillon Warnek “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep”

September 11, 2025 John Lee 0

Dillon Warnek has produced an album of rebellion, regret, broken promises and salvation wrapped in fatalism and dark humour. “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep” begins with a real swagger. ‘Pistol and a List of Demands’ […]

Steady Habits “Deviate”

September 11, 2025 Peter Churchill 3

Outstanding debut from Oxford-based band destined to make a great impact. “Deviate” may be the debut album from Oxford-based indie Americana band Steady Habits, but it comes on the back of a burgeoning reputation based on […]

cover art for Mike Reid & Joe Henry album "Life & Time"

Mike Reid & Joe Henry “Life & Time”

September 11, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriters combine for an album rooted in piano ballads and sagacious narratives. Collectively, singer-songwriters Mike Reid and Joe Henry have, throughout their respective careers, amassed a collection of Grammy awards along with numerous other […]

Emily Hines “These Days”

September 10, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

Warming up to cold comforts. Vocally similar to Adrianne Lenker and steeped in the heartfelt themes of sad girl lo-fi, Emily Hines’ debut album, “These Days” offers a quiet, musing soundtrack to the coming autumn. A […]

Eve Adams “American Dust”

September 10, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

An exploration of the solitude of the Californian desert, Eve Adams looks for answers in the dust of the “middle of nowhere”. “American Dust’” follows Eve Adams’ 2022 release of her “Metal Bird”, but steps away […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch
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RE: The Paper Kites
Glad you enjoyed it Phil, they're a great band :)
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The Paper Kites
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Toots & the Maytals - In the DarK
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Drive-By Truckers - Gangstabilly
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Miles recorded a version of Crosby’s “Guinnevere”. &n...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Megan Mornoney's third full length album Cloud Nine and...
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RE: My Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2025
I’ve been working on an expanded version of this list t...
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RE: My Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2025
Thanks but I purposely never use words like be...
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Interviews

Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

February 23, 2026 0

Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]

Interviews

Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It is not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

News

Belle and Sebastian release new album tomorrow

January 12, 2023 0

Belle and Sebastian have announced their latest album, ‘Late Developers‘, which will be released on auspicious Friday the 13th on Matador and Rough Trade. The Glasgow band’s 12th album was recorded in the same sessions as […]

Videos

Video: Ainslie Wills “Society”

August 28, 2018 0

This is the new single from Australian artist Ainslie Wills, taken from her forthcoming second album All I Have Is All You Need. It’s really rather good and if you find yourself in London on September […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Ola Belle Reed “High on a Mountain”

August 17, 2020 2

Sometimes that which connects us musically can be described as loose at best. This week’s instalment in Chain Gang, while a tenuous connection to last week’s ‘Wreck on the Highway’ by Roy Acuff, instead reveals a […]