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Mary Gauthier “Dark Enough To See The Stars”

June 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Love and Grief on an album of open emotion. Mary Gauthier is known for her uncompromising songs – often of heartbreak or hard times in one form or another – often delivered in a forthrightly direct […]

David Quinn ”Country Fresh”

June 21, 2022 Rick Thorn 0

A country album that wants to make you keep moving. Coming originally from Illinois and influenced by the music of John Prine, Quinn describes his music as Black Dirt Country. It certainly has a blue collar […]

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Shawn Williams “Wallowin’ in the Night”

June 21, 2022 Rhys Kelly 0

Gutsy but uneven bar-room Americana. There is a lot to like about this fourth album by New Orleans songwriter Shawn Williams. In its stronger moments, it brings to mind the raw and direct music of Lucinda […]

Above The Bit “Above The Bit”

June 20, 2022 Paul Russell 0

Fascinating Australian debut from duo with twelve dark historic stories. Any country’s history, often tragic and bleak, has often been the inspiration for great music and this is a really interesting debut from Australian duo Nigel […]

Artwork for The Damn Quails album "Clouding Up Your City"

The Damn Quails “Clouding Up Your City”

June 20, 2022 Ian Kennedy 0

New album from reunited ‘Okie’-folk band, built on live touring. Only the third album from The Damn Quails in over twenty years, but it benefits from the lessons learnt, and scars gathered, along the way. The band’s […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 0

If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

March 30, 2026 0

Americana family pays fulsome tribute to a true classic of the genre. In an interview published in the February 2026 edition of Uncut, Emmylou Harris is quoted saying, “It’s because of Guy [Clark] and Townes [van […]

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June

March 30, 2026 0

Celebrated artist Fruit Bats announces the forthcoming release of the brand-new album The Landfill on June 12th via Merge Records. The new offering finds Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Eric D. Johnson (who performs under the Fruit Bats moniker) […]

Mary Gauthier “Dark Enough To See The Stars”

David Quinn ”Country Fresh”

Shawn Williams “Wallowin’ in the Night”

Above The Bit “Above The Bit”

The Damn Quails “Clouding Up Your City”

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June

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