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Noble Jacks “Last Of The Wild”

May 17, 2022 Tim Martin 0

High energy fiddle-driven songs that make for a great summer soundtrack. A 2019 tour with The Dead South seems to have seeped into the Noble Jacks’ song writing for their third album. That’s not to suggest […]

The Wave Pictures “When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings”

May 16, 2022 Michael Macy 0

There is a whole lot goin’ on here, and it is all good. The ‘Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings‘, the new double album by The Wave Pictures is a tour de force. It energetically revives the […]

Elliah Heifetz “First Generation American”

May 16, 2022 Mark Nenadic 0

Disappointing.Traditional country-folk, veering into parody and pastiche. Elliah Heifetz, from the City of Brotherly Love, born of Russian immigrants to the USA, is today’s musical cosmonaut. He’s a ‘First Generation American’, he grew up knowing poverty […]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Dirt Does Dylan”

May 16, 2022 Alan Fitter 1

A glorious album of Dylan covers from the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. What do you get if you mix one of country rock’s finest ever bands with songs from the greatest songwriter of his (or […]

Eli “Paperboy” Reed “Down Every Road”

May 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Interesting R’n’B take on Haggard’s blue collar country classics. Eli “Paperboy” Reed first burst on to the scene in 2008 with his debut album, ‘Roll With You’. A high octane explosion of original R’n’B material with […]

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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0

When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

March 30, 2026 0

Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]

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 […]

Noble Jacks “Last Of The Wild”

The Wave Pictures “When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings”

Elliah Heifetz “First Generation American”

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Dirt Does Dylan”

Eli “Paperboy” Reed “Down Every Road”

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

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

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

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