Incipient, snarling rock and roll melding bluegrass and punk as if this were Memphis in 1954. Did rock and roll originate in Sun Records Recording Studio, Memphis in 1954? Some might argue that others were treading […]
Solid country music return by stadium-friendly big guns. Midland burst onto the country scene a few years back with the super-catchy country pop-rock of ‘Drinking Problem’. Pretty soon they were packing out large stadiums all over […]
Laidback, cool, West Coast country from a new Gram and Emmylou. It’s strange how a pedal steel can evoke thoughts of either a deep south dive bar full of rednecks or a trippy night at San […]
A complex, painful theme handled with elegance, honesty and power. When an album centres on a single theme, one key question is whether they can sustain the listener’s interest throughout on that subject. In this case, […]
Enjoyable, narrative songs, just lacking that something extra in a year of great music. Orion Walsh has released seven albums over the last decade. His press assures us that ‘So Many Places to See’ is “brimming […]
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