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Treetop Flyers “Old Habits”

December 7, 2021 Alan Fitter 1

A change in direction from London-based Treetop Flyers. Listening to Treetop Flyers’ latest album ‘Old Habits’ stirred up the old argument about what constitutes Americana. If you consider that an album that mixes sixties soul with […]

Oliver Earnest “The Water Goes the Other Way”

December 6, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

Influenced by indie-rock styles Stuttgart’s Oliver Earnest explores the fragility of achieving peace in a complex world. ‘The Water Goes the Other Way’ emerges from the indie-rock end of Americana possibly best exemplified by the fuzzed-up […]

Icarus Phoenix “No tree can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell”

December 6, 2021 Helen Jones 0

An album of ambition that sets the bar high but meets it. The lofty title alone (‘No tree can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell’) of the second release by the band […]

Caleb Stine “The Life and Times of a Handyman”

December 6, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Wry observations in a folk-country style built to last. If Caleb Stine was seeking something self-descriptive in the title he sells himself far short with ‘Handyman’. At the very least “craftsman” would be nearer the mark, […]

Hayes Carll Album Art work for You Get It All

Hayes Carll “You Get It All”

December 3, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Eighth album, business as usual for multi-award winner. Hayes Carll ploughs a rarified furrow in the world of Americana – oft compared with Prine and Dylan for his ability to craft a song with deeper than […]