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Bruce Springsteen “Tracks II: The Lost Albums”

August 18, 2025 Jonathan Aird 3
Digging through Springsteen’s archives for a mixed bag of seven new albums. At some point, all artists with lengthy careers start to release archival recordings, and Bruce is no different to Bob, Neil, and all the […]
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Jubal Lee Young “Squirrels”

August 15, 2025 Jonathan Smith 2
Downhome truths and shaggy dog tales with front porch tunes. “Squirrels” is Jubal Lee Young’s second album release in as many years, and he sees it as a companion piece to 2024’s “Wild Birds Warble”. There is […]
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Bennett Valuks “Made in London”

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Nine heartfelt tracks out of Norwood. Debut album from south London alt-folk group Bennett Valuks. Ian Bennett and Benedict Valuks’ website describes them being brought together through the bustling and vibrant south London music scene and […]
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Kathleen Edwards “Billionaire”

August 13, 2025 Guy Lincoln 1
Canadian Americana maven continues her impeccable ‘comeback’, with added Isbell. Listening to the powerful and joyous declaration that is “Billionaire” it is almost impossible to believe that Kathleen Edwards ever doubted her peerless station in the […]
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Marissa Nadler “New Radiations”

August 13, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
Floating over cosmic terrors and earthly woes. It has been said that truly great artists can’t help but capture the spirit of their times. In recent years, it seems that a greater number of artists are […]

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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]
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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 […]
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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 […]

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