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Departure Lounge “Transmeridian”

March 11, 2021 Sean Hannam 0
After two decades away, Departure Lounge return with a strong collection of melodic, quirky indie-pop songs and cinematic instrumentals. Cult UK indie-experimentalists Departure Lounge are back, with their first album in almost 20 years –  ‘Transmeridian’. […]
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Morning Bride “Goodbye, Seaside Danny Wilde”

March 10, 2021 Helen Jones 0
Richly woven and warm, these transportive tales will take you away. While Morning Bride are a band formed in London, its members come from various northern realms: the Yorkshire coast for rhythm guitarist Mark James Pearson, […]
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Cassandra Jenkins “An Overview on Phenomenal Nature”

March 10, 2021 Harold Hogan 0
Spellbinding Art-Americana from NYC. New York native Cassandra Jenkins returns with her second full-length studio album; an intimate, varied, and complex piece of work. Due to go on tour with Purple Mountains before David Berman’s suicide, […]
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Ontarians “The Greatest Short Story Never Told”

March 9, 2021 Sean Hannam 0
Distinctly average first long-player from a trio including two veteran, Canadian roots-rock scenesters – works best when it sounds like Springsteen and Wilco. ‘The Greatest Short Story Never Told’, which is the debut album by Canadian […]
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Harbottle and Jonas “The Beacon”

March 9, 2021 Tim Martin 0
Traditional folk for the 21st century, richly textured playing on fine songs. “Lockdown albums” have become commonplace. Some are good, some seem more designed to while away the time. Very few have been genuinely great. ‘The […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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A melancholy record for a melancholy time. As we can all attest, the past 18 months or so have been a pretty tough time for many, with our physical, mental and financial health severely impacted, and […]
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