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Chuck Prophet “The Land That Time Forgot” (Yep Roc Records, 2020)

August 12, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

‘The Land that Time Forgot’ finds Chuck Prophet in something of a nostalgic mood, although when he looks back it can be with anger usually conveyed by a sarcastic sneer – but there’s also fondness, regret, compassion, […]

India Ramey “Shallow Graves” (Independent, 2020)

August 12, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

The moment the title song opens ‘Shallow Graves,’ second album by singer/songwriter India Ramey, you get a feeling that you need to utter a cheer – “Go West, girl!” And she definitely does, as an Ennio […]

Bobby Lee “Shakedown in Slabtown” (Natural Histories Records, 2020)

August 11, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Philip Larkin’s poem ‘Days’ opens with the question: “What are Days for?” Being presented with an album of instrumental tracks might prompt a similar, ostensibly ingenuous question, such as, ‘What are instrumentals for’? In the case […]

Graham Bramblett “The Great Inbetween” (Independent, 2020)

August 11, 2020 Viv Fish 0

Born and bred in Dallas, Texas and following a stint on Nashville’s Music Row, Graham Bramblett has two full-band records under his belt. This time around, however, this stripped-back 6-track boasts no bass, electric guitar or […]

Jeff Kelly “When the World Was Younger” (Green Monkey Records, 2020)

August 10, 2020 Jason McDonald 0

The question which will be asked by future generations will be “What did you do during the pandemic of 2020?”. Which most of us will be able to reply that we gained weight, tried to make […]