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Stacey McNeill and Jonathan Smith “Leaving Autumn Town” (Independent, 2020)

July 30, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

The title of Stacey McNeill and Jonathan Smith’s EP sets the musical tone. It would be surprising to find power ballads and squealing guitar solos in a collection of music called `Leaving Autumn Town’ and indeed […]

Zach Youpa “Guitar for Pandas” (Independent, 2020)

July 29, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Austin-based Zach Youpa releases his first album, and it’s very much an indie DIY affair. Self-produced, recorded in a bedroom studio, with Youpa playing all the instruments. It’s certainly lo-fi and wobbly in places, the drumming […]

Riun Garner “All We Know and All We Forget” (Independent, 2020)

July 29, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Canadian filmmaker Riun Garner has been dabbling in music for a long time, recording what he describes as highly personal songs on his phone and not really thinking too much about it. With the help of […]

Charley Crockett “Welcome to Hard Times” (Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers, 2020)

July 28, 2020 Steven Rafferty 1

If you’ve been looking for something new to listen to, but you aren’t quite sure where to turn then there’s good news. Charley Crockett’s self-professed goal for his new album was to “make an album that […]

David Lewis “Among Friends” (Independent, 2020)

July 27, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

David Lewis is less than prolific, having made 5 albums in 25 years which seems slow going by anyone’s standards. Only when you append his professional title does it make more sense; for Lewis is a […]