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StevieRay Latham “The Nomads of Industrial Suburbia” (SR24, 2020)

July 21, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

According to the bumpf for ‘The Nomads of Industrial Suburbia’, Devonian StevieRay Latham’s second EP in a year “merges his passions for fine art and songwriting.” And the end result is certainly something more of a […]

Bill Kirchen “The Proper Years” (The Last Music Co, 2020)

July 21, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

Before hearing this double album I was unaware of the existence of the rockabilly hall of fame, so these 25 tracks have been not only a pleasure but an education. Bill Kirchen began in the ’70s […]

Will Hoge “Tiny Little Movies” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

July 20, 2020 Mark Johnson 0

Top class writing with a great sound and a sense of authenticity could be a recipe for the perfect Americana album, and Will Hoge delivers that full package in abundance with his 11th album ‘Tiny Little […]

Cinder Well “No Summer” (Free Dirt Records, 2020)

July 20, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0

Getting to grips with ‘No Summer’, the distinctive second LP from Cinder Well is a tricky business, especially so if approaching it with little or no experience of the shadowy and complex underground scene from which […]

The Texas Gentlemen “Floor It!!!” (New West, 2020)

July 17, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Trying to describe the music of The Texas Gentlemen is akin to nailing a blancmange to the wall. Even in the press release for their second album ‘Floor It!!!’ (sic) it states, “The album contains woozy, brass-fuelled […]