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artwork for Rumble Strip album "Sayonara, Baby"

Rumble Strip “Sayonara, Baby”

September 30, 2025 Chas Lacey 0

Intimations of mortality with wry humour and a folk-rock feel. Rumble Strip formed in 2018 when writer Richard Rossi approached guitarist Dave Nachmanoff about working together. They released the EP “Let’s Roll” in 2021, and three […]

artwork for Joe Nolan album "Luv in the New World"

Joe Nolan “Luv in the New World”

September 30, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

A search for truth amidst modern-day turmoil. “Luv in the New World” is the title of Canadian artist Joe Nolan’s new album, produced by Grammy Award winner Tyler Chester. Mostly recorded on tape live off the […]

Album Art for Robert Jon - Heartaches & Last goodbyes

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes”

September 29, 2025 Andy Short 0

Californian rockers return with a set of songs rooted in the Deep South. Hailing from Southern California, Robert Jon & The Wreck have their feet firmly on the ground in the east beyond the red clay […]

The Whispering Tree “Bones of Better Days”

September 29, 2025 John Lee 0

Slow-burning and beautifully crafted, The Whispering Tree’s new album is a journey through memory and renewal, full of luminous songwriting and elegant, emotionally resonant arrangements. Duo El Kleiner and Elie Brangbour – known as The Whispering […]

Jeff Tweedy “Twilight Override”

September 26, 2025 FredArnold 1

One of the founding fathers of americana music delivers a magnum opus for our times. Well, suppose you find that music is a distraction from difficult times. In that case, the current state of the world […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 5 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
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XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]