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Evan Ogden “Undone” (Evan Ogden, 2020)

July 24, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

Evan Ogden’s second album ‘Undone’ is an accomplished collection of country ballads with a smattering of folk and protest songs thrown in. Ogden is originally from Austin, Texas and imagery and references to the lone star […]

Margo Price “That’s How Rumors Get Started” (Loma Vista, 2020)

July 23, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

With her first two albums, Margo Price was proclaimed as one of the prime candidates to be crowned as one of the queens of Americana. Hey, at one point, such ‘pure’ Americana artist as Sturgill Simpson […]

Steven Bruce “Same Time, Same Place, Same Station” (Independent, 2020)

July 23, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

Fredericksburg, VA country rocker Steven Bruce’s debut album mixes cosmic country with a Waylon swagger and Petty riffs, all in a voice pitched between John Prine and Lukas Nelson. Bruce draws most of his writing from […]

Ondara “Folk N’ Roll No.1: Tales of Isolation” (Verve Forecast 2020)

July 22, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Nairobi born and Minneapolis resident Ondara unveils his second album, and a powerful thing it is. Opening with the plaintive ‘Pulled Out of the Market’ Ondara nails his colours to the mast early on as a […]

Lynn Miles “We’ll Look For Stars” (Independent, 2020)

July 22, 2020 David Jarman 0

‘We’ll Look For Stars’ is the 15th album from Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles, who featured last month in our ‘Forgotten Artists’ feature. Perhaps overlooked rather than forgotten, as our writer suggested, this album demonstrates again what […]

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0

Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

July 14, 2026 0

A couple of years ago I saw James Hodder perform in the basement room of Farringdon’s Betsey Trotwood, supporting Casey Neill and Jerry Joseph. This spatially challenged, cosy venue facilitates close proximity to the artists and […]

Evan Ogden “Undone” (Evan Ogden, 2020)

Margo Price “That’s How Rumors Get Started” (Loma Vista, 2020)

Steven Bruce “Same Time, Same Place, Same Station” (Independent, 2020)

Ondara “Folk N’ Roll No.1: Tales of Isolation” (Verve Forecast 2020)

Lynn Miles “We’ll Look For Stars” (Independent, 2020)

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

Ismay “Half Truth”

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm