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The Revenue Man “25 Years Behind” (Independent, 2020)

April 16, 2020 Joe Edwards 0

Nashville resident Glenn Brown, aka The Revenue Man, has put forward his debut album ‘25 Years Behind’. The album, recorded at Back Holler studios in Tennessee and mixed in Los Angeles, leaves you to wonder as […]

Jonathan Hultén “Chants From Another Place” (Kscope, 2020)

April 16, 2020 Sean Hannam 0

If you’re looking for an album to lose yourself in and transport you somewhere else during these anxious days of lockdown, then Swedish singer-songwriter Jonathan Hultén’s aptly named solo debut ‘Chants From Another Place’ should do […]

The White Buffalo “On the Widow’s Walk” (Snakefarm Records/Universal Music Group, 2020)

April 15, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

It’s good to have him back! Jake Smith, aka The White Buffalo, returns with this, his sixth studio album and the follow up to 2017’s ‘Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights’. It’s also the debut worldwide album release […]

Pavey Ark “Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing” (Independent, 2020)

April 15, 2020 Clint West 0

Paved Ark are a Hull-based band revolving around singer-songwriter Neil Thomas. They have supported This is the Kit, played Glastonbury and are now creating a buzz around this, their debut album. The band describe themselves as “alternative […]

Classic Americana Albums: Jeff Buckley “Grace” (Columbia, 1994)

April 15, 2020 Helen Jones 0

An ex boyfriend of mine once told me that a friend of his (whom I never met) got to see Jeff Buckley perform once. This was told to me years ago, yet I still sometimes find […]

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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0

When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

March 30, 2026 0

Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 0

If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

The Revenue Man “25 Years Behind” (Independent, 2020)

Jonathan Hultén “Chants From Another Place” (Kscope, 2020)

The White Buffalo “On the Widow’s Walk” (Snakefarm Records/Universal Music Group, 2020)

Pavey Ark “Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing” (Independent, 2020)

Classic Americana Albums: Jeff Buckley “Grace” (Columbia, 1994)

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June