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Nicole Atkins “Italian Ice” (Single Lock Records, 2020)

May 26, 2020 Ewan Lury 0

Named after her favourite sweet treat in Asbury Park and her alter-ego while shooting dice on the Jersey Shore, ‘Italian Ice’ is the latest album from the extremely talented Nicole Atkins. The album features a wide […]

Gerry Cinnamon “The Bonny” (Little Runaway Records, 2020)

May 22, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

‘The Bonny‘ is the second album from Scottish-born Gerry Cinnamon. Known for his live performances, Cinnamon has created a large following of loyal fans who belt out the lyrics to his songs in a mass singalong […]

Mike Plume “Lonesome Stretch Of Highway” (Royalty Records, 2020)

May 22, 2020 Tim Martin 0

Mike Plume “is a true alt-country legend in Canada, with a dozen releases since his debut in 1993,” according to his press. Having not encountered him before ‘Lonesome Stretch Of Highway’ comes as a pleasant discovery […]

Steve Forbert “Early Morning Rain” (Blue Rose Music, 2020)

May 22, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

In more than forty years of recording Steve Forbert has released a phenomenal number of truly fine albums, appearing at first with a brash new take on folk-rock on ‘Alive on Arrival‘ and ‘Jackrabbit Slim‘, and […]

John Baumann “Country Shade” (The Next Waltz, 2020)

May 21, 2020 Sean Hannam 1

On his third album, ‘Country Shade’, Texas-based singer-songwriter John Baumann spends a lot of time pondering change – whether that’s the changing state of rural America, or changes in relationships and circumstances, but, after hearing the […]