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Mr Alec Bowman “I Used To Be Sad, Then I Forgot” (Independent, 2020)

April 17, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Mr Alec Bowman offers the ears of the world a serving of erudite, melancholy folk. Bowman is something of an English Leonard Cohen, which is a high compliment, and one his doleful baritone is quite deserving […]

Rachel Baiman & Mike Wheeler “The “Countin’ On You Sessions” (Tone Tree Music, 2020)

April 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Raised in Chicago, Rachel Baiman has made her mark as a fiddle player in a number of traditional and folk styles. She’s also been more than busy over the last year or so with the release […]

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 […]

Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0

The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]

Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0

Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]

Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0

Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]