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The Cactus Blossoms “Easy Way” (Walkie Talkie Records, 2019)

March 8, 2019 Linda Jameson 0
Would you ever get sick of being compared to the Everly Brothers? Praise doesn’t get much higher when we’re talking about tight, sweet harmonies and the kind of blending of sound only possible when siblings sing […]
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Henry Derek Elis “The Devil Is My Friend” (Independent, 2018)

March 7, 2019 Harold Hogan 0
Henry Elis is a stalwart of the Los Angeles metal scene, fronting many bands over the years, and currently lead vocalist for the trash metal supergroup “Act of Defiance“, which was formed by ex-Megadeth memebers  Chris […]
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The Goat Roper Rodeo Band “Tall Grass” (Old Pup Records, 2019)

March 7, 2019 Ben Roberts 0
Hailing from Rhuddlan in North Wales, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band release their 3rd album, ‘Tall Grass’. Taking influence from artists such as The Band, Bob Dylan and Gillian Welch, their own brand of country music, […]
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Jared Henry “Running Wild” (Venison Records, 2018)

March 6, 2019 Graham McCusker 0
‘Running Wild’ is the debut album from Arkansas singer-songwriter Jared Henry – a collection of sun-soaked mellow acoustic jams, which evoke Jack Johnson at his most breezy. The result is a record which fails to inspire. […]
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Wanderingted “I Could Be You” (Independent, 2018)

March 6, 2019 Scott Baxter 0
Wanderingted is both the alias of the singer-songwriter Ted Schmitz and the clue to what he sounds like. His debut album ‘I Could Be You’ is a folk-rock journey to a new place somewhere between Saint […]

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Italian alt-country pioneers from the earliest days of the genre return with their own take on aching melancholy. The making of their new album, From Nowhere Revisited, represents quite a journey for Satellite Inn.  Formed in […]
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