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GospelbeacH “Another Winter Alive” (Alive Naturalsound Records 2018)

December 12, 2018 Michael Farley 0
GospelbeacH were formed in 2014 by vocalist and guitarist Brent Rademaker ex of Beachwood Sparks amongst others and comprise a group of experienced and well-travelled musicians. As may be expected from a group of people who […]
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Bear Paw “Something More” (Independent, 2018)

December 11, 2018 Harold Hogan 0
With ‘Something More‘, Bear Paw have given us a wonderfully energetic piece of work; from the first strum to the last it’s an E.P. that crackles and pops with old-school indie energy. These four lads from […]
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Lewisburg “Bones” (Artshift, 2018)

December 11, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Born out of singer-songwriter Ali Robertson’s solo work, North London’s Lewisburg have fleshed out to a four piece band this year, and are now following up a couple of single releases with their first EP. With […]
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Handsome Jack “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” (Alive Naturalsound, 2018)

December 10, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
There are those for whom the late Sixties and early Seventies represent the apogee of popular music. There are those for whom the power trio is the finest possible format for a band. Where those groups […]
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Dan Parsons “Sunday Morning Cinema”(Metropolitan Groove Merchants, 2018)

December 10, 2018 Steven Howlett 0
Where is the next great Americana album going to come from? How about out of Queensland, Australia? That isn’t exactly true; Dan Parsons’ fourth album ‘Sunday Morning Cinema’ was recorded in Melbourne. But Parsons himself grew […]

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Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons “I Think I’m Here” – glorious life affirming music

May 18, 2026 0
Jerry Joseph, we are happy to tell you, returns – not that he’s been away exactly, but we have an insatiable appetite for the kind of music that Jerry Joseph makes, and so the news that […]
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Video Premiere: Madam Radar “The Show Must Go On”

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Madam Radar’s The Show Must Go On is an anthem for performing, celebrating the lifestyle of the touring musician. In the accompanying video premiere, directed by Garrett Jay Brown, we get to see the band on […]
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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

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Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

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Paper Dress Vintage is a relatively new venue in Hackney, downstairs is a vintage clothing shop cum bar, by day upstairs is more clothing and a yoga studio but by night it’s an intimate venue to […]
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Melissa Carper announces new album “Borned In Ya”

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Melissa Carper has announced her next album, ‘Borned In Ya’, which is due out 19th July 2024 via Mae Music/Thirty Tigers, ‘Borned In Ya’ is a phrase Carper heard used by Ralph Stanley to describe a […]
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David Crosby joins Isbell on stage at Newport – Watch

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RS Country reported over the weekend that David Crosby made a surprise appearance during Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s headlining set at the Newport Folk Festival on Friday to perform two Crosby, Stills & Nash classic songs. They report that […]

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