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Juanita Stein “Until The Lights Fade” (Nude Records, 2018)

September 20, 2018 Alan O'Hare 0
Juanita Stein’s debut album, 2017’s ‘America,’ created a splash and placed the Howling Bells singer firmly in the solo spotlight. That she’s back within twelve months with a sophomore effort is a clear sign that the Australian […]
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Zack Logan “Raised by Wolves” (Independent, 2018)

September 19, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0
Zack Logan comes from a long tradition of American singer songwriters mining a seam of blue collar, working man’s hopes and dreams. Opening with the subtle finger-picked delight ‘Annalee’ with its gorgeous string backing is reminiscent […]
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Gregory Alan Isakov “Evening Machines” (Dualtone, 2018)

September 19, 2018 Mark Johnson 0
Gregory Alan Isakov is the kind of artist of whom -if one were not a devoted follower – there would only be a vague awareness without quite knowing why. The distinctive name helps, but it’s his […]
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Kris Gruen “Coast & Refuge” (Mother West, 2018)

September 18, 2018 Graham McCusker 0
“‘Coast & Refuge’ is the fourth studio album from Vermont native Kris Gruen, following 2013’s critically-acclaimed ‘New Comics From The Wooded World’. It’s been an eventful few years for the singer-songwriter, sharing stages with the likes […]
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Nathan Bell “Loves Bone and Stars, Love’s Bone and Stars” / “Er Gwaetha Pawb a Phopeth” (Angry Stick Recording Company 2018)

September 18, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0
Nathan Bell is a working man who now more often than not makes albums. This is the fourth album of the ‘Family Man’ series and is a series of reflective acoustic ruminations on a life being […]

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