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Robert Forster “Strawberries”

July 3, 2025 Paul Kerr 0
Forster’s ninth album finds him in a happier place as he finds solace in Sweden. The ghost of The Go-Betweens continues to hover over the solo career of Robert Forster, one half (one third really when […]
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Lisa Akuah “Golden Seams”

July 2, 2025 Helen Jones 0
A refreshing perspective and a unique voice helps “Golden Seams” stand out from a slew of similar singer-songwriter offerings. “Everything that left a crack in me / A break / A gap / A piece amiss […]
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Kai Crowe-Getty “The Wreckage”

July 2, 2025 John Lee 0
A solo album of scars and survival – poetic without being abstract, deeply human and rooted in American soil. Kai Crowe-Getty, the frontman of Lord Nelson, has collected together these tracks across a number of years. […]
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Luke Tuchscherer “Living Through History”

July 1, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 1
Think music and politics don’t mix? Listen to this, and then decide. “I suppose this could be considered my protest album” is how Bedford artist Luke Tuchscherer describes “Living Through History” on the blurb on the […]
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Chris Murphy “Live In England”

July 1, 2025 Paul Russell 0
Really atmospheric live album from New York violinist extraordinaire. Chris Murphy is no musical slouch. Over a 25-year career, he has amassed an astonishing 500-plus works, including just under 20 solo albums and around 20 collaborative […]

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Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

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Interviews

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November

April 21, 2026 0
Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell, who is releasing her new album Shadow Child on 8th May 2026 via Outside Music, has announced a run of six UK headline shows as part of a wider UK and European […]
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Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

April 21, 2026 0
Candace Hastings is long steeped in songwriting. Her first came when she was in fifth grade; it had just one chord and was written on the three-quarter-size Kay guitar that her mother bought for her the […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]

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Oliver James Brooks “Storm Chasing”

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Moody, Neil Young-style, widescreen Americana/indie folk from Ontario – unoriginal, but occasionally intriguing. ‘Lead Foot’, the darkly powerful, foreboding and crunching rock song that ushers in singer-songwriter Oliver James Brooks’ third studio album, ‘Storm Chasing’, has […]
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The Brothers Comatose “Atlantic City” – The Boss revisited

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This is surely the tail end of the Covid album – The Brothers Comatose’s latest release is ‘Ear Snacks’ and it features a bunch of covers and a whole bunch more of guest musicians – the […]
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Video Premiere: Katie Blount “The Alchemy Of Modern Times”

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From her debut album ‘Dark Water‘ out on January 31st, this is a powerful song and video from British musician Katie Blount.  With just her voice and an acoustic guitar she creates a song that’s part […]

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