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49 Winchester “Change of Plans”

May 15, 2026 Dean Nardi 0
For the Virginia country rock band, sometimes the plan goes as intended, and sometimes it doesn’t. The Castlewood, Virginia-based six-piece band 49 Winchester’s sixth album and first under its new deal with MCA Records isn’t embarrassing […]
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Thin Lear “Many Disappeared”

May 14, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
Thin Lear’s tales of death and loss sweetened by delectable pop melodies. New York-based Matt Longo, aka Thin Lear, grew up writing short stories, and that narrative style pervades his Many Disappeared album. Longo says he […]
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Angelo De Augustine “Angel In Plainclothes”

May 14, 2026 Paul Russell 0
Life-affirming collection from Sufjan Stevens cohort. It’s incredibly distressing, but there have been some heartbreaking news stories recently of musicians experiencing life-changing ailments and the ensuing pain and anguish they experience trying to recover. This is […]
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Yarn “Saturday Night Sermon”

May 13, 2026 Peter Thompson 0
Enjoyable southern rock release with lyrics that focus on the positive. Formed in Brooklyn at the end of 2006, but now based in North Carolina, Yarn tend to lean towards the southern rock element of americana. […]
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Odd Marshall “Seconds”

May 13, 2026 Paul Russell 0
What it’s like to make an album with your heroes. Sometimes creativity can be difficult to master. Marshall always knew he had artistic talents, but it took him a long time to find out exactly what […]

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Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

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Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]
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Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

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In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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Video: Donovan Woods “When Our Friends Come Over” (feat. Madi Diaz)

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The new single from Donovan Woods, ‘When Our Friends Come Over’, features Madi Diaz on vocals and the combination of their voices is beautiful over the warm guitar, reinforcing the song’s intimate themes of friendship and […]
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Mary Gauthier has announced her latest album, ‘Dark Enough to See the Stars‘, will be released on June 3rd on Thirty Tigers. This, her ninth album comes after Grammy-nominated’ Rifles and Rosary Beads‘, the album she […]

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