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Stephen Jacques “Pioneers and Fragrant Flowers”

August 11, 2025 FredArnold 0
A musical history lesson from an expressive and worldly songwriter. Stephen Jacques is an alt-rock musician, guitarist and chronicler of stories in song. He hails originally from New Orleans and New York but now lives in […]
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Matt Benson “Sit Back Down Again”

August 8, 2025 Paul Russell 0
Spectacular debut album from ivory-tinkling Irish newcomer. Great albums tend to make an impact from the get-go. Even greater albums hit the mark when they make an instant impact in a modest way. This is how […]
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Icarus Phoenix “I Should Have Known The Things You Never Said” (Deluxe Edition)

August 7, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Danburry and team expand on the compelling uneasiness of last year’s album with an additional twenty-nine songs from the same recording session. In his review last September of Icarus Phoenix’s latest release, “I Should Have Known […]
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Eli West “The Shape of a Sway”

August 6, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
A quietly fiery masterpiece of liberated and liberating bluegrass. Of all the different types of americana, bluegrass can be one of the most challenging to review – but some might say that’s an unintended consequence of […]
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Later Youth “Living History”

August 6, 2025 John Lee 0
An ambitious and affecting debut that fuses indie, americana, and nostalgia-fuelled introspection. The debut album from Later Youth – the new solo project of The Travelling Band’s Jo Dudderidge – feels like paging through a diary […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard “California Zephyr”

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The idea of a journey, setting off on the road, the excitement, the anticipation of discovery, leaving the stress and worries and memories behind is a construct we all can identify with. The romance of the […]
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Jesper Lindell “Royal”

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Vibrant set of vintage soul grooves from Sweden via Memphis. In the wake of his most recent release, Jesper Lindell and his band, The Brunnsvik Sounds, return with another impressive collection of soul-infused covers. While the […]
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Seasick Steve proclaims The Last Season Of America with his new album

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“It’s the last season of America, And we’ll never watch again, The show that we loved ” Veteran Bluesman Seasick Steve returns with The Last Season of America, his new album due September 19th on LP, […]

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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 Premiere: Moors & McCumber “What Would Love Do Now”

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The latest single from Moors & McCumber is all about the astonishing vocal harmonies.  Their voices combine beautifully, pulling together and apart in a melodic dance that showcases their considerable talent.  Both members of the duo […]
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Video: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “The Waiting”

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It may be a bit later than a lot of posts elsewhere but this week’s retro slot couldn’t be filled by anybody else.  A great acoustic version of the song from a great man and a […]

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