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Izaak Opatz “Mariachi Static” (Mama Bird Recording Co, 2018)

July 25, 2018 Alan O'Hare 0
There’s a Wurlitzer playing through the bright and breezy ‘Got To Me Since’ that grounds the sound of Izaak Opatz. It’s strange, especially when you read that the quirky songwriter grew up in and around the national […]
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Simon Patrick Kerr “Doldrums” (Independent, 2018)

July 25, 2018 Denis Parkinson 0
Simon Patrick Kerr is releasing his first solo album, ‘Doldrums’, and it’s a change in direction from the driving rock pop of his regular band The Wans. As frontman for the trio, Nashville based Kerr writes […]
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Ben Reel “Land Of Escape” (Independent, 2018)

July 24, 2018 Michael Farley 0
Ben Reel is an Irish artist who has been in the business for over 20 years, this being his eighth studio album release.  This is a homegrown affair having been recorded and produced in his home […]
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Sarah Louise “Deeper Woods” (Thrill Jockey, 2018)

July 24, 2018 David Cowling 0
This is a record that is wrapped in layers. There’s Sarah Louise’s guitar playing, her voice, and vibes and strings, all melded together to give a kind of pointillist vision of the nature that surrounds her […]
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Silver Lining “Heart and Mind Alike” (Independent, 2018)

July 23, 2018 Mark Johnson 1
Norwegian Americana? Reviewed in the UK? Why not, Americana is a broad and growing church, and all are welcome. Silver Lining are from Oslo, and have a very gentle approach, producing beautiful music with space and […]

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Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 1
One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]
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Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 0
Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

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Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Late Bloomer is the new video from London-based band The Long Version. Fronted by American musician Tricia Davies Nearn, who delivers warm bass guitar and a gorgeously melodic, vulnerable vocal performance, The Long Version have crafted […]
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Video: Perfume Genius “No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)”

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Things get strange in the new video from Perfume Genius, ‘No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)’.   The song is from Mike Hadreas’ newest release on Matador Records, ‘Glory’. The music video directed by Cody Critcheloe is […]
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Christopher Rees “The Nashville Songs” (Red Eye Music 2017)

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Christopher Rees releases his seventh full album and his first since 2013’s Stand Fast. Rees, who alongside being a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, is also a director of the Red Eye record label. After having been […]

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