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The Deslondes “Hurry Home” (New West Records, 2017)

July 21, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
Five divergent musicians who eventually found each other in New Orleans, The Deslondes follow up their impressive 2014 debut album with the equally fine Hurry Home. Less country inclined than its predecessor the album finds the […]
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Harbottle & Jonas “Anna is a Dancer” (Independent, 2017)

July 21, 2017 Owen Gillham 0
A descending, modal chord progression plucked out on what sounds like a 12 string guitar, the twang of a string bent here and there – with the first few bars, any listener with a penchant for […]
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The Americans “I’ll Be Yours” (Loose, 2017)

July 20, 2017 Owen Gillham 0
With a CV as long as your auntie Susan’s shopping list, The Americans certainly win the prize for putting in the effort: previously serving as the backing band for Luncinda Williams, Nick Cave and Courtney Love […]
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Alan & The Big Hand “Yellow Car No Return” (Lost Wasp Records, 2017)

July 20, 2017 Peter Churchill 0
Alan & The Big Hand are described as a folk collective headed by Alan McClure. McClure is a writer and musician based in Galloway, south-west Scotland.  His creative output encompasses oral storytelling, poetry, songs, novels, short […]
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The Allman Brothers Band “Hell & High Water : The best of the Arista years” (Retroworld ,2017)

July 20, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
The Arista Years were 1980 and 1981. This was a battered and bruised Allman Brothers Band which had taken casualties along the way – quite literally – and had seen frequent changes of personnel. And the […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

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Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

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Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

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Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

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Matraca Berg
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

July 29, 2026 0
Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two of […]
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Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 0
This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]
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Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

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Award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals on Tuesday 1st September 2026.  It will be published by Red Hen Press.  Speace will also be releasing an accompanying […]

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Video Premiere: Ruby Friedman Orchestra “Flower Whore”

July 29, 2025 0
‘Flower Whore’ is the intense new single from Portland-based Ruby Friedman Orchestra, and it’s a song with plenty of sonic surprises that blends observation and autobiography about “…opium, flowers, money, and sex work.” It begins with a […]
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Cole Quest and The City Pickers “I Ain’t” – no way!

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Cole Quest and The City Pickers have a new album coming out on Jalopy Records on July 18th, it’s called ‘Homegrown‘ and it has some pretty high profile fans.  Here’s an example: “Loved the record! It’s […]
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The Besnard Lakes “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again” – Listen

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Perseverance is the lesson we learn today.  The latest single from The Besnard Lakes is taken from the new album ‘The Besnard Lakes are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings‘, and it has had a […]

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