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Jaime Wyatt “Felony Blues” (Forty Below Records, 2017)

July 6, 2017 Owen Gillham 0
“I stayed out of trouble most the time in jail” is, in its honesty and openness, as stark and discomforting a statement as you would expect an artist to make when describing how they came to […]
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Hot Flash Heat Wave “Soaked” (OIM Records, 2017)

July 5, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Sunshine filters all through Hot Flash Heat Wave’s second album Soaked, which sees this San Francisco based four piece explore the perils of early adulthood, feelings of time passing and, more specifically, the pitfalls of dating. […]
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Roselit Bone “Blister Steel” (Friendship Fever, 2017)

July 5, 2017 David Stevenson 0
Roselit Bone have been around since 2013, formed by frontman Joshua McCaslin and drummer Ben Dahmes and growing into a nine piece band, the group have had a fair amount of time to hone their sound […]
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Fleet Foxes “Crack-Up” (Nonesuch, 2017)

July 4, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Fleet Foxes have not been exemplifying the work ethic – having dramatically emerged onto the music scene in 2008 with the Sun Giant EP and then their eponymous debut it was a full three years until […]
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Ani Di Franco “Binary” (Righteous Babe/Aveline Records, 2017)

July 4, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
A new album from American Folk Rocker and Feminist Icon Ani Di Franco has to be cause for celebration, not least because she is one of the most creative songwriters out there and her music always […]

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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 […]
Tracks

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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Owls of the Swamp “Meteorite” (Labelship, 2016)

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With the gentle burble of synths and hushed vocals, OoTS sound like they are floating in space. Listening to this leads me to imagine a scenario where they’ve prematurely awoken from suspended animation on a 100 […]
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Video Premiere: Steve Mayone “Missouri Loves Company”

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Steve Mayone’s characterful voice stands out on this single from upcoming album ‘Mayone’.  The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has captured an engaging melody and crafted a superb song with ‘Missouri Love Company’.  The new album is due […]

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