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Barrence Whitfield and the Savages “Soul Flowers of Titan” (Bloodshot Records, 2018)

February 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The old saw is that “the blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll”, and that’s a fair enough claim even if it does leave elements of hillbilly country and other musical genres […]

Kashena Sampson, Paper Dress Vintage, London, 31st January 2018

February 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It was a night when downtown Hackney was thronged with hordes of Americana loving music fans – it was, in fact, the night of the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) Conference music showcase. Dozens of artists […]

Ferris & Sylvester “Made in Streatham” (Archtop Records, 2018)

February 5, 2018 Elise Kennedy 1

Ferris & Sylvester’s new EP Made In Streatham takes a bluesy twist on the indie folk singing and guitar picking, the five-track offering taking a different turn on the music fans heard on their first EP […]

Kyle Craft “Full Circle Nightmare” (Sub Pop, 2018)

February 2, 2018 David Cowling 0

Listening to this record is like mistakenly making conversation with a drunk that you can’t get away from, only this drunk has some great stories to tell. Like the bastard child of Jerry Lee Lewis and […]

Tyler Childers “Purgatory” (Thirty Tigers 2018)

February 2, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 1

Building up a steady head of public interest, Tyler Childers follows his three singles of last year with his debut album co-produced by Sturgill Simpson no less. And it could well have been hewn from the […]

Styrofoam Winos “Somebody Wants To Send You A Message” – it comes and goes

July 1, 2026 0

A decade ago, three employees of JJ’s Market and Cafe became Styrofoam Winos. Lou Turner, Trevor Nikrant, and Joe Kenkel bonded over their mutual adoration for Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, and dollar bin country […]

Video: Rachael Sage & The Sequins “Nexus (Acoustic)”

July 1, 2026 0

The new single from New York City-based musician and activist Rachael Sage is beautiful in every sense: the song’s theme and sentiment have real meaning; it’s gorgeously arranged and performed; and the accompanying video makes its […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 1

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]