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Sugarfoot “Cosmic Norse Americana”

July 17, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

An apt introduction to introspection. If, at first, a pandemic brings your career to a screeching halt, stick to your sound and get the band back together. Six years after their 2019 album “In The Clearing”, Norway’s […]

artwork for Clarence Tilton album "Queen Of The Brawl"

Clarence Tilton “Queen Of The Brawl”

July 17, 2025 Graeme Tait 2

Omaha five-piece establishes itself as one of the best acts on the americana music scene with a career-defining third album. Clarence Tilton is a five-piece band from Omaha, Nebraska, featuring brothers Chris Weber, guitar and vocals, […]

Live Review: BEATrio, Cadogan Hall, London – 9th & 10th July 2025

July 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Two rare opportunities to see BEATrio where Béla Fleck has joined forces with harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez to produce a new sound in his banjo repertoire – and apologies to all the drum […]

Mallory Johnson “Over The Party”

July 17, 2025 Jonny Brick 0

Nine excellent, note-perfect songs with a folky feel. A Canadian now based in Nashville, Mallory Johnson’s nine-track second album will please fans of Kacey Musgraves, whose vocal and lyrical sensibilities Johnson shares. The title track, with […]

J. Isaiah Evans and The Boss Tweed “Americana Radio”

July 16, 2025 FredArnold 0

Country and rock ‘n’ roll-inspired, organ-driven roots rock with fire and respect. Well, this is a very interesting album – americana imagined through the influence of Booker T, Jimmy Smith, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley with […]

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0

Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

September 8, 2026 0

Quirky, gentle release from San Francisco Bay area songwriter and musician. Angle of Repose is the fifth album from Bay area Blaine Todd, a newcomer to our site, but a release with a resonance with many […]

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

September 8, 2026 0

There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller and […]

Sugarfoot “Cosmic Norse Americana”

Clarence Tilton “Queen Of The Brawl”

Live Review: BEATrio, Cadogan Hall, London – 9th & 10th July 2025

Mallory Johnson “Over The Party”

J. Isaiah Evans and The Boss Tweed “Americana Radio”

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

Live Review: The Felice Brothers, 100 Club, London – 2nd September 2026

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”