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Dustin Brown “Dustin Brown”

June 17, 2025 Daisy Innes 2

Dustin Brown’s self-titled album is rooted in the grittiest realism and reaches straight for the heart of blue-collar America. In short, it’s an example of the exceptional ordinary. Hailing from Texas, Dustin Brown’s third album is […]

House Above The Sun “Restless Idealist”

June 16, 2025 Paul Russell 2

Terrific, highly anticipated second album from London four piece. This band have had some seriously good reviews for their debut album back in 2017 and two subsequent EP’s. Their distinctive and original mixture of Americana, indie, […]

artwork for Bicentennial Drug Lord album "You Are Never Alone"

Bicentennial Drug Lord “You Are Never Alone”

June 16, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

Rock mythology for when you’re too old to die young. Burning bright and turning to ashes just in time to join the 27 Club is liable to cement your legacy forever, or at least for a […]

James McMurtry “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”

June 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 2

Never a shortage of incorrigible characters and unsettling images. For 36 years and 14 albums, Texas songwriter James McMurtry has, in a sense, followed in his father’s footsteps, presenting his brand of country noir music as […]

Lukas Nelson “American Romance”

June 13, 2025 Helen Jones 1

A confident solo debut that proves there’s more to him than just his last name. Being the son of Willie means Lukas Nelson knows a little something about pedigree, and for his first solo studio album […]

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 […]

Dustin Brown “Dustin Brown”

House Above The Sun “Restless Idealist”

Bicentennial Drug Lord “You Are Never Alone”

James McMurtry “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”

Lukas Nelson “American Romance”

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”