Album Reviews
Sam Amidon “Salt River”
A new spin on some classics that never loses the heart or roots of the originals. Sam Amidon is a busy man: when he’s not covering Bon Iver’s “Sable” EP in full at its London launch […]
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Album Reviews
Andrew Gabbard “Ramble & Rave On!”
Like an hour on FM Radio. Most of what you need to know about Andrew Gabbard when coming to this, his third solo release, is that he’s also in the duo The Gabbard Brothers which grew […]
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Massy Ferguson “You Can’t Tell Me I’m Not What I Used to Be”
Whether in combines or rock bands, Massy Ferguson is a solid brand. Seattle band Massy Ferguson have fired up the diesel and gotten ready to plough a straight furrow back to what’s been expected of them […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: Preston Lauterbach “Before Elvis (The African American Musicians Who Made the King)”
In this new book, ‘Before Elvis‘, subtitled ‘The African American musicians who made the King‘ author Preston Lauterbach brings together the stories of five African-Americans who, the author suggests, were major influences in Presley’s early career […]
Album Reviews
Evan Rotella “Last Train Home”
Pithy, thought-provoking urban folk doesn’t get much better than this. There’s something both unexpectedly captivating and hugely impressive about the latest album by up-and-coming Canadian singer-songwriter Evan Rotella. At first glance, ‘Last Train Home’ is a […]