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Brother and The Hayes “In Good Company”

March 24, 2025 Stephen Rostkoski 0

Nashville’s history and culture is felt throughout the sibling duo’s second album. A deep sense of history, along with an appreciation of fine songwriting, form the backbone of “In Good Company,” the second album from Tennessee’s […]

Album cover artwork for The National Trust by Alex Rex

Alex Rex “The National Trust”

March 24, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Raw prog-folk with sometimes bleak, sometimes darkly humourous words. Alex Rex is the name used by Alex Neilsen, former leader of the psych-folk outfit Trembling Bells, for his solo work. This album was written after Rex […]

Reg Meuross “Fire and Dust”

March 24, 2025 Jonathan Smith 3

Stunning song cycle for Woody Guthrie. Commissioned by Pete Townsend (yes, that one), who also produces and plays on the record, ‘Fire and Dust’ is a song cycle by folk luminary Reg Meuross. It is a […]

Chris Eckman “The Land We Knew The Best”

March 21, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

Total absorbtion from the mountains of Slovenia. For this, his seventh solo album, Chris Eckman introduces a more layered, richer feel than its predecessor. The languid vocals that alone generate so much atmosphere remain but he […]

Book Review: Pete Kennedy “Tone, Twang and Taste: A Guitar Memoir”

March 21, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

The whole things started with me saying “yes.” Pete Kennedy has written his memoir with the same plainspoken elegance as the records he has made with his musical partner and wife, Maura Kennedy. He spins some […]