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Book Review: Xan Brooks “The Catchers”

November 1, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Xan Brooks is a freelance writer and broadcaster now specialising in cinema. He was an associate editor of The Guardian and, before that, a writer and editor at the Big Issue magazine. His first novel, ‘The […]

Julia Logan “Faraway Nearby”

November 1, 2024 Declan Colley 0

Swedish songwriter matures fast on second album. There is a slightly tenuous Americana link when it comes to Swedish performers in the shape of The Hootenanny Singers, featuring later-to-become ABBA songwriting powerhouse Bjorn Ulvaeus, who were […]

Liv Greene “Deep Feeler”

November 1, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Boston’s folk loss is Nashville’s gain. ‘Deep Feeler’ is Liv Greene’s sophomore album. Still very much a folk artist, a move to Nashville has added some rhinestone sparkle to many of the album’s songs of self-acceptance. […]

Andrew Weiss and Friends “the world’s smallest violin”

October 31, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Back to the seventies with this thoughtful and well-written lively soft-rock. This is Andrew Weiss’ sixth album with his “Friends” and it’s a record that takes you back to the seventies with its jaunty, often piano-based, […]

Wyatt Flores “Welcome To The Plains”

October 31, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Impressive debut for rising Mexican-American star in the making. Flores is certainly making a name for himself with a string of singles and EPs to his name with the likes of the New York Times praising […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

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Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

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No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

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Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]