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The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

May 11, 2026 Ben Yelton 0

Technically excellent but emotionally bereft album from Gulf Coast female trio. Catching up on If You Only Knew, released by all-female trio The Krickets in October 2025, is like being battered with the world’s softest pillow. […]

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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

May 8, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 0

The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]

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Joshua Ray Walker “Ain’t Dead Yet”

May 8, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 0

Dallas Songwriter details life-altering experience with signature country twang. A visit from Death will wake any man from his slumber. In Joshua Ray Walker’s case, The Reaper didn’t just knock on his door – he tried […]

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Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”

May 8, 2026 Graeme Tait 0

During the opening lines of the foreword to Tom Piazza’s latest book, Living In The Present With John Prine, the widow of one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Fiona Prine, describes how her late […]

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Trippers & Askers “Tried To Do’s”

May 8, 2026 Peter Thompson 0

Invest time and listen carefully, and you may find reward with this deep, introspective record. Trippers & Askers is the recording and songwriting project of Jay Hammond, musician, sound artist, educator and researcher. He is currently […]

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change

July 15, 2026 0

Park Hills Circle is the solo project of Maris Tierney, and Alaskan-Irish singer-songwriter who lives in Chicago. She’s just released the debut album All Of A Sudden, and today we have the title track to share. Maris is […]

Video Premiere: The Kennedys “Without Us” – nature might do better

July 15, 2026 0

Here is the video for Without Us, the new single from folk duo The Kennedys. Through the song, singer-songwriters Pete Kennedy and Maura Kennedy explore the impact that humans have on the world around us, the […]

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0

Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]

Interviews

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

July 13, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

News

Graham Nash announces new live album

April 6, 2022 0

Graham Nash has announced their latest album, ‘Graham Nash: Live‘ will be released on May 6th on Proper records. The album was recorded on tour in 2019 and consists of his first two albums in their […]

Album Reviews

Jack O’Rourke “Wild Place”

January 7, 2022 0

Lyrically rich piano balladry on sophomore album from Irish songwriter. In something of a departure from 2019’s ‘Ivory Towers’ and his 2016 debut ‘Dreamcatcher’, Jack O’Rourke’s latest release, ‘Wild Place‘, finds him almost exclusively leading songs […]

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Hear Her Voice: Danni Nicholls announces UK Spring dates

February 5, 2020 0

With the wind in her sails from receiving three consecutive Americana Music Association UK award nominations (Album, Artist and Song of the year in 2017, 2018 & 2020 respectively) singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls has been an americana […]