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Frontier Ruckus “On The Northline”

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Urban decay set to Banjos and 60s psych mean a welcome return for an always good band. Lead singer and lyricist Matthew Milia says new album ‘On The Northline’ was “inspired partly by the North Country […]
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Six Parts Seven / Good Morning Valentine “Kissing Distance”

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Widescreen Americana beauty. Six Parts Seven are a band from Ohio who have been known for their collaborative work, with artists such as Iron and Wine, Modest Mouse and the Black Keys. For the ‘Kissing Distance’ […]
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JJ Grey & Mofro “Olustee”

March 15, 2024 Tom Harding 0
JJ Grey keeps a steady hand on the tiller. After a nine-year hiatus, Florida native Grey returns with an album of heartfelt hymns and soulful expositions to life’s purest pleasures that’s as bright and breezy as […]
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Live Review: John Alexander Album Launch. The Glad Café, Glasgow – 8th March 2024

March 15, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
Although it’s been available on streaming platforms for a while, tonight was the official launch of John Alexander’s new album, ‘Face The Wind’, a disc which finds this Scottish artist knee deep in the big muddy […]
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Various Artists “Songs Not Bombs Vol 1”

March 14, 2024 Andy Davidson 0
A generosity of spirit through the madness. “They say the skies of Lebanon are burning/ Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat They’re showing pictures on the television/ Women and children dying in the streets” Retaliation […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Chris Hillman

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