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The Teskey Brothers “The Winding Way”

June 27, 2023 GrahamBollands 0
A great album full of soul, warmth and character and songs about moving on, love and life changes. This is The Teskey Brothers’ third album, following on from 2017’s ‘Half Mile Harvest‘ and 2019’s ‘Run Home […]
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Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors “Strangers No More”

June 26, 2023 David Jarman 0
Vibrant ‘live in the studio’ collection from Drew Holcomb and his long-standing band The Neighbors, with Springsteenesque flavours. ‘Strangers No More’ is the ninth studio album from Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, a lineup dating back […]
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Esther Rose “Safe To Run”

June 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Superior songwriting and deep recollections on Esther Rose’s fourth album. ‘Safe To Run‘ sees Esther Rose coming fully into her own singer-songwriter voice – earlier albums have moved from a very traditional country base through to […]
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Nathaniel Riley “Bird Songs”

June 26, 2023 Peter Churchill 0
Highly impressive debut from Colorado singer/songwriter. ‘Bird Songs’ is the debut album from Colorado singer/songwriter Nathaniel Riley. It is, in his own words, his “first real ‘kick on the musical door ‘ and hopefully it will […]
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Book Review: Pete Anderson “How To Produce A Record: A Player’s Philosophy For Making A Great Recording”

June 23, 2023 Tim Martin 0
One of the first questions Anderson attempts to answer in this fascinating book is: “What is a Producer?”.  He makes an interesting comparison with the role of the director of a film. As the role these […]

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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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