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Sarah Jane Scouten “Turned to Gold”

October 9, 2023 FredArnold 0

Sarah Jane Scouten ends her recording hiatus with a deceptively uplifting new album. Two of the many joys of being asked to review albums in your favourite music genre is finding artists you have hardly heard […]

artwork for Maurice Mattei album "Jungalingle"

Maurice Mattei “Jungalingle”

October 6, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

Mattei proves that more can in fact be less with his lockdown album delivering an over-indulgent twenty-five tracks. It came as something of a surprise to discover that ‘Jungalingle’ the new release from Cincinnati-based singer-songwriter Maurice […]

The Rural Alberta Advantage “The Rise and The Fall”

October 6, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

Expanded set from Canadian indie rock band is all-consuming in its musical power. ‘The Rise & The Fall’ is the fifth studio album from folk-rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage. The opening six tracks are not […]

Wastelander “What is Left of Me”

October 5, 2023 Michael Macy 0

Debut album rests compelling lyrics on a bed of layered sound. ‘What is Left of Me’ is the fascinating debut album from Wastelander, the nom de chanson of Cooper Formant, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Portland, […]

John Grant and Richard Hawley, The Barbican, London – 24th September 2023

October 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

John Grant with Richard Hawley and his band (on guitar and lap steel Shez Sheridan, master of keyboards John Trier, Dean Beresford on drums and on bass Colin Elliot), brought their tribute to Patsy Cline to […]

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0

Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

September 8, 2026 0

Quirky, gentle release from San Francisco Bay area songwriter and musician. Angle of Repose is the fifth album from Bay area Blaine Todd, a newcomer to our site, but a release with a resonance with many […]

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

September 8, 2026 0

There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller and […]

Sarah Jane Scouten “Turned to Gold”

Maurice Mattei “Jungalingle”

The Rural Alberta Advantage “The Rise and The Fall”

Wastelander “What is Left of Me”

John Grant and Richard Hawley, The Barbican, London – 24th September 2023

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

Live Review: The Felice Brothers, 100 Club, London – 2nd September 2026

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”