Album Reviews
Hot Club of Cowtown “Wild Kingdom”
A strong outing from a band who know who they are and aren’t afraid to embrace it. Back in 1994, guitarist and singer Whit Smith answered an ad vocalist and violinist Elana James placed in the […]
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Album Reviews
Joshua Hedley “Neon Blue”
The “Singing Professor” further burnishes his country credentials on second album. Following Joshua Hedley’s critically acclaimed 2018 debut ‘Mr. Jukebox’, released by Jack White’s Third Man Records, comes ‘Neon Blue’ – as much a sophomore record […]
Album Reviews
BRIM “California Gold”
It’s trad, dad – California country rockers mine a rich seam, but there’s too much fool’s gold and not enough precious metal. BRIM’s debut album is intended as “a paean to the dirt-road back streets and […]
Live Reviews
Live review: Ian Noe, Lafayette, London – 30th May 2022
Nestled below corporate buildings and next door to Google’s HQ sits Lafayette, a new stripped-back venue. On a wet Tuesday it’s mobbed, the folks from these parts desperate for unadorned tales of small-town Kentucky: of gravel […]
Album Reviews
Cristina Vane “Make Myself Me Again”
A personal record of uplifting well-crafted songs. “Sometimes I lose, sometimes I win, I’m gonna make myself me again… I’m giving up on giving in, I’m gonna make myself me again”, sings Cristina Vane on the […]