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Grady Spencer & the Work “Wait”

April 5, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Texan group prove that the future and the past can coexist. By day, Texan Grady Spencer is a superintendent for a commercial construction company; at other times, he is a member of The Work. The band […]
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Jerry Leger “Nothing Pressing”

April 5, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
Toronto artist serves up his lockdown songs – a treat for the ears. And so it is that this soulful and in some cases urgent record seeps into the listeners consciousness. Alternating between stark solo affairs, […]
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Andrew Ryan “A Tiny Death”

April 4, 2022 Helen Jones 0
A gentle take on some big themes that’s pleasant to the ear if a little patchy thematically. While ‘A Tiny Death’ may sound like a slightly morbid title, for Missourian musician Andrew Ryan the word death […]
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Justin Baker “Buyer’s Remorse”

April 4, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0
Debut album from literate American wordsmith. Having first engaged in seriously learning the guitar in 1996, a full 25 years went by before the arrival of ‘Buyer’s Remorse’, Justin Baker’s debut album. He describes a pivotal […]
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Ian Noe “River Fools & Mountain Saints”

April 1, 2022 Keith Hughes 0
A fantastic if bleak portrayal of life and times in rural Appalachia. This is the follow up record to Noe’s debut ‘Between The Country’ and was recorded over a two year period on reel-to-reel tapes and […]

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John Prine August 2016
Features

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Lean Year “Waterloo Suns” – Listen

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Lean Year are Richmond, VA based singer Emilie Rex and filmmaker / musician Rick Alverson and their new single is one last taster from their debut album which is now out. “Waterloo Suns” was premiered via Brooklyn Vegan who called it; “a […]
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Keegan McInroe “A Good Old Fashioned Protest” (Independent, 2017)

January 8, 2018 0
Protest songs are funny things. On the one hand they’re essential: the voice of the voiceless, musicians prepared to stand on stage and call out the evils of the world, large and small. On the other […]
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