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The Delines “The Sea Drift”

February 22, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A set of bleak, cinematic, country soul short stories. Oscar winning material. The Delines have described themselves in the past as a “retro-country band.” On ‘The Sea Drift’ you can see why. Built around guitarist/writer Willy […]

Album cover art for Simone Felice's All The Bright Coins

Simone Felice “All The Bright Coins”

February 22, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Introspective autobiographical folk on Simone Felice’s first solo album in four years. Upstate New York artist Simone Felice, a founding member of The Felice Brothers and The Duke & The King, wanders through dark autobiographical territory […]

Dexy “Sleeping Through Summer”

February 21, 2022 Ewan Lury 1

Dexy’s album works to expand the ever-changing Americana genre but achieves mixed results. Dexy’s latest album, ‘Sleeping Through Summer’, takes you back to the days of bar-room punk music inspired by early 70s Rolling Stones and […]

Kyle Morgan “Younger At Most Everything”

February 21, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On “Younger At Most Everything”, Kyle Morgan is able to successfully cover the broad landscape of Americana music. Covering the full terrain of such a wide musical spectrum that is Americana is quite a daunting task […]

Judy Collins “Spellbound”

February 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Wondrous release from Folk Icon. Judy Collins is nothing short of a legend, with a recording career that spans seven decades from her first album release in 1961. A masterful picker of traditional songs and with […]

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Kenny Shore “Happiness & Misery”

April 22, 2026 0

High-quality songwriting makes quietly expressive, personal record. Kenny Shore is not the kind of artist you stumble across via hype. He doesn’t have the infrastructure, profile, or touring machine that typically drives attention; he doesn’t even […]

Austin singer-songwriter Alex Amen announces debut album for June

April 22, 2026 0

Alex Amen, the 26-year-old indie folk-country singer-songwriter from Texas, has announced his debut album, Sun of Amen, which will be out on 12th June 2026 via ATO Records. Newly signed to the label, Amen’s full-length debut […]

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Benjamin Tod “Vengeance and Grace”

April 22, 2026 0

An experienced and honest songwriter explores both sides of his stylistic background, performing the same songs twice. In a career of around 20 years, this appears to be Tod’s 21st album, either primarily with the Lost […]

Interviews

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

Interviews

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0

Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]

Interviews

Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0

Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]

Tracks

Willie Nelson “Vote ‘Em Out” – Listen

October 12, 2018 1

We’re leaving you this week dear readers with the studio version of a track we’ve already covered on the site recently when Willie Nelson headlined a rally for Democratic Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke last month […]

Videos

Video: John Carter Cash “The Lover’s Secret”

November 28, 2025 0

The new single from John Carter Cash, ‘The Lover’s Secret’, continues to explore the themes of love, longing and the lure of the sea that threaded through Cash’s recent concept album “Pineapple John”. However, ‘The Lover’s […]

Album Reviews

Spencer Cullum “Coin Collection 3”

April 15, 2026 0

Cullum concludes his triumvirate of distinctly British folk-fused psychedelic albums by utilising occult-tinged horror tales to make sense of current affairs. Back in 2021, pedal steel maestro and bandleader Spencer Cullum released his first Coin Collection […]

The Delines “The Sea Drift”

Simone Felice “All The Bright Coins”

Dexy “Sleeping Through Summer”

Kyle Morgan “Younger At Most Everything”

Judy Collins “Spellbound”

Kenny Shore “Happiness & Misery”

Austin singer-songwriter Alex Amen announces debut album for June

Benjamin Tod “Vengeance and Grace”

Steep Canyon Rangers “Roll Of The Dice” – let the bones roll where they will

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