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The Sky Chiefs “The Sky Chiefs”
An excellent blend of The Long Ryders and The Jayhawks, with added country and twang to give it freshness. In the early 1990s, Stephen McCarthy and Kevin Pittman holed up together for a year in a […]
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Kashus Culpepper “Act 1”
A debut packing many aspects of his musical personality into an album, which shows promise. Elton John has apparently claimed on his podcast that Alabama artist Kashus Culpepper is what would happen, “if Bill Withers made […]
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Sassparilla “Honey, I’m Using Again”
Some tough but real subjects feature in this set of songs, which are the perfect fit for Sassparilla’s signature blend of punk spirit meets americana. For Sassparilla frontman and songwriter Kevin Blackwell, there is one lyric […]
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Sammy Brue “The Journals”
Tribute album to Justin Townes Earle tries hard but doesn’t quite rise to the occasion. When does a tribute eat itself? Sammy Brue is a self-confessed Justin Townes Earle superfan. He looks like him. He sounds […]
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Bob Lind “It Oughta Be Easy”
With 60 years of recordings, Bob Lind is here to stay. Bob Lind has a mighty back catalogue. He recorded his first album nearly 60 years ago; he’s been recording almost consistently ever since, and his […]