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Blitzen Trapper “Holy Smokes Future Jokes” (Yep Roc, 2020)

September 22, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Eric Earley’s Blitzen Trapper’s latest is a delightful confection that feels lighter than its source stimuli may suggest (the Tibetan Book of the Dead for one). It is an album chock full of earworms that have […]

Icarus Phoenix “Icarus Phoenix” (Telos Tapes, 2020)

September 21, 2020 Clint West 1

Icarus Phoenix is the latest vehicle for the music of Montana based artist Drew Danburry. The word ‘artist’ is chosen quite deliberately here because the debut release of Icarus Phoenix, as well as being a fine […]

James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band “Before We Go” (Independent, 2020)

September 21, 2020 David Jarman 0

Glasgow-based James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band impressed with their 2017 album ‘High Fences’, rated a 9/10 on this site, and described as ‘The first great album of 2018’, and a follow-up release was scheduled for […]

The Loft Club “Dreaming The Impossible” (Lightyear, 2020)

September 21, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Following a summer supporting Noel Gallagher, Exeter based five-piece The Loft Club bring us their debut album ‘Dreaming The Impossible‘. The record is a sunny mix of jangly guitars and psychedelic twists exploring the well-trodden thematic […]

Delta Spirit “What Is There” (New West, 2020)

September 18, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

This is a bit of a surprise. Delta Spirit released their fourth album, ‘Into The Wide’, in 2014 to general critical acclaim and some commercial success. Since then, vocalist and co-founder Matthew Logan Vasquez has released […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]