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The Lowest Pair “Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be”

February 24, 2026 Cam Fraser 0
Thoughtful folk-wisdom underpinned by sensitive banjo and guitar work and sweet vocal harmonies, delivered with arresting emotional intensity. The indie-folk duo, The Lowest Pair, return with Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be, their eighth album […]
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George Mann and Mick Coates “Ghosts of the Old West”

February 24, 2026 Tim Martin 0
Australiana meets the old west on a fine set of traditional country-inspired songs. Australia is producing some great stuff in “our” part of the musical forest. This collaboration between American George Mann, who his press describes […]
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The Delines “The Set Up”

February 23, 2026 Tim Martin 2
A set of songs which builds on their last album and extends the stories told there in new directions, coupled with a growing musical sophistication. The Set Up is flagged as a companion piece to last […]
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Iron And Wine “Hen’s Teeth”

February 23, 2026 Paul Kerr 0
Sam Beam delivers a companion album to 2024’s Light Verse Punted in the publicity handout as a “sibling” album to 2024’s Light Verse, primarily as many of the songs contained here originated at the same sessions, […]
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Live Review: Midlake + The Bretheren, Electric Ballroom, London – 6th February 2026

February 20, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
It had been three long years since Midlake played in the UK, and so nothing – not the cold, not the rain, not the machinations of the UK’s public transport system – was going to prevent […]

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Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

September 4, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a track from the new album by Great Lakes, Fear of the Fear, a band we have been big fans of […]
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Keyside “Keyside”

September 4, 2026 0
A catchy, guitar-led debut where jangly hooks and catchy choruses carry stories of lives lived close to the edge. There is something immediately familiar about Keyside, the debut album from Liverpool four-piece Keyside. Jangly guitars and […]
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Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

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Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, though […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

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It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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