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The Bros. Landreth “Dog Ear”

November 27, 2025 NickBarber 0

An adventurous and experimental release which fans of Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat will revel in. Genre lines are often blurry, and on “Dog Ear” Canada’s The Bros. Landreth do their bit to muddy the waters […]

Cover art for Dude Cervantes album "The Ride Or Die Of Dude Cervantes And The Panchos"

Dude Cervantes “The Ride Or Die Of Dude Cervantes and The Panchos”

November 27, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

Multifaceted musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and label owner recruits like-minded artists to record an explosive live set at The Hotel Cafe, Hollywood, in April 2023. In recent years, San Diego-born Daniel Cervantes has been enthralling audiences […]

Live Review: Mary Gauthier + Jaimee Harris, Kings Place, London – 8th November 2025

November 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Kings Place is a modern concert hall located under the offices of The Guardian and conveniently placed for King’s Cross Station, Pancras railway and Underground stations. It’s also but a stone’s throw from the developing area […]

Dave Burn “Medium Dave + Friends”

November 26, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

Steering a middle course. Londoner Dave Burn is best known as co-founder of americana “supergroup” Orphan Colours and Ahab, but when solo, his creativity really shines. As the title of his second solo album indicates, he […]

Elliot Cox “We Are the Seasons Changing”

November 26, 2025 Michael Macy 0

Debut album ‘We Are The Seasons Changing’, is a celebratory collection of songs. It’s likely that Elliot Cox didn’t consciously write these songs as celebrations. They aren’t anthems that would fill a stadium with people singing […]

Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]

Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0

A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0

Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0

Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Syvers “Fired Up”

July 5, 2022 0

Here is a live recording of the single ‘Fired Up’ from Minneapolis duo Syvers. The video was filmed on the shore of Lake Superior, which provides a stunning visual backdrop for a song of such ethereal […]

Album Reviews

The Ocelots “Everything, When Said Slowly”

February 5, 2025 0

Pop-infused indie folk with a touch of literature and blarney. As well as being a wild cat from the Americas, the Ocelots are also twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Watson who hail originally from Wexford, Ireland, […]

News

Billy Bragg’s new song tackles the new populism

July 12, 2017 0

As reported in Paste magazine Billy Bragg has released a new song, The Sleep of Reason, a spare electric-guitar track that aims its venom at social-media trolls, Internet addicts and folks who fly Confederate flags “just […]