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One Eleven Heavy “Desire Path” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond, 2019)

October 8, 2019 Guy Lincoln 0

They seem like a particularly American thing, these ever-changing congregations of individuals; coalescing around an idea to make music together while at the same time performing in/with/for numerous other bands. Do these in fact represent ‘real’ […]

The Lumineers “III” (Decca, 2019)

October 8, 2019 Steven Rafferty 0

If you only give the new album ‘III’ by The Lumineers a surface listen, you’ll probably find yourself thinking something along the lines of: “well isn’t that nice, there’s a new Lumineers album”. And on that […]

Luke Tuchscherer “Carousel” (Clubhouse Records, 2019)

October 7, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

It’s a well-worn path. Artist runs out of ideas and decides to re-hash some old material and produces an album that is at best mediocre and at worst downright boring. Not in this case though, it’s […]

Jared Deck “Bully Pulpit” (Continental Blue Heaven, 2019)

October 7, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

Not many tracks are under the belt before you start to get a good feeling about Jared Deck. He sounds familiar, but that’s because we’re familiar with great music. He sounds a little hard-bitten, until the […]

Wilco, Albert Hall, Manchester, 27th September 2019

October 7, 2019 Clint West 2

To say that Jeff Tweedy’s band have, over the years, become something of an Americana institution is to put the ‘under’ well and truly into ‘understatement’. Such is the band’s stature that their gigs nowadays might […]

Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde August 2026

Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

August 27, 2026 0

At the end of a short European tour, appearing at Festivals and supporting Bonnie Prince Billy, Dawn Landes entertained us below deck on the Golden Hinde (a reproduction ship, sitting in dry dock behind Southwark Cathedral) […]

Two Runner “Porchlight”

August 27, 2026 0

Old-time instruments meet new-world issues. Two Runner is the musical nom de plume of Paige Anderson (although until this record, the band had been a long-term collaborative relationship with fiddler Emilie Rose). Anderson has now taken […]

Vox Continental: August 2026

August 27, 2026 0

Winter is Coming! This is a fascinating time in mainland Europe, with summer scheduled to come to an abrupt stop on the 31st August, regardless of what the weather might be. Holidays are over and everyone […]

One Eleven Heavy “Desire Path” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond, 2019)

The Lumineers “III” (Decca, 2019)

Luke Tuchscherer “Carousel” (Clubhouse Records, 2019)

Jared Deck “Bully Pulpit” (Continental Blue Heaven, 2019)

Wilco, Albert Hall, Manchester, 27th September 2019

Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

Two Runner “Porchlight”

Vox Continental: August 2026

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

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