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The Blue Highways “He Worked EP” (Independent, 2019)

September 26, 2019 Guy Lincoln 0

Brothers in bands huh? Often fraught, sometimes fragile and rarely friendly. It can end badly but there is also the potential for genuine magic, which can seem harder for sibling-free groups to reach. The Blue Highways […]

The Mining Co. “Frontier” (Independent, 2019)

September 26, 2019 Andrew Frolish 1

The third album from Michael Gallagher, performing as The Mining Company, is a gently, intelligently romantic record, largely focused on themes of loss and separation. As on previous releases, the quality of the songwriting and musicianship […]

Moody Little Sister “Great Big Mama Sunshine” (Enchantment Records, 2019)

September 26, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

Naomi Sparrow and Rob Stroup have been performing together as Moody Little Sister for some years. The duo’s new album, a follow-up to 2016’s ‘Wild Places’, takes them in a new direction, exchanging piano-driven songs for […]

Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld “Winter Stories” (Wildflower Records/Cleopatra Records, 2019)

September 25, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

The exemplary Judy Collins has not let the grass grow under her feet – having completed an album and a tour with Stephen Stills, and then her own solo touring schedule, she has still found time […]

Rachel Sermanni “So It Turns” (Independent, 2019)

September 25, 2019 Ben Roberts 0

Breaking out of Scotland, Rachel Sermanni gifts us her 3rd full length release ‘So It Turns’. Sermanni opted to release this record independently after previously working alongside Rough Trade Records and Middle of the Road Recordings. […]

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 […]

Album art for Sanctuary Park by The Jayhawks

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

August 27, 2026 0

Gary Louris celebrates love and the past on Jayhawks’ latest. Forty years on from their debut, a quarter century from the release of Smile and 6 years after their last record XOXO, The Jayhawks return with […]

The Blue Highways “He Worked EP” (Independent, 2019)

The Mining Co. “Frontier” (Independent, 2019)

Moody Little Sister “Great Big Mama Sunshine” (Enchantment Records, 2019)

Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld “Winter Stories” (Wildflower Records/Cleopatra Records, 2019)

Rachel Sermanni “So It Turns” (Independent, 2019)

Two Runner “Porchlight”

Vox Continental: August 2026

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

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