Album Reviews
Jeremy Nail “Live Oak” (Independent, 2018)
‘Live Oak’ is the third album from Texan Jeremy Nail, just the name of the album along is strong with symbolism for Nail. The name of the album refers back to an oak tree in Austin, […]
Reviews
Album Reviews
The Nelson Brothers “Migrant Tales” (Independent, 2018)
Sometimes it can be good to take your time. ‘Migrant Tales’, the fourth album from The Nelson Brothers, has been written over the course of twenty years. Loosely based on the Irish Diaspora, the songs deal […]
Album Reviews
The Mighty Bosscats “God Bless America” (Eigen Beheer, 2018)
The poisonous attitudes within the American political climate continues to divide the nation and whip up unrest everywhere you turn. Protest remains consistent among the liberal americana scene and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Well […]
Live Reviews
Steve Earle and the Dukes, The Mastersons, The Barbican, London, 29th July 2018
Steve Earle has, as two of the Dukes, lead guitarist Chris Masterson and multi-instrumentalist Eleanor Whitmore. Husband and wife, they record and perform as a duo as The Mastersons and they are the opening act on […]
Live Reviews
John Moreland + John Calvin Abney, Jazz Cafe London, 31st July 2018
Weighty is a good word for John Moreland and that’s no sly childish quip on a guy carrying more than quite a few pounds. Such is his vocal delivery, gritty song writing and overall demeanour that […]