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Old Hoss “Smellin’ Like A Rose” – where music meets wrestling

October 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Old Hoss is the alter ego of Edmonton-born, Toronto-based musician Kris Gies who has switched from hard rock bassman to alt-country, digging into a rough and ready recording style on the album ‘Mid-Atlantic.‘  It’s an album […]
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Mallory Chipman “I Am Slumber” – you and me both

October 3, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s not really much that’s reminiscent of a lullaby about ‘I Am Slumber‘ which is taken from Mallory Chipman’s new album ‘Songs To A Wild God.‘  Rather, the singer – half of The Goddamsels – quite […]
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Jenny Owen Youngs “Someone’s Ex” – you, me, them…everybody

October 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This new single from Jenny Owen Youngs was recorded during the sessions for her most recent album ‘Avalanche.‘  It’s a dreamy love song with an undercurrent of anxiety as Youngs sings: “Everybody’s having fun / Hoping […]
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Taylor Hollingsworth “Couldn’t Get to Heaven”

October 1, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Here’s some swampy and foot stompin’ boogie from Taylor Hollingsworth on ‘Couldn’t Get to Heaven’. The Alabama native weaves hints of T-Rex and Steeler’s Wheel into this barnburner of a track.  Fuzzed-out guitars set the stage […]
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Track Premiere: Jesse Terry “Headlines”

October 1, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Jesse Terry’s new album ‘Arcadia‘ – his seventh original album release –  is out on October 4th, and features a shift in the kind of straight ahead roots-rock that we’ve come to expect from him into […]

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Stylish new record proves that all vintage music isn’t found by bargain-hunting in a secondhand shop. It was only two decades ago that Taj Mahal fans could set their watch by a new Phantom Blues Band […]
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Tyson Ray Borsboom “Exit Sign” – looking for the way out

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Tyson Ray Borsboom has reached a milestone, and he’s looking for a way out on today’s song from the just-released album These Days, which is a milestone in itself for the Vancouver-based alt-country singer. Exit Sign […]
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Video: Hollie Rogers “He Reminds Me of You” – the pull of something familiar yet dangerous

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The latest video from Hollie Rogers is cleverly filmed and edited so that she shines brightly in vivid colour, in stark contrast to the rest of her band, focusing our attention on her playing and distinctly […]

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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King of the Pops Mr Villers is currently away holidaying while observing social distancing in his back garden, and while his normal eloquence will return next week, in his absence we briefly turn to Australian singer-songwriter […]
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Video: The Hanging Stars “All Your Yesterdays” – the now we always take for granted

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The Hanging Stars’ new single, All Your Yesterdays, is a perfect example of the band’s gorgeous, timeless sound and songcraft. Bursting with harmonies, lush twelve-string guitar and bright sun-shining jangle, All Your Yesterdays positively shimmers with […]
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