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Bright Eyes “All Threes” – featuring Cat Power

September 24, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Well this one slipped out with no fanfare at all…but we all know who Bright Eyes / Conor Oberst is, we all know Cat Power, and this is the title track of the new album ‘Five […]
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The W Lovers “Jeanne’s Lilac” – breathing in the perfume

September 23, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
“Why The W Lovers?” you may well be asking and to be truthful we do not have a definitive answer for you but it’s probably worth noting that this married duo consists of Fleur and Wesley […]
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My Morning Jacket “Aren’t We One?” – I rejoice in our differences

September 20, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Hasn’t it been an age since we heard from My Morning Jacket?  Yeah – three years (unless we’re really counting the Christmas Album ‘Happy Holidays!‘).  And here we are with a timely song that celebrates that […]
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Michelle Malone “I Choke On My Words” – thanks for reminding me…

September 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Michelle Malone wants you all to know that she’s aware that she did all those things – every one of them: “I said it, regret it, I did it, I thought it, I took it, I […]
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Jett Holden “Scarecrow” – if I only had a brain

September 18, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
This is a powerful song, in every sense, musically solid with Jett Holden’s deep and resonant vocal and the lyrics he communicates – there’s a lot of pain in “sometimes it’s better to be miserable than […]

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Other Brother Darryl “Hey Yeah Hey”

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Harmonies to the fore in Boston eight-piece’s swift sophomore album. You would have to be of a certain vintage to recognise where Boston-based Other Brother Darryl may have garnered their moniker. If it means nothing, it […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

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With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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CR & The White Lights head back to their roots on latest album “My Old Self”

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New Jersey outfit CR & The White Lights have announced that their latest album, My Old Self, will be released on July 17th. This is the follow-up to 2023’s The Ghosts Are Coming Home, which was […]

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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 1
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

May 29, 2026 0
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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Dream Machine “The Illusion” (Castle Face Records, 2017)

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Having wound up his band Warm Soda, going out with an excellent final album, Matthew Melton returns with his new band Dream Machine. Gone are the power pop leanings of Warm Soda and in comes a […]
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