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A year down the Tracks

December 22, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
What does a year in the Tracks really mean?  On the one hand running the Tracks feature (and we’re sweeping up all other new music Tracks under that banner) means that there will be a lot […]
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Something for the weekend: Aimee Mann “I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas”

December 19, 2025 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We’ll be back on Monday where we announce our writers’ top 10 albums of 2025 and then our final day of posting for the year on […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – next week, what do you mean next week?

December 19, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
And here we are, the very last Jingle Bells Friday of the season – how did it come around so soon and with the Christmas song bag still well stuffed?  It’s always the way, isn’t it?  […]
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Bill Callahan “Lonely City” – stand by me

December 19, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
A final end of the year gift from the ever creative Bill Callahan is today’s song ‘Lonely City’ which is the second single from his upcoming new album “My Days of 58” which is out on […]
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Henry Grace “California Rain” – do you recall?

December 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
British singer-songwriter Henry Grace returns with ‘California Rain’, the fourth and final single from his forthcoming second album “Things Are Moving All Around Me”, which was co-produced by Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets and recorded live […]

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Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]
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Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

June 5, 2026 0
Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]
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Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

June 5, 2026 0
In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

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  • Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”
  • Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”
  • Classic Clips: The Lost Gonzo Band with Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn “London Homesick Blues” – live from Texas Roadhouse, 1991
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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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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
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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On ‘Living Thing,’ Oregon’s Anna Tivel demonstrates her worthiness of high praise. Sometimes, as soon as a few first notes of an album’s opening track reach your ears you realize that the artist in question is […]
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Video: The Ocelots “The Good of a Bad Year”

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Here’s some gorgeous, melodic melancholy from The Ocelots.  “The Good of a Bad Year” is an absorbing song, driven by rhythmic, tumbling, flowing piano and a vulnerable vocal performance.  Lush strings, subtle backing vocals from Jessie […]
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This is rather fine if you have 5 minutes to spare, some nice covers on the way too. Rolling Stone reports: “Sometime last winter, Noam Pikelny grew restless. He’d recently wrapped up a tour with the Punch […]

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