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The Droptines “Take Too Much” – access to excess is no good thing

August 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
You may be thinking, “That’s a big band“, judging from the photo above. Well, not in fact the case – that was taken when The Droptines signed with Miranda Lambert’s Big Loud Texas and features from […]
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Track Premiere: Dar Williams “Tu Sais Le Printemps”

August 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
Dar Williams needs no introduction here, a consummate songwriter with a slew of critically acclaimed albums behind her and the new album “Hummingbird Highway” ahead of her. Williams’ 13th album is out September 12th on Righteous […]
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Track Premiere: Sara Rachele “I Can’t Relate to You”

August 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s been a few years since we last featured Sara Rachele. We hear she’s spent some time teaching but is now getting back into recording some new music. Both things are good news in their own […]
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Kashena Sampson “Rearview Mirror” – mirror, signal, manouevre

July 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
The new album from Kashena Sampson “Ghost Of Me” sees the powerhouse country singer taking a new direction, moving into something of a Fleetwood Mac territory.  It’s something that Sampson wanted to do – as she […]
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Murry Hammond “Drying Tear” – recording in a whirlwind

July 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
From that opening whistle, it’s clear that Murry Hammond has got something somewhat different going on, and as ‘Drying Tear‘ expands, it’ll become clear that what we’re doing is following Lee Hazlewood’s footprints through the dust. […]

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