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Red Moon Joe “Orgreave” – Listen

April 24, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Taken from Red Moon Joe’s forthcoming album “Time and Life” All proceeds from sales of this single to the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign. The song is available via all major online retailers and all the proceeds […]

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Chris Stapleton “Broken Halos” – Listen

April 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

So this is maybe a little more country than we usually “do” but hey, you can’t keep a good song down.  Chris Stapleton’s new song, “Broken Halos,” premiered late last week and is the first track […]

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The Long Ryders “Bear in the Woods” – Listen

April 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The Long Ryders are one of those truly seminal bands in americana and they’re back with their first new song in thirty years when the UK was feeling the worst excesses of Thatcherism and things felt […]

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Okkervil River “Denomination Blues” – Listen

April 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This has been an amazing project, we’ll miss it when it’s over for the time being at least. Consequence of Sound report: “We’re nearing the end of the ambitious Our First 100 Days project and, though the great orange beast […]

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Ferris & Sylvester: “Save Yourself” – Listen

April 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

‘Save Yourself’ is the debut single from Ferris & Sylvester (Ferris is no relation to Tweety Pie), and it’s a bittersweet love song, with some haunting harmonies and delicate guitars, recorded in Youth’s Space Mountain Studios […]

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Cam Penner and Jon Wood have been making music together for 13 years and over that time they’ve honed that most important of things – a distinctive sound. And a friendship – that’s important too. Cam […]

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We’re entering that point in December when it is likely that there has already been the opportunity for hitting the festive-themed sandwiches heavily, or stacking high the Winterval pizza offerings, or to have had the first […]

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