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Video Premiere: Western Terrestrials “1984”

February 15, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Western Terrestrials are set to release a rock musical feature film, ‘The Ballad of Ethan Alien’, in June 2021. Here is the video premiere of ‘1984’, part of the soundtrack for this ambitious project. The song […]

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “The Balcony”

February 12, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. Leaving you today with another track taken from the forthcoming new Fruit Bats album ‘The Pet Parade’ which lands on March 5th and which you can pre-order here. […]

Video: William The Conqueror “Move On”

February 12, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the latest single from William the Conqueror’s highly-anticipated forthcoming album. The video for ‘Move On’ cleverly combines and contrasts archive footage drenched in nostalgia with lyrical themes of restlessness, feeling stuck in the past […]

Dean Owens (feat. Joey Burns, John Convertino, Jacob Valenzuela) “New Mexico”

February 11, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Beginning on 5th March, Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens will release a series of EPs as a prelude to his next full-length album, ‘Sinner’s Shrine’, recorded with musicians from Calexico. The EPs will include a song […]

Video: John Smith (feat. Sarah Jarosz) “Eye to Eye”

February 10, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The effortless vocal combination of John Smith and Sarah Jarosz is a thing of beauty. On Smith’s latest single, ‘Eye to Eye’, their voices weave perfectly to tell the story of the song in a truly […]

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Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1

Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Kieran Conaway “Anegada”

May 6, 2020 0

We’re pleased to share the video premiere of ‘Anegada’ by Kieran Conaway. Taken from Conaway’s forthcoming debut album, it’s a gently rhythmic song with an engaging melody. Conaway’s vocal is delicate, yearning and characterful – well-suited […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 106

July 28, 2023 0

Dreams of school recede as the hols take hold. Despite not returning to school in September my holidays have started in the usual fashion. Heading to foreign parts in the van, sleeping a lot, drinking a […]

Features

10 more americana duets

August 4, 2020 0

Back in April my friend and fellow writer Paul Villers compiled a selection of 10 americana duets. However, like many brilliant compilations, the source material is so extensive it just cried out for a follow-up. So, […]

Video Premiere: Western Terrestrials “1984”

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “The Balcony”

Video: William The Conqueror “Move On”

Dean Owens (feat. Joey Burns, John Convertino, Jacob Valenzuela) “New Mexico”

Video: John Smith (feat. Sarah Jarosz) “Eye to Eye”

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”