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Video Premiere: Donal Hinely “Couldn’t Breathe”

September 15, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Americana has often been used to make political and social statements.  ‘Couldn’t Breathe’ from Donal Hinely is a powerful, topical response to the world we’re living in.  Musically and lyrically, Hinely takes a direct, straightforward approach […]
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Video: Foreign Affairs “One Minute”

September 15, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
The new single from Foreign Affairs is driven by an intense, emotional vocal performance.  The mood is reinforced by the simplicity of the video.  It’s a dramatic, engaging approach that feels like an intimate confession.   The […]
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Video: Liam Moore “Cosmic Noon”

September 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
The absorbing video for ‘Cosmic Noon’ focuses on old images and footage of the Moon and Earth.  It’s a perfect accompaniment for a futuristic, cosmic take on love: an old theme from a new angle.  Moore […]
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Video: The Byrds “Eight Miles High”

September 11, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1
It’s retro Friday and it doesn’t get much better than this.  Here is a late-era performance from legendary act The Byrds.  It’s nearly ten minutes of hypnotic, mesmerising musicianship.  This live version, from the Fillmore East […]
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Video Premiere: Ian Clement “Hardly”

September 10, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
The new video from Ian Clement features a brilliantly-executed, focused, emotional vocal performance and layers of unfolding sound that manage to be both gentle and dramatic simultaneously.  The video is simple but effective in reinforcing the […]

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Various Artists “Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow – Words And Music Tom Waits And Kathleen Brennan”

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Jackson Browne press conference September 1997
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jackson Browne

June 10, 2026 2
I can already hear the cries, “Jackson Browne, a bad album – what heresy is this.” After a moment, though, those same voices say more reflectively, “Well, there is his recent output,” or “Well, there was […]
artwork for Various Artists Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow - Words And Music Tom Waits And Kathleen Brennan
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Various Artists “Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow – Words And Music Tom Waits And Kathleen Brennan”

June 10, 2026 0
Bang on target: 19 shells from the Waits and Brennan cannon. Since Tom Waits’ last studio album, Bad As Me (2011), apart from the odd reissue and a contribution to Marc Ribot’s Songs Of Resistance 1942 […]
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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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  • CR & The White Lights head back to their roots on latest album “My Old Self”
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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

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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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A track taken from the duo’s recent album Everybody Knows –  which sees them dragging in another contemporary in the form of Bob Dylan to provide words and music.  It’s a song Stills has recorded previously, […]

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