Anna Tivel

Anna Tivel “Desperation” – crackin’ up…

April 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

What can we tell you about Anna Tivel that we haven’t mentioned before? Well, until the full album review arrives I guess we could just mention that ‘Living Thing‘ shows Anna Tivel expanding her sonic repertoire, […]

Video: Anna Tivel “Disposable Camera”

February 27, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the profound new single from Oregon-based singer-songwriter Anna Tivel. Singing with hushed tones initially, her voice soars as the song grows. The upbeat rhythms and throbbing bass move ‘Disposable Camera’ along while Tivel’s beautifully […]

Anna Tivel “Outsiders (Live In A Living Room)”

September 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Live recordings present the most recent songs in a stripped down glory. Anna Tivel released the album ‘Outsiders‘ last year, and it continued a series of song collections in which there are stories so finely observed […]

Anna Tivel “Invisible Man (Acoustic)” – can you see him?

July 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Another song from Anna Tivel’s acoustic version of the album ‘Outsiders‘, the acoustic album is set to be released via Mama Bird Recording Co. on August 18, 2023. Of this recording Anna Tivel has said: “This […]

Anna Tivel “The Bell” – gorgeous gorgeous acoustic single

June 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Anna Tivel’s next release is on Mama Bird Recording Co. and will be out on August 18th. It is called ‘Outsiders (Live in a Living Room)‘ and is an acoustic companion to her blissfully perfect ‘Outsiders‘. […]

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0

It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

Album artwork for Lambchop's "Punching the Clown"

Lambchop “Punching The Clown”

August 24, 2026 0

Kurt Wagner’s very individual vision takes another sharp turn. Kurt Wagner, for he is the constant in Lambchop’s story, delivers the band’s 16th album and like most of those that have come before, it’s hard to […]

For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”

August 24, 2026 0

I am sure many of you will know of Craig Finn. The front man with The Hold Steady has been applying his raspy form of talk-singing to their blend of indie punk and heartland rock since […]

Anna Tivel “Desperation” – crackin’ up…

Video: Anna Tivel “Disposable Camera”

Anna Tivel “Outsiders (Live In A Living Room)”

Anna Tivel “Invisible Man (Acoustic)” – can you see him?

Anna Tivel “The Bell” – gorgeous gorgeous acoustic single

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

Lambchop “Punching The Clown”

For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”

Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons “Panther Tracks Volume 2”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 250 “Edinburgh”