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Daystar “The Complete Recordings” (Independent 2019)

October 25, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Forged in the melting pot that is the current music scene in Portland Oregon, Daystar are essentially a celebration of all that’s good in power pop, the band swearing allegiance to Big Star, Badfinger and […]

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Visions of Albion “Visions of Albion”

April 23, 2021 0

A cracking debut EP showcasing folky Americana with impassioned vocals and an English slant. Samantha Shields has a superb voice which moves from the fragility of the multi-layered vocal harmonies of the meandering folky ‘Old […]

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Minor Moon “Tethers”

April 23, 2021 0

Imaginative, unusual and muddy. A small moon can, of course, be a Deathstar, a thought that surely couldn’t have escaped Sam Cantor who – of course – is the singer, guitarist and songwriter of Minor […]

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StevieRay Latham & The Nomads of Industrial Suburbia “Letters From Suburbia”

April 22, 2021 0

Exploring the dark underbelly of suburbia through gothic alt-folk. This final EP of a trilogy finds StevieRay Latham in experimental and artistic territory, playing with the concepts of the dark, gothic underbelly of suburbia. Opening […]

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Interview: Hoth Brothers Band’s Sarah Ferrell on how she became a Hoth sister

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Interview: Lauren Housley on her Northern and americana roots

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Interview: Declan O’Rourke on his friendship with John Prine, and working with Paul Weller

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Something for the weekend: Hiss Golden Messenger “Hardlytown”

Videos
April 23, 2021 0

Well that’s it for us this week dear reader, and we leave you with a Dylan inspired video (you know the one) from MC Taylor aka Hiss Golden Messenger, which is taken from his forthcoming […]

Interview: Hoth Brothers Band’s Sarah Ferrell on how she became a Hoth sister

Interviews
April 23, 2021 0

The double bassist talks about how she joined the band and the challenge of taking her instrument on a river rafting experience. Despite having had to cancel their proposed first tour of the UK late […]

Americana Roots: Andy Thorn

Americana Roots
April 23, 2021 0

Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts […]

Visions of Albion “Visions of Albion”

Album Reviews
April 23, 2021 0

A cracking debut EP showcasing folky Americana with impassioned vocals and an English slant. Samantha Shields has a superb voice which moves from the fragility of the multi-layered vocal harmonies of the meandering folky ‘Old […]

Shuffle: Bluegaze (could have been worse, try Shoegrass)

Columns
April 23, 2021 0

A lot of the music that I listen to would not make it into even the loosest definition of Americana and as the purists would have it, I have already spent an awfully long time […]

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