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Classic Americana Albums: Drive-By Truckers “The Dirty South”

March 15, 2023 Andy Davidson 3

From 2001 up until 2005 the Drive-By Truckers were a huge, powerful and overwhelming force. A juggernaut. They aggressively, yet eloquently gave a voice to the blue collar South. People at the whim of capitalist forces […]

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February 22, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have announced their latest album, ‘Weathervanes‘, which will be released on June 9th via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. This, the ex-Drive-by Truckers’ ninth album, comes after the band’s covers album ‘Georgia […]

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Americana UK’s Top 10 albums of 2022 – Numbers 6-3

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Yesterday we explored the first four albums in our top 10 of the year as chosen collectively by AUK writers. Tomorrow we will reveal our runner-up and number-one album of 2022, but for today, here’s numbers […]

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Jerry Joseph And The Stiff Boys “Tick”

November 9, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

A companion album to ‘The Beautiful Madness’ that is more than a simple rehash. Portland, Oregon, resident Jerry Joseph released his career-best album, 2020’s ‘The Beautiful Madness’, after releasing over thirty albums with various bands and […]

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Drive-by Truckers solo artist releases companion album next week

November 3, 2022 Emily Dongray 2

Matt Patton has announced a companion album entitled ‘Tick‘ which will be released on November 11th on Dial Back Sound. The album accompanies Driver-by Truckers tour partner Jerry Joseph’s album ‘The Beautiful Madness‘ which we described […]

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