Flatlanders

The Flatlanders “She Belongs To Me” – Dylan covered in style, Listen

June 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

These three bad looking hombres are Butch Hancock, Joe Ely, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore and together they are the Americana supergroup Flatlanders. And they have a new album out, their first in over a dozen years. it’s […]

Classic Americana Albums: Butch Hancock “West Texas Waltzes and Dust-Blown Tractor Tunes” (Rainlight Records, 1978)

September 9, 2020 Clint West 0

When we think of legendary Texas band, The Flatlanders, we tend to regard them as the band that launched the careers of Texas music icons Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The third member of […]

Tobacco City “Tobacco City, USA”

August 5, 2021 0

Laidback, cool, West Coast country from a new Gram and Emmylou. It’s strange how a pedal steel can evoke thoughts of either a deep south dive bar full of rednecks or a trippy night at […]

Artwork for Leah Shaw Album Play Beautifully

Leah Shaw “Play Beautifully”

August 5, 2021 0

A complex, painful theme handled with elegance, honesty and power. When an album centres on a single theme, one key question is whether they can sustain the listener’s interest throughout on that subject. In this […]

Orion Walsh “So Many Places to See”

August 5, 2021 0

Enjoyable, narrative songs, just lacking that something extra in a year of great music. Orion Walsh has released seven albums over the last decade. His press assures us that ‘So Many Places to See’ is […]

Tobacco City “Tobacco City, USA”

Album Reviews

August 5, 2021 0

Laidback, cool, West Coast country from a new Gram and Emmylou. It’s strange how a pedal steel can evoke thoughts of either a deep south dive bar full of rednecks or a trippy night at […]

Video: The Delevantes “Little By Little”

Videos

August 5, 2021 0

Part of the bedrock of alt.country, the Delevantes make a welcome return with a brand new single, ‘Little By Little‘ ahead of the album, ‘A Thousand Turns‘. Brought up in a working-class New Jersey family, […]

Leah Shaw “Play Beautifully”

Album Reviews

August 5, 2021 0

Shuffle: Australia – Part 1

Columns

August 5, 2021 0

I recently took the plunge and purchased a load of new music from Bandcamp, and one thing that I noticed was that there were a lot of Australian bands, which got me thinking about my […]