Recorded on the road, Tourist is an engaging, lush and poignant set of songs. Unlike most folk who were locked down at home during the pandemic, Tulsa musician John Calvin Abney, his San Francisco lease having […]
When compiling my ‘Top Ten Ever’ list I spent surprisingly little time ruminating how and what to include. Instead, I just came up with ten albums that for various reasons have made a deep impression on […]
“It’s no use, God bless these blues, let’s get wrecked and bruised and battered,” is just one of John Moreland’s more ‘cheerful’ reflections on his ‘Big Bad Luv’ album about how he has finally found an […]
John Moreland’s ‘LP5’ is unsurprisingly his fifth LP and highlights the skills of a singer-songwriter who puts lyrics to the fore. Working with producer Matt Pence, who has previously worked with heavyweight Jason Isbell, the album […]
Weighty is a good word for John Moreland and that’s no sly childish quip on a guy carrying more than quite a few pounds. Such is his vocal delivery, gritty song writing and overall demeanour that […]
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