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Sunny War presents as “Armageddon In A Summer Dress”

November 20, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

After the triumph of 2023’s “Anarchist Gospel”, americana-punk artist Sunny War returns with “Armageddon In A Summer Dress” on 21st February 2025, via New West Records. Its predecessor proved something of a breakthrough for Sunny War […]

The Deslondes to roll out new album “Roll It Out”

June 17, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Deslondes will return with new album “Roll It Out” on 6th September 2024 via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by Andrija Tokic & The Deslondes and recorded at the Bombshelter in East […]

New West announces Justin Townes Earle rarities collection

June 13, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

It’s almost four years since the music world was rocked by Justin Townes Earle’s untimely death at the age of 38. Earle had released the last two albums of his career on New West, and now […]

Amsterdam-based newcomer Jana Mila signs to New West, album due

April 30, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Jana Mila the Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter, has signed to New West Records and will release her debut album, ‘Chameleon’, on 30th August 2024. The 10-song set was produced by Todd Lombardo and recorded in Nashville. ‘Chameleon’ draws […]

Emily Nenni announces UK tour dates and new video

April 15, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Emily Nenni previously announced the release of her latest release ‘Drive & Cry’ which arrives via New West Records on 3rd May, and now she has set up some initial UK headlining dates in support of […]

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Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

March 23, 2026 0

Dead Goat has announced the release of their first album, which is self-titled and comes out this Friday (26th March) via AV8 Records. Who are they, you ask? Well, individually, they are each accomplished artists in […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 0

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 0

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Tracks

Dream Team Double Header – Gretchen Peters, Flaming Lips: “Imagine it – sensational!”

January 12, 2023 1

So, perhaps we need to remind readers new and old about this occasional feature. Songkick is a great and useful website, and it kindly sends out email shots highlighting artists on tour that one has expressed […]

Album Reviews

World Party “Best In Show”

March 28, 2025 2

Reissue with bonus tracks and vinyl edition of World Party’s greatest hits. Most people’s introduction to the music of Karl Wallinger came through his contributions to the first three albums by the Waterboys. He left them […]

Album Reviews

Malin Pettersen “Wildhorse” (Die With Your Boots On, 2020)

October 12, 2020 1

Norway has not traditionally been the birthplace of Americana musicians. Yet former Lucky Lips singer Malin Pettersen has been recognised as an established talent in the world of Nordicana and has most definitely made waves in […]

Sunny War presents as “Armageddon In A Summer Dress”

The Deslondes to roll out new album “Roll It Out”

New West announces Justin Townes Earle rarities collection

Amsterdam-based newcomer Jana Mila signs to New West, album due

Emily Nenni announces UK tour dates and new video

Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”