Old Sea Brigade

Americana UK’s top albums of 2022 – the rest of the best

December 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Over the last few days we’ve been counting down our top 10 albums of 2022 which concluded yesterday with Bonny Light Horseman and The Delines holding our top two places. In the process of coming up […]

Artwork for Old Sea Brigade album “5AM Paradise”.

Old Sea Brigade “5AM Paradise”

November 17, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Enigmatic and poignant third album from Ben Cramer which ponders leaving your twenties behind. Old Sea Brigade is the alias used by Ben Cramer under which he and his friends make music. Having turned 30 in […]

Luke Sital-Singh “Dressing Like A Stranger”

August 23, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

A move to California hasn’t significantly altered Luke Sital-Singh’s sound. Luke Sital-Singh’s debut album ‘The Fire Inside’ caused a bit of a stir here in the UK as it was recognised as bringing a breath of […]

Old Sea Brigade “Stayed Up Late” – Not tired though…

July 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from the new album ‘5AM Paradise‘ which is out on Nettwerk on October 28th, ‘Stayed Up Late‘ finds Old Sea Brigade (a.k.a Ben Cramer) in that hazy place that lack of sleep produces. He is, […]

Artwork for Old Sea Brigade album Motivational Speaking

Old Sea Brigade “Motivational Speaking”

July 7, 2021 Rich Orpin 0

Old Sea Brigade expertly navigate troubled waters on latest LP. “I’m learning to let go, I’m building a life, now I can look at the scars, and not think of the knife” sings Ben Cramer on […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers