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The Jayhawks “XOXO” (Sham/Thirty Tigers, 2020)

July 1, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0
For many people The Jayhawks were one of the initial gateway drugs to the Americana and alt-country scene particularly with their 1992 classic ‘Hollywood Town Hall‘ with its chiming guitars, extraordinary harmonies and classic songwriting and […]
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The Jayhawks “Bitter Pill” – Listen

June 29, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2
‘Bitter Pill’ is the latest track to be lifted from the incoming Jayhawks album ‘XOXO’ which is due for release July 10th via Sham/Thirty Tigers, the band’s most collaborative and diverse record in their four-decade-long career. […]
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Video: The Jayhawks “Dogtown Days”

June 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
It’s The Jayhawks.  It’s familiar jangling guitars.  It’s from the new album ‘XOXO’ due out on 10th July.  And this is how to make a video during the lock-down.  Social-distancing filming techniques combine well with vintage […]
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Something for the weekend: Mark Olson and Ingunn Ringvold “Pipestone I Won’t Be Back”

June 5, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2
We leave you this week dear reader with the opening track from the new record by sometime Jayhawker Mark Olson who’s collaborated with Norwegian roots singer Ingunn Ringvold for a third time on the album ‘Magdalen […]
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The Jayhawks return with new album, new song – Listen

May 14, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1
The Jayhawks have shared ‘This Forgotten Town’, the opening song on the band’s new album ‘XOXO’ which comes out on July 10th via Sham/Thirty Tigers. Written jointly by Marc Perlman and Gary Louris, the new song […]

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It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]
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Be absorbed by this incredible performance from GRAMMY-nominated Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan. This intimate acoustic version of Buchanan’s solo song Sway draws all your attention to his fine voice. With incredible control, Buchanan demonstrates his […]

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

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

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