The Minus 5

The Minus 5 “Oar on, Penelope!”

May 29, 2025 Paul Kerr 1

Power pop’s Zelig returns to the fray with an exhilarating set of songs. If you were to draw a Venn diagram regarding American bands tagged variously as No Depression, College Rock, Alt-Country, Paisley Underground and power […]

The Minus 5 “Let The Rope Hold, Cassie Lee” – carry that thread forward

May 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

We recently told you about the new album from The Minus 5 – and here’s a track from that very upcoming release. It’s a song that shows Scott McCaughey’s influences – and if you don’t catch […]

Five Alive! The Minus 5 return with first all new album… in five years

March 19, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Acclaimed collective The Minus 5, spearheaded by legendary musician and songwriter Scott McCaughey, returns with “Oar On, Penelope!” out May 30th on via Yep Roc Records. Produced by Scott McCaughey and mixed by engineer Ed Stasium […]

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