Van Darien

Van Darien “Twisted Metal” – Listen

April 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from the new album ‘Levee’, which was released last Friday, ‘Twisted Metal‘ is a tense and haunted song of destructive love which has Van Darien singing that she “can’t get enough of your wicked […]

Ninebarrow “A Pocket Full Of Acorns”

Album Reviews

March 5, 2021 0

Arboreal polished Dorset-centric modern folk. Ninebarrow are a modern folk band with deep Dorset roots, formed in 2012 by teacher Jon Whitley and GP Jay LaBouchardiere. They were an immediate success, turning professional in 2016, [...]

Saugeye “Saugeye”

Album Reviews

March 5, 2021 0

A warm, roots exploration of what matters in life- family, relationships, your dog. Saugeye has produced an enjoyable debut self-titled album that mixes country with folk and blues undertones using heartfelt lyrics about the importance [...]

Album Reviews

Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno “Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno”

March 4, 2021 0

Traditional – styled in the now. It is often said that the only constant in life is change. Of course, this could apply to everything, including music, where fashions and tastes change, what was popular [...]

Album Reviews

Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners “Juniper”

March 4, 2021 0

A lyrical, musical delicacy. From Duluth, Minnesota, USA, Breanne Marie Tepler’s journey on the music scene began, as many do, as a solo performer with an acoustic guitar. After the success of her debut solo [...]

Album Reviews

Johnny Ironsights “Murder Mountain”

March 3, 2021 0

Personal reflections and big vocals from Phoenix-based songwriter Johnny Ironsights is a Phoenix based artist who describes himself as “punk-roots alt-country” and if that’s not enough genres rolled together for you, his publicity also throws [...]

Something for the weekend: GospelbeacH “Albatross Baby”

Videos

March 5, 2021 0

That’s it for us this week dear reader, and we leave you with something a bit different. It’s a track from the new ‘Jam Jam EP’ which comes out on Curation Records next month and […]

How I Write A Song: Ray Wylie Hubbard

Interviews

March 5, 2021 0

Did you know a songwriter is like a shark that never sleeps? When asked to describe the process of creating a song, some writers, as we’ve already seen in this series, talk about their music […]

John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas collaborate on new album – Listen

News

March 5, 2021 0

John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band have announced that they’re teaming up for their first collaborative album ‘Leftover Feelings’ which lands on May 21st. You can watch a video for the first single ‘All […]

Ninebarrow “A Pocket Full Of Acorns”

Album Reviews

March 5, 2021 0

Pick of the Political Pops: Willie Nelson “If You’ve Got The Money I’ve Got The Time”

Columns

March 5, 2021 0

This week we had what grown-ups call The Budget which is essentially where important people in London scribble down a few sums on the back of a fag packet (fags didn’t go up you’ll recall […]

Van Darien “Twisted Metal” – Listen

How I Write A Song: Ray Wylie Hubbard

Interview: Americana UK favourite Robert Vincent reflects on his recent multiple awards

Interview: John John Brown on mixing music with photographs and comics

Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on East Nashville, Willie Nelson and the New York Dolls

Interview: Langhorne Slim on tackling prescription medicine addiction and writer’s block

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