There’s grace and gentle beauty in the professional ballet performances from Bianca Fucsko and Giovanni Messeri in this new video from Michael Brinkworth, which makes it the perfect accompaniment for a richly layered and ambitious song. ‘King of Indecision’ brings to mind Yankee Hotel Foxtrot-era Wilco in the way the song unravels and collapses into a collage of distorted sound, echoing the despair of the lyrics. Look out for the Berlin-based Australian’s second album, ‘Wasted Wonder’, due out in September. On this evidence, it promises to be a heartfelt, melancholy journey through Americana.
Pure Americana - made in Berlin by an Australian! ‘Wicked Wonder’ is Michael Brinkworth’s second album, following on from 2017’s ‘Somewhere To Run From’. It’s pure Americana featuring acoustic guitars, pedal steel, piano and harmonica – lots of harmonica. At times Brinkworth sounds like Wilco-era Jeff Tweedy mixed in with…
Short but excellent album from Canadian singer/songwriter. Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Rosenblood's last album, "Circus", was significantly impacted by the Covid pandemic, which she described as "fucking depressing." She expressed uncertainty about the album, saying, "I have no idea if it was the right record. I’ve yet to experience any feedback…
Michael Weston King's recent album - his first solo release in ten years - is a remarkable piece of work, notable for the quality of the songcraft and its inspiration in the soulful country sounds of the 1960s and 1970s. Throughout 'The Struggle', King's voice is rich and sonorous, pulling…
From up north but now hiding in rural Suffolk. An insomniac music-lover. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, rock...whatever. Currently enjoying Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Tommy Prine, Jarrod Dickenson, William Prince, Frank Turner, Our Man in the Field...
