Album Review: Billy The Kid – Look At Me, I’m Fine
"Emotion pulsates and it's draining...importantly, it ends with the possibility of contentment and hope."
Album Review: Mavis Staples – We Get By
We Get By balances confrontational rallying cries with the personal, alluding to what Mavis Staples has sacrificed and what she's still got to give.
Album Review: Orphans by Michael McDermott
“These songs were too loud in my heart, they kept waking me at night. These songs are orphans, in much the same way I’ve felt in the last three years”…
Dave Hause Kick album review –
Kick by Dave Hause starts out with an aural ‘kick up the proverbial’ with loud shouts. The song continues Hauseian themes of worrying about the inexorable passage of time, and…
Skinny Lister Electric Ballroom concert review
"...competing with each other and the crowd to have the absolute best time..."
Album Review: Suburban Dirts – I Want Blood
"...This Southern gothic inspired concept album has surprising heart amidst the no-holds-barred savagery. The different musical styles play with emotions and add to the character of a comprehensive record..."
Album Review: Idlewild – Interview Music
"...thoroughly thought-provoking lyrically. Musically, it fits right into the band's back catalogue but still sounds fresh..."
The Faim are back with an artistic live video for Amelie
"Clues to the imminent emo onslaught are there"
Ben Bedford: The Hermit’s Spyglass album review
Ben Bedford‘s previous four albums have cemented his reputation as an observational songwriter who explores the ways of individuals in American landscapes. This instinct is distilled into 27 minutes on…
Emilie Kahn: Three review
Emilie Kahn’s latest video is much more than a perfunctory promo. It’s a piece of art in its own right, deftly mirroring and enhancing changes in musical tone over the…
Music News: C2C Festival has been postponed to 2022
C2C Country To Country festival was all set to come back for its eight year in March 2020 and there had been hope that it would still be able to…
Album Review: Savage On The Downhill by Amber Cross
"...She's steeped in the country heritage of her predecessors and the heritage of her country..."
Concert Review: I’m Every Woman – International Women’s Day 2019
Michele Stodart, Charlie Dore, Celestine, Margo Buchanan, Angela Gannon, Kate St. John and The Rosellas put on a night to remember
Close Up on the Americana Music Association UK Awards 2019
Appearances by Graham Nash, Yola, Jade Bird, Rhiannon Giddens, Bennett Wilson Poole and many more!
Album Review: Vanessa Peters – Foxhole Prayers
Foxhole Prayers explores the modern world of alternative facts and populist politics through rich metaphors and a literary sense of scale.
Album Review: Will Hoge – My American Dream
"My American Dream feels like a cohesive and comprehensive record for the depths it dives and the ferocity and passion of the delivery. Definitely one for fans of Jason Isbell…