Goon: “my new obsession” – Tom Ravenscroft
“I think they might be my new obsession” – Tom Ravenscroft, BBC Radio 6 Music Featured in L.A. Times and picked as one of NPR’s Artists To Watch at last…
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Live concert review – a triumphant return
“It feels so good to be back on stage with my brothers from junior fucking high school!”
Album Review: Great Divides by Massy Ferguson
"...taking in prairie vistas, 50s imagery and a heavy dose of 90s modern rock vibrancy..."
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…
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..."
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..."
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…
Suburban Dirts I Want Blood review
In the 1790s, Micajah “Big” Harpe and Wiley ‘Little’ Harpe were not content with theft, rape, river privacy and highway robbery. They graduated to tying beaten victims to horses then…
Ange Hardy: Thank you for the music
We’re seeing more stories of hardship and distress surrounding zero hour contracts and Universal Credit. Therefore, contemporary folk singer Ange Hardy continued the tradition of documenting and protesting in song.
Katy Hurt See Ya Later review – a perfect summer song
See Ya Later by Katy Hurt is the perfect summer song for our times: direct, assertive and catchy as hell!