Track: Quiet Hollers – Broken Guitar
Even before listening to Quiet Hollers, just the name conjures up this image of dusty americana, and sure enough new single Broken Guitar – taken from their eponymous album that…
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Album Review: Damien Jurado – Visions of Us on the Land
Damien Jurado is one of the most interesting musicians working today. He may not think that, but he’s a modest guy. Jurado’s not the kind of artist that sits around…
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See: Andrew Bird releases new video for Left Handed Kisses featuring Fiona Apple
Taken from his forthcoming album Are you Serious, due out on April 1st via Loma Vista, Left Handed Kisses is the new single from Andrew Bird. If that were not…
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Album Review: Treetop Flyers – Palomino
I don’t know if it’s about getting older and wanting to ensure that I spend my time only listening to what I really like, or just a shorter attention span.…
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Album review: The Long Ryders – Final Wild Songs
If the Flying Burritos invented country rock then the Long Ryders pretty much created Americana so it was always bizarre there was no decent retrospective of their impressive back catalogue.…
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See: Half Japanese release video for Hold On
Damn you, Half Japanese. Despite almost 40 years of off-kilter alt-sort-of-punk, they still manage to catch the imagination and surprise. The band have just released the new visuals for their…
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See: Quiet Hollers release video for Mont Blanc
Louisville five piece Quiet Hollers song Mont Blanc was one of the stand out tracks on their recent self-titled album, which dropped back in October. It’s classic indie/americana, built on…
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Not Forgotten: Wilco – Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
The live double album was considered heavyweight currency back in the 1970s. In an era when using extended guitar duals and a drum solo to expand a zippy four minute…
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Not Forgotten: The Band – Music From Big Pink
The Band are an acts whose heavyweight reputation promises far more than it actually delivers. For all the revisionist history since, in truth they only released two truly world class…
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Cattle & Cane, Leadmill, Sheffield, 20.10.2015
Cattle and Cane believe that their music needs to be experienced in a smoky late night bar for full impact. Either that, or the Leadmill have serious problems with their…
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