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Live Review: Handsome Family – Plug Sheffield 19.03.2018

Poor Rennie Sparks. Snowed in the previous day at a carvery somewhere outside Barnsley, only to find that the rearranged gig was in Britain’s coldest venue. She shuffled onstage a…

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Album Review: First Aid Kit “Ruins”

It’s amazing to find Swedish country folk duo First Aid Kit already releasing their fourth album and between releasing fascinatingly authentic Americana-drenched albums, they’ve conquered the world, cracking the US…

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Album Review: Deer Tick – Volume 1 and Volume 2

Acclaimed roots-rock-americana-country-folk-acoustic-boundary-breakers Deer Tick have released their first new material in four years via Partisan Records. The good news for fans is that they have released not just one, but…

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Not Forgotten: Marty Robbins – More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Such is the high regard that 1959’s Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is held, that the fact that the late great Marty Robbins released another 43 albums in his lifetime…

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Track / Video

Track: Jesse Jo Stark – Driftwood

With the combination of a peacefully constructed composition and lyrics that show elements of a country inspired noir tale; ‘Driftwood’ by Jesse Jo Stark is an equally haunting and captivating…

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Live Review: Tift Merritt at The Lexington, London, 31.1.2017

On this last day in January, with the rain pouring down in the cloying cold outside, upstairs at the Lexington is snug. There’s a dampness in the air as we…

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Track / Video

Track: Julia Sheer – Takes One To Know One

After being quiet from the scene for a fair while, Julia Sheer has returned with a new EP on the horizon and a brilliant single to showcase her talents and…

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See: Country Lips reveal new video for Grizzly Bear Billboard

Eight piece country collective Country Lips have released a new video for the track Grizzly Bear Billboard, taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Til the Daylight Comes’, out on January 6th.…

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News: Hurray For The Riff Raff announce new shows

Hurray for the Riff Raff are coming back to the UK in 2017! In some really small venues though, so don’t hang around if you want to get tickets. Plus if…

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Reissue: Terry Allen – Lubbock (On Everything)

I’m not a huge fan of ‘country’ music. Sure, I can appreciate its narrative qualities, I have a well chosen Johnny Cash compilation in my album collection, I love the…

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