When you think of people who should do an album of Dylan covers, Emma Swift and her album Blonde on the Tracks probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind. Yet, for her first American album, this is a…
Although it was written in 2019, Shannon LaBrie’s ‘Raining Hallelujah’ is filled with the sort of evergreen resilience that is very much needed in 2020. In times as uncertain as these, the Americana artist’s hearty vocals resonate with a driving…
The nine songs on Eight Gates that Jason Molina left behind have taken on an almost mythic quality over the last seven years. Having recorded under the names of Songs:Ohia, Magnolia Electric Company as well as his own name, Molina moved…
Gentleman blues purveyor Cole Patenaude recalls shades of Tom Petty and Huey Lewis with the playful jaunt of he and his bands’ music. Their latest tunes, of which Are You Happy Now? is comprised, are fun-loving romps of consummate musicianship…
Through his debut album, Father (out 9 Oct), Izzy Heltai observes human relationships from dawn to dusk. There’s a special focus on what’s in-between the beginning and end, where the sinew of these complex bonds are woven. It’s a lot…
Bobbie Gentry has always seemed to be defined by the Ode To Billy Joe, yet her next album, The Delta Sweete, a little heard gem from the 60s, never found the audience it deserved. Which just goes to show how fickle…
In a career that’s spanned the best part of 60 years, Heart’s Ease is another triumph in a late-flowering that’s seen Shirley Collins rightfully recognised at the top table of British folk music. It’s an album that’s a celebration of…
Steven Hefter, Austin Stahl, and Chris Laun are Reforester. The latest brainchild of three artists who share their fair share of accolades apart from their newest band, Reforester features three singer-songwriters and three-part harmonies. It’s subtle indie rock with folk…
Dorothy Daniel and Ben DeBerry are the Danberrys. More than just a clever moniker, the duo are the latest to begin climbing up the Americana ladder. Between their textured instrumentation, fiery vocals, and savvy lyricism, we think that there’s a…
The world works in mysterious ways. Despite not releasing a studio album since 2012’s Out of the Game, Rufus Wainwright has hardly been work-shy. His involvement in writing and producing two pieces of operatic work, alongside reciting and performing Shakespeare…
From the subtle frailing of a banjo to the well-tempered pace of a warm piano and well beyond, there’s much to say about the Appalachians just in the way that their traditional music is composed. Inherently, it speaks to the…
Just around two years ago, Geoff Gibbons touched our hearts with the moving folk of his previous release, Shadow of a Stone: Songs of Remembrance. Aptly making its debut just five days before Remembrance Day, Gibbons’ natural knack for writing…
In these chaotic times when we need a more tender touch, Lianne la Havas returns with her rich, honey-like voice and a basket of 11 beautiful feminine songs about love, loss, and rebirth. Picture the tasteful mixture of neo-soul, folk,…
The Jayhawks are a band that need no introduction to anyone who is reading these pages. XOXO is their third album since returning from their latest hiatus back in 2014 and the follow up to Back Roads and Abandoned Motels. It’s 25 years since…
With a new band at her side, Stockholm artist Annamay is more equipped than ever to present the healing tides of her brilliant songwriting to audiences. The songstress has recently released two new singles that highlight this latest musical shift,…
Through Same Morning Light, Guy Grogan is at it again with more of the textured alternative rock that listeners have come to appreciate. Albeit, the overall presentation is just a tad folksier this time around. The UK-gone-US singer-songwriter’s goal with…
Forever Blue is the debut full length from a musician who has really hit the ground running. A.A. Williams sold out a headline show at the Southbank Centre within her first year of performing. Turning heads from the very beginning,…
