To me, the vast majority of what passes for country music today – certainly on the big radio and TV networks in the US – is nothing of the sort, just pop music in cowboy hats. The true legacy of…
#621 Guy Clark – Desperadoes Waiting For A Train
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#620 Arc Iris – Kaleidoscope
‘Kaleidoscope’ is taken from Moon Saloon, the new album which has just been announced by Arc Iris, due for release via Bella Union on August 19. The Providence three-piece have promised a darker edge to the follow-up to their 2014…
#619 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Wasting Time
‘Wasting Time’ is the latest single from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ self-titled debut album, released in time to tee up a series of festival appearances in the UK this summer. The band will be playing at Glastonbury (June…
#618 Mairearad Green – The Island
Mairearad Green will be heading out on a UK tour at the end of the month following the release of her acclaimed debut album The Summer Isles earlier this year. Mairearad will be backed by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Hector MacInnes,…
#617 Jonathan Wilson – Your Ears Are Burning
Jonathan Wilson will be heading to London at the start of next week for a one-off solo performance at Union Chapel – the last date of a short European tour which is due to be his only outing on this…
#616 Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You
Forgive us a slightly soppy one but it’s the 50th wedding anniversary of Dolly Parton and Carl Dean today, so what could be more fitting than this? Dolly wrote the song in 1973, actually as a farewell to Porter Wagoner…
#615 Townes Van Zandt – Black Widow Blues
Townes Van Zandt is revered for his fine catalogue of American folk greats, but that’s not all he excelled at. The 2003 In The Beginning collection brought to light a number of tracks which had largely been forgotten bar the…
#614 Darren Hayman – Bradbourne
If you’re ever waiting for Darren Hayman’s next project, you at least know you won’t have to wait long. Having released both Chants For Socialists and Florence last year, the tireless songwriter has a new record out next week about…
#613 Steve Mason – Alive
One of our favourite albums of the year so far has been Steve Mason’s Meet The Humans, but it was released before Song of the Day had been revived so missed out on a spotlight here. Let’s fix that retrospectively…
#612 The Handsome Family – Weightless Again
The Handsome Family will be in London next week for a sold-out show at the 100 Club as they finish up work on a new record. It’s too soon to hear any of the new material, but let’s instead take…