Jim White is in his 60s these days but as an explorer of country music’s outer reaches age is certainly no albatross. Where lesser musical genres cast aside those grizzled and battered by time’s tide, in Jim’s world wisdom…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyC-VbcO0Z0[/embedyt] Siobhan Wilson released her album, There are no saints, earlier this year and it’s really rather good. Siobhan combines accessible, emotional songwriting with strong musicianship across several instruments. And of course, her voice which shifts between style, intensity,…
From an outsider’s perspective, Brandon and Bethany Foote might well be mistaken for superheroes instead of a folk duo. Between job changes, relocating, and a free-roaming toddler to take care of, it’s a wonder that they still can manage the time to…
Christmas albums are a funny thing. They can be jubilant celebrations that only complement that particular artist’s canon (hello, A Christmas Gift for You), crazily self-indulgent yet somehow amazing side projects (hi Sufjan Stevens), or, sadly more often than not,…
Releasing an album as multifarious as this Italian singer-songwriter’s latest comes with its fair share of mountains to climb. Some might claim that with the broad range of influences across the entirety of the roots spectrum present song-per-song on Luca Bash’s Keys…
Combining elements of Americana, psychedelia and an unmistakable tinge of Manchester grit, Douga go to great lengths to get their sound just right. Which is why you might have found them crouched in a stairwell or packing themselves into a…