These are strange times indeed, and that means the Drive-By Truckers have something to say about them. The band have today announced a new album, American Band, and revealed this first cut – highlighting the clear political bent to the…
It’s a rare musician these days that travels from Boston to the Delta and finds himself entranced by the jukebox joints of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Even rarer to then travel up to Chicago and become music minister at the south side…
A combination of ‘60s girl group tropes, sweet melodies, and gorgeous lyrics about the female condition fuel this triumphant self-titled debut from the collaboration of Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs. Tunes are sighed out, telling tales of seduction,…
Do you like being seduced? Of course you do. Well despite having an extraneously punctuated name that recalls some of the most repellent characters in Nathan Barley (Jonatton Yeah? – yeah?), the Ala.ni of You & I is seduction personified.…
Jon Boden made his name as a founding member of Bellowhead but he also had a highly successful solo career. This September sees the 10th anniversary of his debut solo album Painted Lady, with Navigator Records set to reissue it…
At no more than a week’s notice Erin McKeown will release a new EP, According To Us, on Friday. Lead single ‘The Queer Gospel’ is a response to the ongoing trend of ‘religious freedom’ legislation being passed by some US…