by Dustin Seth • • Comments Off on Album | Pinegrove – Marigold
I’ve always rolled my eyes a bit at Pinegrove’s designation as a country/emo band. Emo has become a catchall (like “alternative” in the 90s), and it always seemed to me that attaching this to Pinegrove was more a function of…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Nicholas Mudd
When Nicholas Mudd was offered the opportunity, the troubadour took no time in taking the chance to hit the open road. Planning his 10-day trip from Lexington, Kentucky to Los Angeles aboard his Harley-Davidson, this 2011 satiating of his wanderlust…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with Kyle Daniel
What’s there to say when you’ve conceded to the hardships of life? Kyle Daniel wrestles with this question throughout his sophomore EP, aptly titled What’s There to Say?. Delivering his message via bright melodies and a wall of electric guitar, Daniel…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | FFS 5 with The Deep Hollow
With The Weary Traveler, The Deep Hollow get about doing a whole lot of living. This comes even in the light of lamenting the act of getting older, let alone all of the emotions that tend to come out over the…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Mitch Bradford – ‘Everybody Got Someone to Love (‘Cept You and Me)’
Mitch Bradford is a contemporary artist who appreciates the warm minimalism of vintage folks and roots rock. Taking a page from the likes of Jackson Browne and Neil Young, his style is unvarnished, conversational, and from the heart. Ergo, it…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | C.K. & the Rising Tide – American Romance
Taking cues from the likes of Springsteen and Petty before them, C.K. & the Rising Tide develop palatable Americana that just about anyone can sink their teeth into. It isn’t without its contemporary flair, of course, featuring reverb-friendly production that…
by Jason Schneider • • Comments Off on Album | Aaron Allen and the Small City Saints – Judgement Day
There’s a revolution underway in country music, and Aaron Allen is doing his part. On his latest album, Judgement Day, the native of London, Ontario, Canada shows his solidarity with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell…
by Mark Buckley • • Comments Off on Album | Old Crow Medicine Show – Volunteer
Old Crow Medicine Show celebrate 20 years together in 2018 and mark the occasion with Volunteer, an album recorded in the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville by Jason Isbell producer Dave Cobb. It’s fair to say that they’ve faced…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Interview | With Great Peacock, Andrew Nelson Dives Into the Mental and Emotional Struggle of a Dream
Nashville-based Americana outfit Great Peacock have made a name for themselves on the southern festival circuit, and have shared stages with everyone from Hurray for the Riff Raff and Cage the Elephant to Margo Price and Jonathan Tyler. Now the…
by Ian Parker • • Comments Off on Interview | ‘Let the backlash begin’ – The Drive-By Truckers tackle a divided America
“I just got back from the gym,” Mike Cooley says with a laugh as he answers his phone. “I’m trying to get in shape because when we go out and do this, we might have to run if they try…