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Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge

May 7, 2026 1

And what, you may ask, is an ACI? Adult Correctional Institutions – or, if you prefer, a prison. On this latest release from Deer Tick’s new album Coin-O-Matic we find the band in Springsteen’s Nebraska or […]

Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control

May 7, 2026 0

The new single from Chicago singer-songwriter Michael McDermott is a typically catchy song that immediately hooks you in with big chords and big choruses. Opening with bright, uplifting guitar, The Best We Get is a driving […]

Hannah Cohen to tour Europe UK in August and releases new single

May 6, 2026 0

Catskills-based singer/songwriter Hannah Cohen has announced a series of tour dates in the Nordic countries and the UK in August 2026. Cohen has also unveiled her first new music since her album Earthstar Mountain that was […]

Truman Sinclair at The George Tavern 28Th April 2026

Live Review: Truman Sinclair + May Payne, The George Tavern, Stepney, London – 28th April 2026

May 6, 2026 0

Travelling from London’s centre, the “Lizzy line” as it is colloquially known, takes you to Whitechapel in the East End in under eight minutes. Unless you make a pitstop at The Blind Beggar, the scene of […]

Fred Neil on the shoiw 'Let's Sing Out' 1965/6

More People Really Should Know About: Fred Neil

May 6, 2026 1

Sometimes, an artist is underrated because they just got here. There simply wasn’t any time. But sometimes the dust has settled, and yet where are the fireworks, the winging cherubs crying “Mercy!”? Nowhere to be found. […]

Features
More People Really Should Know About: Fred Neil
Sometimes, an artist is underrated because they just got here. There simply wasn’t any time. But sometimes the dust has settled, and yet where are the fireworks, the winging cherubs crying “Mercy!”? Nowhere to be [...]
Interviews
Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”
Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen [...]
Features
For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”
A few weeks ago, James Wesley Voight, otherwise known as Chip Taylor, died. He is best known for writing classics such as Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning; however, the songs he wrote for [...]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Thea Gilmore Songs
Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements [...]
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin
New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released [...]

Crys Matthews “Citizen” – status is mutable

May 6, 2026 0

Nashville resident Crys Matthew is a troubadour of truth – and is one of the most strident voices for social justice in a time when some of her fellow citizens are not so bothered with a […]

Video: Lady Nade “Bloom” – if we put our minds together, we can shine

May 6, 2026 0

Whether lilting high or resonating low, Lady Nade’s vocal performance in Bloom is simply gorgeous. Her voice is pure and full of rich warmth while she delivers words that are equally beautiful and uplifting: “If we […]

Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

May 5, 2026 0

Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]

Live Review: Cat Clyde, The Lower Third, London – 30th April 2026

May 5, 2026 0

Cat Clyde returned to a London stage towards the end of a short set of dates in Europe and the UK. The venue was The Lower Third, nominally on Denmark Street and operating in the same […]

John R Miller to share “The Great Unknowing” with the world in June

May 5, 2026 0

Singer-songwriter John R. Miller has announced the release of his fifth studio album, The Great Unknowing. The album will be out on physical formats on 5th June 2026 and digitally on 17th July via Rounder Records. […]

Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control
May 7, 2026 0
The new single from Chicago singer-songwriter Michael McDermott is a typically catchy song that immediately hooks you in with big chords and big choruses. Opening with bright, uplifting guitar, The Best We Get is a [...]
Crys Matthews “Citizen” – status is mutable
May 6, 2026 0
Nashville resident Crys Matthew is a troubadour of truth – and is one of the most strident voices for social justice in a time when some of her fellow citizens are not so bothered with [...]
Video: Lady Nade “Bloom” – if we put our minds together, we can shine
May 6, 2026 0
Whether lilting high or resonating low, Lady Nade’s vocal performance in Bloom is simply gorgeous. Her voice is pure and full of rich warmth while she delivers words that are equally beautiful and uplifting: “If [...]
Crow And Gazelle “Belly Of The Beast” – bad things happening
May 5, 2026 0
Phew, having survived the long weekend, but arriving home just a tad late, there is just time to share a new track before hitting the hay. And it’s the latest single from Texas-based duo Crow [...]
Video Premiere: Brooklyn Del & The Revelators “You and I”
May 5, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from Portland, Oregon–based Brooklyn Del & The Revelators. You and I is a high-energy sonic blast that grabs your attention from the opening notes and doesn’t let go. There’s a wild [...]

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