Daughn Gibson has made a name for himself by marrying country and Americana to electronica, but his third record Carnation feels like more of a homage to the sounds of the 80s than his previous work. At times it feels…
I first stumbled on Frances Quinlan through her song ‘Bruno Is Orange‘ back in 2006, becoming slightly obsessed with it. It felt innocent, risking tweeness, but there was an articulate strangeness to these playful yet dark lyrics and their sing-song delivery. Nine years and several releases…
Mark Kozelek is an artist like no other. With his odd spats with other musicians (most recently a public slagging match with Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs, including an acidic attack song on his last record), his bizarrely…
Though it may seem impossible to believe now, with his legacy assured as one of the greatest performers of the 20th Century, the legend of Johnny Cash and his irreversible dent on pop culture was nearly never cemented at all.…
Putting two ageing legends such as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard together cannot help but grab your attention. With more than a century’s cumulative experience in music, they know exactly what they are doing and they deliver their sixth collaboration…
There comes a time in your life when you have to face up to your fear of younger people born in later decades who are all grown up, a prodigious talent maturing with them. It’s a terror I’m trying to…
The music of Pokey LaFarge harks back to an era long gone, when the world seemed like a simpler place. Before technology took over and communication improved, yet somehow diminished in standards, the world sounded a little like Mr LaFarge’s…
From the Missouri coffee-shop circuit to international recognition, it has been a whirlwind year for this duo. The storming single ‘Silent Movies’ lifted the pair from obscurity in this country to swift recognition via Later… with Jools Holland and is…
Any time a band says they’ve completely ripped up their formula and started over, alarm bells go off for fans everywhere. We could worry devotees of Admiral Fallow further by telling them that the Glasgow collective, who charmed us all…
At this point in her career, some 20-odd years later, Dar Williams needs no real introduction. An American icon in her own right, the prolific pop/folk singer-songwriter and political activist has earned her spot in the States as one of…