Aree And The Pure Heart “Never Gonna Die”
Aree And The Pure Heart “Never Gonna Die” Aree And The Pure Heart’s debut EP “Heartstrings” was a great slice of Americana flavoured rock. But that was back in 2015, […]
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The Stick Arounds “Ways To Hang On”
The Stick Arounds “Ways To Hang On” The Stick Arounds certainly know how to grab our attention when they talk about the members sharing a love for acts like The […]
High On Stress “Greatest Hits”
High On Stress “Greatest Hits” We know you’re probably thinking “Greatest Hits”, I’ve never even heard of them (well certainly if you’re in the UK). Indeed, even the band themselves […]
The Road Home “Rebel Hearts”
The Road Home “Rebel Hearts” We’ve been long time advocates of The Road Home, having absolutely loved their previous EPs. We were therefore delighted to hear they were releasing their […]
Lydia Loveless “Real”
Lydia Loveless “Real” Lydia Loveless may not be a household name over here in the UK (although this album could easily change that) but we have been following her career […]
Red Rooster Festival News
Red Rooster, the small and stunningly situated festival of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, returns for its third year next summer on 2nd-4th June. Red Rooster have launched their spanking […]
Austin Plaine “S/T”
Austin Plaine – “S/T” This is the debut album from Austin Plaine, who is a young singer songwriter hailing from Minneapolis/Nashville. He has a style which is based on […]
Basement Benders “Lydiad”
Basement Benders “Lydiad” Whilst the name might be new (and possibly questionable… not sure it has the same connotation in the U.S. as it does here!?!… the Basement Benders consist […]
The Bottle Rockets “South Broadway Athletic Club”
The Bottle Rockets “South Broadway Athletic Club” Every now and then, there’s a band who have been on your radar for ages, but for some unknown reason, you have just […]
Blitzen Trapper “All Across This Land”
Blitzen Trapper “All Across This Land” If we’re honest, we were a bit late in discovering Blitzen Trapper. However, when we did review their last album, we were sure glad […]
Jesse Malin “Outsiders”
Jesse Malin “Outsiders” We were a bit surprised to see Jesse Malin releasing a new album so soon after his last one, “New York Before the World” (NYBTW). If we’re […]
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future”
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future” The fact that you’re reading this site probably means you know enough about music to know who Craig Finn is. Just in case you […]
Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love”
Danny & The Champions Of The World “What Kind Of Love” Danny & The Champions Of The World are one of those bands whose name we have seen around for […]
Fraser A Gorman
Fraser A Gorman “Slow Gum” It may not be immediately apparent by his look or indeed sound but Fraser A Gorman is actually from Melbourne. It may also come as […]
Banditos “S/T”
Banditos “S/T” In many ways, Banditos really start with way too much of an advantage for us to review this record impartially. Firstly, this debut album is released on Bloodshot […]
Tim Vantol touring the UK this month
Tim Vantol If We Go Down, We Will Go Together Tim Vantol will be hitting the UK with Chuck Ragan at the end of March, then returning with Hit The […]
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “Deconstructed”
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “Deconstructed” This is the follow up to the band’s last release “There Is a Bomb in Gilead”. That album actually generated a lot […]
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion “Freedom Tower No Wave Dance Party 2015”
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion “Freedom Tower – “No Wave Dance Party 2015” Whilst The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion may have been around for nearly a quarter of a century, […]
Murder By Death “Big Dark Love”
Murder By Death “Big Dark Love” Murder by Death is a name we recognise but have not actually ever heard any of their albums. Which is a surprise given that […]
Adam Faucett “Blind Water Finds Blind Water”
Adam Faucett “Blind Water finds Blind Water” Adam hails from Little Rock, Arkansas and it has to be said is in possession of a very fine beard… but don’t let […]
Colt 45 “The Tide Is Turning”
Colt 45 “The Tide Is Turning” Maybe it’s something in the water but there has been a bit of an upsurge in quality punk rock n roll bands in the […]
The Soul Of A Clown 