Tag: John Prine
The Allman Betts Band Announce Debut Album And 2019 UK Live Dates
Flying the flag for fresh air Southern Rock, TABB are back with us soon! The Allman Betts...
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The Blues Messengers – Uncut
This act comprises ‘Sir’ Oliver Mally, Alex Meik and Peter Muller. Guitar, stand-up bass and drums and a relaxed feel as starting cut Devil’s Gone Fishing rolls in on an Al Green groove.
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Eric Paslay – The Work Tapes
This edition of Paslay’s first collections includes all five cuts from his The Work Tapes release – hence it’s a healthy look at his style and songwriting. What’s at work here?
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Hatful Of Rain – Songs Of The Lost & Found
I love the name of this group – it conjures up a street busker keeping on performing in inclement weather. So here is a new album, the sonic ingredients including vocals, the expected roots instrumentation plus lyrics that hinge on a lot of current concerns – I WILL not use the word ‘issues’! – make up the brew captured here.
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Reverend Freakchild – Dial It In
An individual approach to roots music inspires this release. The guests include one of our favourite guitarists, Mark Karan of Bob Weir’s Ratdog ensemble and Tom Constanten’s Live Dead touring group.
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Matthews Southern Comfort – Like A Radio
Out of the blue and with a band of Dutch musicians whose grip on this artist’s feel for roots and folk music and vintage and modern Americana is eminently displayed here…a new album from Iain Matthews and the new Matthews Southern Comfort!
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Leeroy Stagger – Love Versus
Leeroy looks a little like a missing member of Iron & Wine. On the album cover he is lying in reflective mode on his studio floor, surrounded by leads and gadgets.
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Matt Patershuk – Same As I Ever Have Been
Produced by Steve Dawson, this Canadian release stars Matt Patershuk as – going by the tongue-twister titles as chief wordysmith. Sometimes You’ve Got To Do Bad Things To Do Good ( Adolf Hitler – 1944) kicks things off with a dirty girt tone that evokes R L Burnside.
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Chris Hillman – Bidin’ My Time
Produced by the late Tom Petty, no less, this collection finds the Byrd and Burritos etc star looking backwards, forwards and sideways. Hillman is an established musician and singer of supreme quality.
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Blitzen Trapper – Wild & Reckless
The enduring Portland rock band recently had a 28-performance run of a musical entitled Wild & Reckless…quite an achievement. And here is an album under that name. It adds new numbers to gems from their catalogue, which seems fan-friendly as a plan.
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Little Big Town – The Breaker
Well just look at those titles, readers – very Brian Wilson/Beach Boys, are they not ?
But this talented quartet (adding a band for touring) can play many instruments and all sing lead, so they have their own thing going.
The Curse Of Lono – Severed
If acoustic and electric spirited music of the roots/Americana variety find favour with you, dear reader, this act will save your soul…
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George Thorogood – Party Of One
My abiding memory of this is entertaining artist is being backstage at the Shepherds Bush Empire trying to interview the opening act Big Head Todd & The Monsters, with a gruff voice coming through the cracked door intoning “ We owe it all to George Thorogood ! He is The Man !”…
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Edward Rogers
Edward Rogers Born in England but now based in the US, Rogers seems to combine the best qualities...
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Robin Bibi – No More A Secret
Robin Bibi No More A Secret (Ashwood Music) I am not in any way neutral about this chap – he has...
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Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20
Lucinda Williams The Ghosts of Highway 20 (Thirty Tigers) Teaming up for the production with Greg...
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