Two of the greats, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have finally got around to recording an album of duets together after thirty years of friendship and playing music together. Old Yellow Moon is made up of four Crowell originals and eight covers by the likes of Kris Kristofferson, Roger Miller and Patti Scialfa that the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
NEW MUSIC: Dawes ~ From A Window Seat
Dawes released a fantastic album in 2011’s Nothing Is Wrong and impressed many on their tour of Australia supporting My Morning Jacket. They seemed to have space to spare in their music that touched on classic pop/rock and a healthy streak of americana. The good news is that the band have a new album about … Continue reading
LIVE REVIEW: Justin Townes Earle + Robert Ellis @ The Basement, Sydney (05/02/13)
by Chris Familton The practice of an established artist giving a relative newcomer a leg-up by taking them out on tour is an admirable one and in the case of Texan singer/songwriter Robert Ellis it was a real treat to watch and listen to such an affable singer with a firm grasp of a number … Continue reading
NEWS: Iron & Wine to release new LP ‘Ghost on Ghost’
On April 16th Sam Beam’s Iron & Wine will release their fifth studio album in Ghost on Ghost. It follows the excellent swamp folk mantra rock of 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean. It will be Beam’s first release on Nonesuch Records and below you can check out the first music to emerge from the record … Continue reading