A new discovery for us this evening with Nashville resident Kent Goolsby and his new album No Substitute For Handsome which was released on July 7th. You can stream seven of the album’s country swingin’ tracks via Soundcloud including the excellent ‘Dog Days (Have Lost Their Bite)’. Continue reading
This weekend we’re presenting a gig featuring Ben Bunting and Dave Favours at The Midnight Special. Ben Bunting journeys down the highway from Brisbane for some rare Sydney shows including this double bill on Sunday August 2nd with Dave Favours (The Saloon Daddies). Catch solo sets from both artists with the Post To Wire Jukebox spinning alt.country, rock … Continue reading
Alison Ferrier recently released her second album featuring members of The Stillsons and a fine record it is too. It may often sound sweet and soulful on the surface but there is plenty of lyrical depth and some wonderful playing to dig deep into. In our review we said “Be Here Now is a polished album with … Continue reading
Jed Rowe recently released his new album The Last Day Of Winter, a collection of songs of which we said “Rowe’s songs fall easily on the ears, drifting by with a US West Coast feel, rich in vocal harmonies and slide guitar”. He’s been touring the East Coast of Australia recently to celebrate the new … Continue reading
Dashville Skyline, the new Americana music festival brought to you by the good folk behind The Gum Ball and PigSty in July have announced the second batch of bands for the event taking place on the October long weekend (3rd & 4th) in the Hunter Valley NSW. Joining those already announced you can add the acts … Continue reading
Starting with a lo-fi drum pattern Good Lovelies quickly arrive with their sweet intertwined harmonies to elevate the opening track into a quirky, sparkling pop-laced folk song. They’ve tried to mix things up on their new album, sonically and in their songwriting and at times it works very well. Too often though the curse of … Continue reading
It’s been a big week for announcements and releases and shaping for another big one next week. Jason Isbell‘s new album Something More Than Free is finally out after being announced months ago (and leaking very early too). It’s been getting mixed reviews – Pitchfork gave it a paltry 5.8/10 while Paste gave it an 8.6/10. … Continue reading
Taken from her 2014 album Fear, Pride & A Few Stubborn Angels, Jen Mize has released a clip for the track ‘Ghost Town’, all atmospheric and haunting with a ghostly pedal steel. Wonderful stuff topped off with Mize’s soulful and sultry voice. Continue reading
Kentucky’s Jeremy Pinnell has a new album called OH/KY coming out on July 24th via Sofaburn Records and if it sounds half as sweetly sad and honky tonk flavoured as this track then it’s going to be a good one. Press Release Jeremy Pinnell, Northern Kentucky’s son from across the river, is a soft-spoken man, … Continue reading
Heartbreaker Sessions, the new fortnightly alt. country evening at Freda’s in Chippendale that myself (Chris – PTW editor) and Daz are curating, will kick off with two of our favourite Sydney singer/songwriters in Caitlin Harnett and Brielle Davis (Not Good With Horses). Join us on Sunday August 9th from 6PM. It’s free and we’ll also … Continue reading
Ben Mastwyk has just released his excellent solo LP Mornin Evenin and was kind enough to take the time to undergo our Six Strings Q&A. We discover the canine influence in his songwriting process, who he’d love to jam with and his favourite recent Americana album. What was the album that first led you down the dusty path … Continue reading
Over the years Tex Perkins has become a versatile musician, a gun for hire traveling from one band project to another tribute show and so on. Beasts Of Bourbon has been revisited though Cruel Sea hasn’t but a group that Perkins keeps returning to and one where he sounds the most relaxed and free from … Continue reading
On her sophomore album there’s a subtlety to Ribeiro’s music that finds form in both her voice and the sonic qualities of the songs. She shares a deadpan singing style with Courtney Barnett but it contains darker shades of sensuality, folksiness and coyness with ethereal qualities that at different times bring to mind Hope Sandoval … Continue reading
Hi Jason, what’s been happening in the lead-up to the new album coming out? We just finished a few shows with Dwight Yoakam and got home yesterday and we’re leaving tomorrow to go to my guitar player’s wedding in Charleston. I love what Dwight does. His voice is still really good and he still writes … Continue reading
Joshua Seymour (Cherrywood) has stepped out on his lonesome for a solo album that digs deep into emotive and dark Americana. There’s a touch of Bon Iver, Iron & Wine and occasionally the band Spain in Seymour’s gothic sounding songs that are ornamented with stately piano, pedal steel, handclaps and all manner of stringed instruments. … Continue reading
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