written by Chris Familton Drive-By Truckers return with their tenth album, a landmark in any band’s history, proving that they are still remarkably consistent with their quality control and ability to create musical stories that captivate and enthrall the listener. This time round The Big To-Do loosely deals with crime and (self)-punishment but these heavy subjects … Continue reading
Author Archives: Doubtful Sounds
STREAM: Justin Townes Earle | Harlem River Blues
Ahead of the release of his new New York influenced album Harlem River Blues on September 14th you can check out a stream of the title track below. It has quite a different feel with gospel and rock n roll influences marking a shift away from the solo fingerpicking country styles of previous releases… Continue reading
VIDEO: Loretta Lynn | Fist City
NEWS: Neil Young readies new album and prepares new Archives releases…
Neil Young recorded a new album with Daniel Lanois, tentatively titled Twisted Road, earlier this year and Rolling Stone are reporting that they are in the final stages of mixing. It is being touted as a solo record without a band but Lanois has said that only a handful of the songs are acoustic with … Continue reading
REVIEW: Mark Moldre | The Waiting Room
written by Chris Familton The intimacy of songwriting is a difficult skill to master for the best of musicians. When they do you find yourself pausing, experiencing a physical reaction to the music as it halts your progress and you allow it to wash over you, taking hold of your emotions and ushering them inside … Continue reading
VIDEO: Richmond Fontaine | We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River
In honour of the band that gave this site it’s name, here is a location version of the title track from Richmond Fontaine’s most recent album… Continue reading
Postcard from the Desert
ALBUM REVIEW: Damien Jurado | Saint Bartlett
Over-population in the male singer songwriter realm of americana and folk is a constant risk and there are many pretenders who attempt to step up to the standard set by the likes of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jason Molina, Phosphorescent and more recently J. Tillman. Damien Jurado is another who is treading the same forest path and … Continue reading
FEATURE: Acoustic Gold – The History Of Folk
Here’s a piece I wrote for an issue of the fantastic print mag One More Robot. Follow the link at the end of this post to download the full article including some great photos by Eimear Forrestal. Unlike many other musical trends and genres, folk music never disappears and new artists are consistently emerging. Chris … Continue reading
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