Category Archives: Country
WATCH: Ryan Adams | Ashes & Fire (acoustic)
Ahead of the release of his new album of the same name Adams has recorded a version of the title track to get us warmed up for the new material – and it sounds fantastic, vintage Adams! Continue reading
WATCH: Joe Pug | Speak Plainly Diana (Electric)
This video chronicles the last year since Joe Pug released his brilliant LP Messenger… Continue reading
Album Reviews / Americana / Country / Folk / Videos
ALBUM REVIEW: Gillian Welch | The Harrow & The Harvest
written by Chris Familton For fans of Gillian Welch it has been a long and patient wait for a new album to follow up 2003’s Soul Journey. Her best release was a decade ago with Time (The Revelator), an album which really solidified her as a true auteur of stark and soulful country folk music … Continue reading
LISTEN: Ry Cooder | No Banker Left Behind
Ry Cooder has a new album coming out on Nonesuch/Perro Verde Records on August 30, 2011. Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down takes an incisive look at modern America, government and business – all wrapped in some vintage country and folk sounds and Cooder’s magical guitar playing. Check out No Banker Left Behind below and head … Continue reading
Album Reviews / Americana / Country / Folk / Soul / Southern Rock
ALBUM REVIEW: My Morning Jacket | Circuital
written by Chris Familton When the bass drops one minute into the opening track Victory Dance a smile creeps upward and the head gratefully nods in a sign of satisfaction. My Morning Jacket started off with a couple of albums that established them as one of those classic genre stretching americana acts like Wilco who … Continue reading
VIDEO: Neil Young | Amber Jean
Ahead of the release of the new live record A Treasure chronicling Neil Young’s country excursions with The International Harvesters in the 80s, Young has released video of Amber Jean, a TV show performance from the Nashville Now show in 1984. Also, check out the new official store where you can pickup a bunch of things … Continue reading
VIDEO: Phosphorescent | My Dove, My Lamb
Americana / Country / News / Soul / Southern Rock
NEW RELEASE: DELTA SWAMP ROCK Sounds From The South: At the Crossroads of Rock, Country and Soul
Monster double CD pack with a whopping 68-page book accompaniment/Two volumes of seriously heavyweight vinyl gatefold and 8page insert. Featuring The Allman Brothers, Dan Penn, Leon Russell, Tony Joe White, Johnny Cash, Bobbie Gentry, Big Star, Link Wray, Area Code 615 and loads more! Delta Swamp Rock is an interstate southern road-trip through the United … Continue reading
Americana / Country / Folk / Indie Folk / Photos
PHOTOS: The Felice Brothers @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney (20/04/11)
The Felice Brothers played a stellar show here in Sydney last week and we’ll have a full review up shortly. Below are a couple of shots from the gig. For more head over to our Flickr page Continue reading
Neil Young to release live International Harvesters album…
Neil Young has announced the release of Volume 9 in his Archive series – the International Harvesters live album A Treasure. A Treasure was taken from live shows in 1984 and 1985 tour with the International Harvesters and featured many songs from Young’s current album Old Ways. The tour also featured performances of five songs … Continue reading
NEW RELEASE: Kurt Wagner and Cortney Tidwell Present KORT | Invariable Headache
‘Invariable Heartache’, inspired by a shared love of Nashville and its musical traditions, is the new album from KORT – a stunning collaboration between Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner and Cortney Tidwell. Kurt Wagner – a long time champion of the city’s history and charms – and Cortney Tidwell – whose family has been synonymous with the … Continue reading
RECOMMENDED: Doug Paisley | Constant Companion
Late last year Doug Paisley released his 2nd full length Constant Companion, a wonderfully low key, wandering album that sounds effortlessly comfortable and familiar. It is one of those records that soothes the soul and can soundtrack an autumnal afternoon or those lazy Sunday mornings. Guests on the record include The Band’s Garth Hudson on … Continue reading
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine
I’m not sure how this one snuck past late last year but damn it is a great line-up for one of country music’s more respected songwriters. Prine’s songs are reinterpreted and given new life by a stellar line-up of contemporary artists. It is pretty much a who’s who of current americana. In particular Justin Vernon’s … Continue reading
The Felice Brothers to tour Australia…
Finally we get to experience the live show by The Felice Brothers down here in Australia and New Zealand this April. On the back of the recent album Yonder Is The Clock, the boys will be playing their own shows as well as a couple of festivals. Don’t miss ’em! Tour Dates April 20 | … Continue reading
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