Paddy McHugh has been a favourite here at PTW for a number of years. His 2017 album Trials & Cape Tribulations in particular caught my ear and stuck with me. Paddy always manages to combine the social, the political and the personal, blending them in a passionate and emotive form that educates and entertains beautifully. … Continue reading
Minor Gold (Tracy McNeil and Dan Parsons) have announced an Australian tour, starting mid October in NSW and running through to the Thirroul Music Festival at the start of December. The pair are currently on a 26-date tour in North America, including four US shows supporting The Teskey Brothers and performances at this year’s AMERICANAFEST. I described the … Continue reading
Liam Gale, who released the fine album The Lonely Throne with his band the Ponytails in 2015, has a new double single release – ‘Jezebel Blues‘/’Madness & Bravery‘. Taking influence from Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Julie London, David Lynch, Timber Timbre, Laura Marling and Bohren & the Club of Gore, Gale dials into a dark … Continue reading
If you’re a fan of Kurt Vile, Steve Gunn, Kevin Morby and cosmic country and folk sounds in general then this new single from Melbourne artist Sunset Stranger will appeal. There’s a dreamy drift and pastoral psychedelia to this ‘Shades Of Time‘, the second single from the new album Double Dream, due out in 2023. … Continue reading
Presented by Dashville, 2SER and Post To Wire, Dashville Skyline is excited to announce the full line-up for the festival, held on Wonnarua Country/Hunter Valley NSW on the October Long Weekend, Sept 28th-Oct 1st. This is more than just your standard country music festival. Dashville Skyline is a meticulously orchestrated musical feast, which casually meanders … Continue reading
PTW is very pleased to have guest reviewer Heath Forsyth write this wonderful review of Adam McGrath’s Dear Companions, released late in 2022. Adam McGrath Dear Companions Independent What do you get for $10 these days? Schooner of Toohey’s New? Half a haircut? 500mb of phone data? How about a single iceberg lettuce to go with your cans of … Continue reading
Melbourne artist Yasmin de Laine is a new name for me but listening to her new single ‘Greensick‘, and the EP that it comes from, Each Heart Devours The Other, I’m impressed by the shadowy blend of folk, country and dreamy gothic pop that pervades her music. The haunting, mystical aura of de Laine’s songs … Continue reading
Melbourne-based Aotearoa/NZ songwriter Skyscraper Stan is back with a brand new single, his first release since the 2020 single ‘Words Like Repression’. ‘21st Century Lullaby‘ is a beautifully rendered baroque folk ode to a new family member, draped in melancholic strings courtesy of a string quartet comprised of members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and … Continue reading
‘Bananas‘ is the first single from Bonny “Prince” Billy‘s new album Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You, out via Drag City on August 11th. Heavenly swooning vocals over skeletal fingerpicked guitars. It’s Will Oldham as you’ve come to love him – the obtuse yet heartfelt bard who continues to create beautiful and mystical musical vignettes. Album pre-orders … Continue reading
Possessing a voice like no other and stories and songs that other songwriters would beg borrow and steal to get remotely close to, Malcolm Holcombe has had a battle with cancer, come out the other side and thankfully we have new music from the Western North Carolina artist. Gritty, earthy folk music and a side … Continue reading
The turn of century proved to be a fertile time for the Americana music scene. The early 2000s saw the likes of Drive By Truckers and Ryan Adams stamping their name on the scene internationally with their early, widely acclaimed albums and Lucinda Williams was starting to capitalise on the success of Car Wheels on … Continue reading
WATTY THOMPSON WATTY THOMPSON CHEATIN HEARTS RECORDS It’s a rare thing for an artist to arrive on the scene as fully formed and creatively realised as Victorian Watty Thompson. Most songwriters take a few albums to figure out how to craft their music into its ideal shape. Thompson has done it on his first swing. … Continue reading
Minor Gold create their own offbeat, folkloric universe in the video for their song ‘Don’t Change’, the third single released from their upcoming debut album. The characters in the clip represent classic opposites and ultimately offer the conclusion that only love can conquer all. It’s a take on the classic fable, but it’s one you can dance … Continue reading
BUD ROKESKY OUTSIDER RAINBOW VALLEY RECORDS A tall, lanky, dark-haired, truck-driving, songwriting stranger. It might sound like a country music cliche but that’s a snapshot of the enigmatic and supremely talented Bud Rokesky, who was interviewed in the last issue of Rhythms. It’s been a while coming for this late bloomer but Outsider is a … Continue reading
I’ve been hooked on the music of Bud Rokesky since seeing him play at Dashville Skyline last October and over the last couple of months I’ve been lucky enough to listen to an advance copy of his exceptional debut album Outsider, which will be released on February 17th via Rainbow Valley Records. I’ve got a … Continue reading
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