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VIDEO: Bonnie “Prince” Billy | There Is No God

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Will Oldham is back with a new 10″ There Is No God b/w God Is Love, on June 21st with proceeds going to Save Our Gulf and The Turtle Hospital. Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Americana / Bluegrass / News

NEWS: New album from Gillian Welch…

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

We’ve been waiting eight years but finally Gillian Welch is set to release her fifth album The Harrow & The Harvest on June 28th. Continue reading →

Americana / Country / Videos

VIDEO: Phosphorescent | My Dove, My Lamb

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

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Americana / Country / News / Soul / Southern Rock

NEW RELEASE: DELTA SWAMP ROCK Sounds From The South: At the Crossroads of Rock, Country and Soul

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

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 / Folk / Gig Reviews / Indie Folk / Soul

LIVE REVIEW: The Felice Brothers @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney (20/04/11)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

written by Chris Familton Putting The Felice Brothers on at The Annandale was a masterstroke by promoters Love Police. Too often touring companies have decided that the type of music americana/folk musicians play is more suited to sit down venues or places with much less of a drinking reputation and rock n roll vibe. The … Continue reading →

Album Reviews / Americana / Indie Folk

ALBUM REVIEW: The Head & The Heart

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

written by Chris Familton Folk and country flecked indie music seems to be really carving out a niche market for listeners wary of venturing deep into those traditional genres and who need to be eased in by more contemporary sounds. A band like The Head and the Heart are the perfect type of group to … Continue reading →

Americana / Country / Folk / Indie Folk / Photos

PHOTOS: The Felice Brothers @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney (20/04/11)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

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 →

Album Reviews / Americana / Indie Folk

ALBUM REVIEW: Sam Shinazzi | When The Lights Come Up

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

written by Chris Familton Local songwriter Sam Shinazzi is onto his fourth album with When The Lights Come Up and he again captures that easy listening indie-country vibe that was so prevalent in the 90s with acts like Lemonheads and Buffalo Tom. This is a record that will never set the world on fire … Continue reading →

Country / News

Neil Young to release live International Harvesters album…

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

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 →

News / Rockabilly

Jack White to produce Jerry Lee Lewis live record…

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Rock & Roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis will perform a special one-off live concert on Saturday, April 16th at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville, TN. The show will be recorded direct to analog tape at the Third Man complex in downtown Nashville, with Jack White producing, as with all the Third Man recordings. … Continue reading →

Country / News

NEW RELEASE: Kurt Wagner and Cortney Tidwell Present KORT | Invariable Headache

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

‘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 →

Album Reviews / Americana / Folk / Freak Folk

ALBUM REVIEW: The Low Anthem | Smart Flesh

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

written by Chris Familton In 2009 The Low Anthem introduced themselves to the world with their 2nd album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. With high profile championing from the likes of NPR and Mojo Magazine they quickly became part of the post-Bon Iver/Fleet Foxes world with their rustic americana and harmony-rich folk. Smart Flesh … Continue reading →

Americana / Folk / Freak Folk / Stream

Essential Listening: Josh T. Pearson

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

If you haven’t heard of Josh T. Pearson then you definitely have a hole in your record collection. Pearson was the main guy behind Lift To Experience who delivered one of first great albums of the 21st Century (and all time in my opinion). It was burnt out desert folk and blues that bloomed into … Continue reading →

Country / Folk / News / Videos

RECOMMENDED: Doug Paisley | Constant Companion

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

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 →

Americana / Videos

VIDEO: Shona Tucker | Where’s Eddie?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Drive-By Truckers’ Shona Tucker plays an acoustic version of the Eddie Hinton classic that the band covered on their recent (and mighty fine) Go-Go Boots album. Continue reading →

POST TO WIRE

ESSENTIAL AMERICANA ALBUMS: Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

ALBUM REVIEW: Adam McGrath – Dear Companions

ESSENTIAL AMERICANA ALBUMS: Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998)

ESSENTIAL AMERICANA ALBUMS: Gillian Welch – (Time The Revelator) (2001)

ALBUM REVIEW: Watty Thompson – S/T

ESSENTIAL AMERICANA ALBUMS: Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel (1974)

EXPLORING THE NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVES

ALBUM REVIEW: The Delines – The Sea Drift