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ALBUM REVIEW: Daniel Romano – Modern Pressure

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Shapeshifting songwriter Daniel Romano has covered wide stylistic ground, from his post-hardcore band Attack in Black through to his run of top-notch solo albums that take in classic country, folk and psychedelic variations of the aforementioned. Now with Modern Pressure he’s consolidated his sound, corralling all those Americana variations into his consistently best album to … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: John Moreland – Big Bad Luv

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

John Moreland has been one of those best-kept secrets for a while now, slowly emerging as a highly respected songwriter on the alt-country/Americana scene. He’s never had a breakout single or any landmark moment, rather he’s slowly refined and improved his craft, garnering increasing critical acclaim and a growing fanbase. Big Bad Luv finds him … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Davidson Brothers – All You Need Is Music

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

The brothers are back with another album of bluegrass, folk and country music in their laconic, easy-going style. At times the songs themselves dip into bland and cliched lyrical territory but if you can get past that, take a long drive or kick back on a sunny afternoon and relish the exceptional musicianship on display. … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: David Rawlings

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

David Rawlings recently released his third solo LP, Poor David’s Almanack, and on the eve of it’s release he phoned in from a sunny summer’s day in Nashville to chat with Chris Familton about the creation of the new record, his name change and memories of his and Gillian Welch’s 2016 Australian tour. How quickly … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Margo Price Announces New 2017 LP

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Margo Price only just released her new EP Weakness and now she’s gone and announced that a new full-length album will be released on October 20th via Third Man Records. All American Made was recorded at Memphis’ Sam Phillips Recording during the same sessions as Weakness and was again co-produced by Matt Ross-Spang, Alex Munoz, Price, and Jeremy Ivey, the latter … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

In the space of his last two albums Jason Isbell’s status has rocketed from ex-Drive-By Trucker and respected songwriter to Grammy and Americana Association awards winner and one of the most acclaimed of this generation’s Americana/country artists, alongside Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton. The Nashville Sound is a re-framing of Isbell, with his long-serving band … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: Justin Townes Earle (2017)

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Now seven albums deep into his career, Justin Townes Earle has worked different variations of his country/folk/blues template to a consistently high quality over the last decade. Kids In The Street is different for a number of reasons but primarily in the way it was written and recorded. “I love this record,” says Earle, speaking … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: The Lumineers

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

THE SONG THAT GAVE THEM THE KEYS TO THE WORLD The Lumineers’ Jeremiah Fraites takes Chris Familton through the experience of recording a new album, its sound and influences and taking the band back out on tour. Initially, on the back of their breakthrough 2012 single Ho Hey, The Lumineers went from a new indie-folk … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: John Mellencamp ft. Carlene Carter – Sad Clowns & Hillbillies

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Since those heady early days when Mellencamp was touted by record labels as the heartland rock, pinup boy Johnny Cougar, through to his eventual reshaping into his true self, the strength of his songwriting has always been consistent. Now, with his 23rd studio album, Mellencamp again shows his range and canny ability to draw on … Continue reading →

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LIVE REVIEW: Tami Neilson @ The Basement

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Tami Neilson & Her Rockin’ Hot Band Of Rhythm + Paddy McHugh @ The Basement, Sydney, 20th August 2017 Sunday night isn’t the usual day of the week for a country, soul and funk shakedown but Tami Neilson & Her Rockin’ Hot Band Of Rhythm unequivocally made it so. Surprisingly this was her first visit to Sydney, … Continue reading →

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Pete Cullen – Black Mountain

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Pete Cullen has gone and recorded two new albums for release at the same time. One Way In is Cullen in full rockabilly, rock n roll and rhythm & blues mode with his trio P.C. & The Biffs while No Way Out takes the foot off the accelerator and gathers together more of Cullens’ alt-country … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Out On The Weekend sideshows announced

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

The Out On The Weekend Americana music festival is happening on October 14th at Seaworks, Williamstown in Melbourne. The good news for those who can’t make it down there is that the international acts will also be playing a bunch of headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney Brisbane, Hobart, Fremantle and Adelaide. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE October 13 … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Shane Nicholson – Love And Blood

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Though Shane Nicholson is now firmly entrenched in Australian country music, with awards aplenty, he’s shown over his strong run of solo albums that he can still maintain a foot in the indie scene in which he forged his songwriting abilities. That positioning has enabled him to straddle alt-country and commercial country with equal aplomb. … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 1

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Two years after the release of his bestselling, award winning solo debut, Traveller, Stapleton returns with an album that in some ways feels like a retreat from the large stages and mainstream acclaim he received. Shacking up in Nashville’s RCA Studio A with producer and guitarist Brent Cobb, Stapleton recorded two album’s worth of songs. … Continue reading →