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VIDEO: Marlon Williams ~ Hello Miss Lonesome

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Marlon Williams is putting in some serious hard yards right now with his album a firm favourite here in Australia and New Zealand and bound to feature on many end of year best-of lists. As such he is still touring like a demon across the country, has played roles in a NZ film and an … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Folk / Interviews / Videos

INTERVIEW: Dave Rawlings

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

On the eve of the prestigious Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and ahead of an intensive run of touring to promote his brand new album Nashville Obsolete, Dave Rawlings takes our call in the gregarious and generous manner he’s become known for. A passionate and generous interviewee, he talks enthusiastically about the genesis of the new record, its … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Tour / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Ruby Boots Releases New Single/Video for Cola & Wine

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Ruby Boots has had an epic year with her debut album finally being released on the local imprint of the Lost Highway Records label. We loved the record and it is stacking up as one of the finest local Americana releases of the year. At the time we said of the album: She can evoke … Continue reading →

Album Reviews / Americana / Country / Folk

ALBUM REVIEW: Dan Parsons ~ Valleywood

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

On his third solo album Melbournian Dan Parsons immerses himself deep in US west coast-styled country folk music. There’s a light touch to his music that at first gives it a breezy, occasionally easy-listening sound but behind the sunny and drifting pop melodies there are tales of troubled souls trying to find their way. The … Continue reading →

Album Reviews / Country / Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: Kinky Friedman ~ The Loneliest Man I’ve Ever Met

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Friedman, the author and provocateur, has also been a musician since the early 1970s and finally, after 39 years, he’s recorded a new studio album. It’s a mix of Friedman originals and a raft of covers including Merle Haggard’s ‘Mama’s Hungry Eyes’, Bob Dylan’s ‘Girl from the North Country’ and a duet with Willie Nelson … Continue reading →

Americana / Bluegrass / Folk / Tour / Videos

NEW MUSIC: The Morrisons – Wild Eleanor

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

The Morrisons have been a mainstay of the local Americana scene here in Sydney and wider afield for the last few years. Now they have a brand new debut single and video to match for ‘Wild Eleanor’. Showcasing their dextrous ensemble playing and way of crafting some soaring melodies, they find the sweet spot between … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Country / News / Tour / Tour News

HEARTBREAKER SESSIONS: Dan Parsons, Jason Walker @ Freda’s November 1st

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

To kick off November we have two impressive songwriters who approach country music from equally interesting perspectives. Dan Parsons has a smooth-sailing West Coast country folk vibe built around songwriting that is often much darker in subject matter than the music may at first suggest while Jason Walker is a rootsier singer, guitarist and songwriter who is … Continue reading →

New Music / Tour News / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Adam Young ~ The Queen Of The Plains

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Adam Young has a brand new single and video clip for his song ‘The Queen Of The Plains’, featuring the backing vocals of Emma Swift. It’s the first taste of his debut solo album Elementary Carnival Blues, due out in February 2016. The single possesses an evocative hazy/jangly tone that conjures up images of traveling down … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Folk / New Music

NEW MUSIC: Nadia Reid ~ Some Are Lucky

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Lyttleton is fast becoming the ground zero for contemporary country and folk music in New Zealand. From Marlon Williams to Aldous Harding, Tami Neilson to Julia Jacklin, The Sitting Room has been perfectly capturing New Zealand music for over a decade now and the latest album to emerge from the studio is singer/songwriter Nadia Reid‘s. … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / News / Tour News

NEWS: AWME Announces Henry Wagons, Ruby Boots, Raised By Eagles, Cash Savage Show

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

As part of the AWME music conference in Melbourne next month, a stellar bill of alt. country music will perform at Max Watt’s on Friday Nov 13th. Henry Wagons will play solo backed by his band The Only Children while Ruby Boots and Raised By Eagles cap off a huge year of touring and new albums. … Continue reading →

alt.country / Interviews / Six Strings

SIX STRINGS: The Lonesome Heroes

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Austin, Texas band The Lonesome Heroes have been on tour in Australia for the last few week, making friends and fans along the way. They played the inaugural Dashville Skyline festival as well as shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Though their name may be new to many alt. country listeners in this part of … Continue reading →

New Music / News

THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: October 23rd, 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

If you’re in Sydney you might have been starting to get excited about a great day out in Western Sydney today at the Out On The Weekend festival. Of course that isn’t going to happen now that the festival sadly got cancelled earlier this week. It’s a sad state of affairs that a city this size can’t … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / Blues / Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: Keith Richards ~ Crosseyed Heart

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

A long time between drinks for Keith Richards solo albums, the last one was 23 years ago, and he’s even used the same band for this checklist of the usual ragged blues, low slung rock ’n’ roll and even a dodgy Gregory Isaacs reggae cover. That aside, the quality quota is high across the board. … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / alt.country / Blues / New Music

ALBUM REVIEW: Patty Griffin ~ Servant Of Love

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

On her tenth album Patty Griffin dives deep into the mysteries of love and nature, soundtracked by an organic and smokey mix of blues, jazz, folk and country noir. She possesses the kind of sultry tone that suggests hidden meaning, raw emotion and bruised romance. Songs snake and meander by, woven around drones and mantra-like … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / Blues / Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: Papa Pilko & The Binrats ~ Till The End Of The Road

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Papa Pilko & The Binrats come charging out of the gate with ‘On Your Own’ and lay down a rip-roaring swampy blues-funk testimonial that sets the scene for the rest of their debut album. Tried and true influences are at play but the way the band combines them is a winning formula. John Lee Hooker, Tom … Continue reading →

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