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ALBUM REVIEW: Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes ~ The Mountain

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Lachlan Bryan is one of those artists that straddles the worlds of commercial and alt. country, equally comfortable in Tamworth or an inner-city bar. The Mountain finds him exploring a more soulful sound complete with weeping pedal steel, fiddle, piano and shuffling drums. The emotional quota is high and generally hits the mark as Bryan … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / Americana

ALBUM REVIEW: Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies – self-titled

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Their name may be a bit misleading as this is more of a breezy country sound than hillbilly music of the traditional kind but Jemma Rowlands and her Clifton Hillbillies still execute their take on country music with catchy melodic verve. Pedal steel, banjo and fiddle decorate these bittersweet songs that walk the on the … Continue reading →

Americana / News / Videos

LIVE NEWS: Heartbreaker Sessions feat. Leo Rondeau & Skyscraper Stan

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Heartbreaker Sessions rolls around again this Sunday night in Sydney and Darren and I continue to bring you a fine selection of live performances, Americana DJs coupled with the great food, drinks and relaxed vibe of Freda’s. This week we have two special international guests. This will be your last chance to see Leo Rondeau … Continue reading →

Album Reviews / Country / Folk

ALBUM REVIEW: Fanny Lumsden ~ Small Town Big Shot

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 3 Comments

Small towns and the escape from them or retreat to them are often the subject of songs in country music. In recent times we’ve had Jenny Queen (Small Town Misfits) and Hurray For The Riff Raff (Small Town Heroes) address the topic in their album titles and now NSW songstress Fanny Lumsden has dug into … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Psychedelic / Soul / Videos

VIDEO: Lo Carmen ~ Everyone You Ever Knew (Is Coming Back To Haunt You)

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago we posted news about Lo Carmen’s brand new album, describing it as sounding like the Velvet Undergound jamming with Mazzy Star in a Nashville honky tonk after closing time. Now she’s released the beautifully colour saturated clip for the title track, directed by Aden Young (star of the TV series … Continue reading →

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Bahamas – Screwing With The Program

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

AFIE JURVANEN, THE MAIN MAN BEHIND BAHAMAS, IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO THROW NEW LIGHT ONTO HIS SONGWRITING AND PERFORMING EXPERIENCES, AS HE EXPLAINS TO CHRIS FAMILTON. Musicians react in different ways to their own work with the benefit of hindsight and after their songs have been critiqued and performed in concert. Almost a … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Gig Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Shane Nicholson, Josh Rennie-Hynes @ The Basement, Sydney (26/08/15)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

This was a night of friends and collaborators celebrating the release of Shane Nicholson’s new solo LP Hell Breaks Loose. Nicholson produced Josh Rennie-Hynes’ debut album February and invited the songwriter down from Brisbane to open the show. Rennie-Hynes had only met local pedal steel player Jy-Perry Banks (Cruisin’ Deuces) that afternoon but the pair … Continue reading →

Folk / Interviews / Videos

GUIDE TO DASHVILLE SKYLINE: All Our Exes Live In Texas

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

All Our Exes Live In Texas have built a strong following in a relatively short time, all before they’ve even released their debut album. The Sydney quartet features Elana Stone, Katie Wight, Hannah Crofts and Georgia Mooney who all combine their vocal folk harmonies with mandolin guitar, ukulele and accordion. Known for their sense of … Continue reading →

News / Tour / Videos

NEWS: Heartbreaker Sessions: Jep and Dep (single launch), Leah Flanagan

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

Heartbreaker Sessions rolls around again this weekend and it’s an evening that continues to gather great momentum with its reputation for great live performances, food, drinks and some of your favourite country and folk music tunes via the DJ booth. This Sunday (it’s a long weekend!) we’ve got Jep and Dep launching their new single ‘Cut All … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / alt.country / Folk / Soul

ALBUM REVIEW: Suzannah Espie ~ Mother’s Not Feeling Herself Today

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Four albums into her solo career, Suzannah Espie continues to mine the soulful and personal side of folk and country music. That she does so with such honesty and directness whilst still blending subtlety and beautiful melodies reinforces her standing as one of this country’s finest singer/songwriters. Espie has tackled the subject of motherhood on … Continue reading →

alt.country / New Music / Soul / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Lo Carmen ~ Everyone You Ever Knew (Is Coming Back To Haunt You)

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Lo Carmen is currently based in LA but she still gets back home to Sydney to visit and play music. One recent trip resulted in the recording of a brand new solo album (her 5th) called Everyone You Ever Knew (Is Coming Back To Haunt You) which will be released digitally on Chiquita Records early November. … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Country / Interviews

GUIDE TO DASHVILLE SKYLINE: Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

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

Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes have been slowly and successfully building their profile both here and internationally in both the alternative and commercial country scenes on the back of their album releases and live performances. The winner of the 2014 Golden Guitar for Alternative Country Album of the Year, The Age Music Victoria Award for Best Country Album, and the … Continue reading →

News

THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: September 19th, 2015

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

As usual, new music has been coming thick and fast. We’ve been reviewing albums from Patty Griffin, Keith Richards, Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes, Papa Pilko & The Binrats and Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies. Jasper Shelton Hollis has released an excellent first track from his new EP, Jep and Dep have released a new video and Sarah … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Jasper Shelton Hollis ~ The Devil’s Garden

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Jasper Shelton Hollis is a Nashville, Tennessee native now based in Melbourne, Australia who sings it with heart and emotion on this first track to be lifted from his new self-titled EP. It finds him re-telling the age-old tale of temptation, a story to be continued with the two EP tracks making up the trilogy … Continue reading →

Folk / Videos

VIDEO: Jep and Dep ~ Cut All Ties

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Jep and Dep have released their latest single and clip from their acclaimed debut LP Word Got Out. ‘Cut All Ties’ blends religious imagery with deserted broken homes in small town NSW to great effect in their trademark black and white style. Continue reading →

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