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THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: July 3rd, 2015

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

We updated our Sydney Gig Guide the other day and July is already looking like another bumper month. Tonight you can catch James Thomson and band at Gasoline Pony while our gig of the week is the sold out Marlon Williams (full band) show at The Basement on Saturday night. Head over to the guide to check out … Continue reading →

Americana / Photos

PHOTOS: Jed Rowe, Alison Ferrier, Cat Canteri @ Proper Music Social, Union Hotel (02/07/15)

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

A very enjoyable evening of music last night at the Union Hotel in Newtown with Alison Ferrier and Jed Rowe celebrating the release of their new albums and Cat Canteri also playing an opening set. Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / Americana

ALBUM REVIEW: Jed Rowe ~ The Last Day Of Winter

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

Jed Rowe has hit a fine vein of songwriting on his third album, drawing on the production skills of Jeff Lang and players that include members of Melbourne’s The Stillsons. Rowe’s songs fall easily on the ears, drifting by with a US West Coast feel, rich in vocal harmonies and slide guitar. Folk, country and … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Bluegrass / Photos

LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: The Wild Wild Inner West Revue @ The Vanguard, Newtown 24/06/15

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

This was billed as The Wild Wild Inner West Revue featuring a lineup of local Americana flavoured acts curated by musician and producer Michael Carpenter. Not Good With Horses opened the night and showed a commanding presence on stage with their mostly slow and atmospheric country soul. They mixed up originals with covers of Townes … Continue reading →

Country / New Music / Rockabilly / Stream / Swamp Rock

NEW MUSIC: A Man Called Stu ~ Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Stu Arkoff (A Man Called Stu) has been doing the long miles in America of late and having to deal with cancelled shows due to a car accident and a tragic family loss. The good news is that he seems to have had a blast at the shows he’s played from the look of the … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / News

NEWS: New Americana Night Announced for Sydney

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

Yours truly (Chris – PTW editor) and the mysterious shadowy figure known as Daz have joined forces to introduce a new regular evening of live alt. country, folk and blues music to Sydney. From early August Heartbreaker Sessions will take place fortnightly on Sunday evenings at Freda’s in Chippendale. Nice and handy to Central Station we’ll … Continue reading →

News / Tour

NEWS: Impressive Country Line-Up Announced For NZ Church Tour

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

Delaney Davidson, Tami Neilson, Marlon Williams and Barry Saunders have been announced as the travelling troubadours for The Church Tour in New Zealand this October. The concept has been an annual event since 2009, taking in some of the finest churches in NZ. TOUR DATES Thursday 1 October – St John’s Cathedral, Napier BUY TICKETS Friday … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / Alt-Country / Americana / Country / Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: Lost Ragas ~ Trans Atlantic Highway

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 4 Comments

Matt Walker has been a stalwart of the roots music scene for more than two decades now and with Lost Ragas he may have found his perfect musical marriage. The quartet truly embody the phrase ‘cosmic country’, serving up a sound that mixes classic country, power pop and rock n roll. It’s like Sturgill Simpson … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Folk / New Music / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Shane Nicholson ~ Secondhand Man

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

Shane Nicholson is gearing up for the release of his new album Hell Breaks Loose on August 7th (Lost Highway Australia/Universal) and first cab off the rank is the single ‘Secondhand Man’, a brisk and breezy track with a melancholic undercurrent. Catchy as hell too. It also features backing vocals from Katie Brianna. Tour Dates Aug … Continue reading →

News / Videos

THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: June 19th, 2015

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

This week saw some great new music hitting the internet with new tracks from Ayleen O’Hanlon, Joshua Seymour and the welcome return of Lucero. We also published reviews of the new and very fine album from The Deslondes of which we said: Their songs swing and rattle along with real ache and verve, never settling … Continue reading →

Album Reviews / Alt-Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Country / Soul / Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: The Deslondes ~ The Deslondes

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Attempts at an authentic presentation of traditional music can show up pale imitators pretty quickly but, on the flipside, those tagged as the real deal quickly rise to the top. The Deslondes are just that with five singer/songwriters blending country music with New Orleans soul and honky tonk with thrilling results. Their songs swing and … Continue reading →

Folk / Indie Folk / Videos

VIDEO: Father John Misty ~ I Love You Honeybear

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Father John Misty has released his new single, the title track to his recently release album I Love You Honeybear, along with a clip chronicling a night on the job for two ambulance officers. Continue reading →

Alt-Country / New Music / Rock / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Lucero ~ Went Looking For Warren Zevon’s Los Angeles

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

After the release of their double live LP Live From Atlanta in 2014 Lucero return with a new album All A Man Should Do on September 18th. Here’s the first taste of the album with a tribute of sorts to the late great Warren Zevon. Album Pre-Order Continue reading →

Americana / New Music / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Joshua Seymour ~ Two Or Few

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Joshua Seymour (Cherrywood) has a new album coming out soon called Rope Tied Hope.It was recorded in the famous Echo Lab Studio in Dallas TX and co-produced by Robert Jason Vandygriff of The Von Ehrics and RJV & Hell County Revival. You can catch Seymour live and help him launch the new album at The Toff in Town … Continue reading →

Americana / Folk / New Music

NEW MUSIC: Ayleen O’Hanlon – North Of Nowhere

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Melbourne’s Ayleen O’Hanlon has a new album called Blend And Spill coming out on July 27th and she’s released the first single from it in the form of ‘North Of Nowhere’. With a sweet soulful folk fee with hints of sultry twangl it talks of the spiritual connection to places and their emotional pull. Wonderful stuff. … Continue reading →

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THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: July 3rd, 2015

ALBUM REVIEW: Jed Rowe ~ The Last Day Of Winter

LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: The Wild Wild Inner West Revue @ The Vanguard, Newtown 24/06/15

NEW MUSIC: A Man Called Stu ~ Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young

NEWS: New Americana Night Announced for Sydney

NEWS: Impressive Country Line-Up Announced For NZ Church Tour

ALBUM REVIEW: Lost Ragas ~ Trans Atlantic Highway

NEW MUSIC: Shane Nicholson ~ Secondhand Man

THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: June 19th, 2015

ALBUM REVIEW: The Deslondes ~ The Deslondes

VIDEO: Father John Misty ~ I Love You Honeybear

NEW MUSIC: Lucero ~ Went Looking For Warren Zevon’s Los Angeles

NEW MUSIC: Joshua Seymour ~ Two Or Few

NEW MUSIC: Ayleen O’Hanlon – North Of Nowhere