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NEW MUSIC: Dig Deeper ~ Dreaming With Einar

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Last week Norwegian space cowboys Dig Deeper released their new LP How You Spend Your Days and to accompany it there’s a video clip for the second single ‘Dreaming With Einar’. The band trade in spacious, widescreen music that draws equally from the worlds of alt-country and psychedelia, the single in particular bringing to mind Pink Floyd and … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Country / New Music / Stream / Tour

NEW MUSIC: Lost Ragas ~ Marijuana Mornings

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

Lost Ragas debut album Phantom Ride (2013) crept on me slowly and it wasn’t until I saw them play it live that it really hit home how great their songs are and what a damn fine group of musicians they are. Fast forward to this week and the Melbourne band have released the first track from … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Americana / Indie Folk / New Music / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Houndmouth ~ Sedona

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Houndmouth have released a second track from their upcoming LP Little Neon Limelight which is due for release on March 16th via Rough Trade Records. Recorded in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb (Jamey Johnson, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Lindi Ortega) the album features eleven songs and is available for preorder at the usual digital stores and … Continue reading →

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

VIDEO: Marlon Williams ~ Dark Child

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

Marlon Williams has released the clip for his latest single ‘Dark Child’. The track comes from his long-awaited debut album, due for release on April 24th. You can catch Williams touring NZ and Australia on the following dates: February 13th – Chicks Hotel, Dunedin February 14th – St Michael’s Church, Christchurch February 20th – Tuning … Continue reading →

Blues / Folk / New Music / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Jake Xerxes Fussell ~ Star Girl

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

Jake Xerxes Fussell has a new album coming out via the Paradise of Bachelors label on Jan 27th. The self-titled LP is his debut release and was engineered by Mark Nevers and produced by William Tyler (solo, Lambchop) who also plays guitar on the the ten tracks. Other players on the record include Chris Scruggs (steel … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Country / Folk / News / Reissue / Videos

REISSUE: Raven reissues set of four John Prine albums

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

Australian reissue label Raven Records knows the good stuff with back catalog reissues of artists such as The Byrds, Guy Clark, Chet Atkins, David Allan Coe and Jerry Jeff Walker. Now they’ve collected four of John Prine’s finest albums, recorded for Atlantic Records in the early 1970’s. Raven press release: In combining four brilliant albums … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Roland Kay-Smith ~ Lay Me Down

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

Sydney songwriter Roland Kay-Smith has a new album called Sailing By The Stars ready for release on January 30th via Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, Google Play. Below you can check out the clip for the first single ‘Lay Me Down’. Live Shows: 18th Jan at the Union Hotel with Peasant Moon and Crow Janes 1st Feb at … Continue reading →

Folk / New Music / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Ryley Walker ~ Primrose Green

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

Ryley Walker’s 2014 album All Kinds Of You was a real favourite around here and so it’s great news to read he has a follow-up already recorded and set for release via Dead Oceans on March 31st. Preorder vinyl and CD HERE. Walker has released the title track Primrose Green for your listening pleasure and it shows him getting … Continue reading →

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

NEW MUSIC: Bell St Delays ~ Not This Time

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Two of Melbourne’s finest exponents of contemporary alt-country music are Luke Sinclair of Raised By Eagles and solo artist Tracy McNeil. Both have released wonderful records with their respective bands and now the married couple have started to share some of the music they’ve been writing and performing as Bell St Delays. The first taste is … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Country / Folk

UPCOMING 2015 RELEASES

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Yep, before we had a chance to realise the festive season was upon us it quickly departed, leaving us gazing forlornly or perhaps excitedly at the open musical prairie of 2015 laying before us. 2014 was a damn strong year for Americana releases and no doubt we’re in for another great twelve months of new music. … Continue reading →

Americana / Photos / Tour / Tour Diary

TOUR DIARY: Josh Rennie-Hynes ~ New Zealand Tour 2014 – The Final Saga

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Josh Rennie-Hynes recently wound up his first New Zealand tour with a run through the South Island before a final show in Auckland. Here he continues his ups and sometimes downs with the local cuisine, nearly gets taken out by stingrays and does a lot of driving. Big thanks to Josh for documenting his time … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / New Music / Videos

VIDEO: Darren Cross ~ And The New York Rain Came Down

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

It’s been a big year for Darren Cross with his solo EP No Damage and the release of the excellent debut album from Jep and Dep. Now Cross has released a new clip from the aforementioned EP, another to come out of his Bernstein Studio. It’s a great video, quite different to what I’d expect … Continue reading →

Blues / Folk / Videos

VIDEO: Mark Moldre ~ Madeleine

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Mark Moldre continues with his mission to release a film clip for each of the tracks off his excellent 2013 LP An Ear To The Earth. ‘Madeleine’ is video number eight and the beautifully shot clip was produced by Michael Carpenter and lyrically inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Vertigo. ‘Madeleine’ is a gorgeous shimmering song like the last lonely sway … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Marlon Williams ~ Dark Child

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

On the back of some superb headline Australian shows with his new band The Yarra Benders, Marlon Williams has released the second single from his forthcoming debut album. The self-titled full-length is due for release in April and will include first single ‘Strange Things‘. ‘Dark Child’ was written by Williams’ close friend Tim Moore and … Continue reading →

Album Reviews / Alt-Country / Americana / Blues / Country / Folk

PTW Favourite AU & NZ Releases of 2014

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

The last 12 months have been a bountiful period for Americana releases in Australia and New Zealand. From debut albums to notable EPs, collaborations to albums recorded on the other side of the world, there was something for everyone and most importantly it showed our local scenes are going from strength to strength. The music … Continue reading →

POST TO WIRE

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

ALBUM REVIEW: Adam McGrath – Dear Companions

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ALBUM REVIEW: Watty Thompson – S/T

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EXPLORING THE NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVES

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