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NEWS: Josh Rennie-Hynes announces New Zealand tour

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Brisbane singer/songwriter Josh Rennie-Hynes released his debut album February a few months ago before heading out around the country with some extensive touring. Now he’s venturing overseas for the first time, taking his folk and country sounds to New Zealand for a tour (in association with Post To Wire) that will cover most of the … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Alt-Country / Americana / Country / Folk / Mixtape / Stream

Cowgirl In The Sand ~ A PTW Mixtape

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

It’s been a while since we last posted one of our Americana mixtapes for your listening pleasure but finally we’ve found the time to trawl through our collection and pull some gems together. This streaming mix is a themed one of sorts in that we’ve focused on some of our favourite female singers and songwriters. You’ll … Continue reading →

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

NEW MUSIC: Kris Morris ~ RUINS

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

I saw Kris Morris live for the first time last week at Songwriters in the Round at the Petersham Bowling Club and he blew me away with his raw blues and alt-country that kicked up metaphorical dust while at the same time cutting an emotional line straight to the heart. Morris has a new LP out … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Features / Interviews / Rock

INTERVIEW: Ryan Adams

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Ryan Adams discusses his new self-titled album, his struggle with Ménière’s disease and his PAX-AM label and recording studio. Ryan Adams has always resisted any temptation or peer pressure to become an alt-country purist after he emerged out of the ashes of the band Whiskeytown and firmly established himself with his solo debut Heartbreaker (2000). … Continue reading →

Album Reviews / Americana / Country / Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: Nikki Lane ~ All Or Nothin’

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Nikki Lane hits all the right marks on her excellent new album of rollicking Americana and sultry rock ’n’ roll. Her savvy writing style blends those genres with a pop sensibility that provides hook-laden and ridiculously catchy songs for the first two thirds of All Or Nothin’. Whether it is the big-beat honky tonk of … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / News / Soul / Videos

NEWS: The Deslondes sign to New West Records

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

The Deslondes are a New Orleans five-piece country-soul/honky-tonk band that have been getting about the US supporting Old Crow Medicine Show of late. As soon as they are done with that they’ll be heading back to the Nashville studio to finish their debut LP which will be coming out on New West Records early in 2015. … Continue reading →

Americana / News

NEWS: New West Records to release An Americana Christmas LP

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Well this looks very cool, an Americana Christmas album from the good folk at New West Records, one of our favourite alt-country record labels. An Americana Christmas is a collection of classic Christmas songs and brand new holiday recordings from the icons and today’s current stars of the Americana genre. It features 16 songs including … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Country / New Music / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Will Wood ~ Sick Of It All

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

Will Wood is the latest artist to release an album on the Lyttleton Records label out of the South Island of New Zealand. The label has already released Aldous Harding’s excellent debut plus the three volumes of Sad But True… featuring Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams. Wood is Auckland based and his debut album Broken Man … Continue reading →

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

NEW MUSIC: Pauline Andrès ~ Patsy Cline (video)

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Pauline Andrès is set to release her debut LP All Them Ghosts on October 14th and we’ve been lucky enough to have a sneak preview of the album that takes in influences such as PJ Harvey, Mazzy Star, Lucinda Williams and mixes them up in a shimmering, haunted gothic Americana sound. These are songs about … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Ryan Adams ~ Ryan Adams

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

The mercurial Ryan Adams is always chasing his muse in whatever direction it takes him and this time it is back to the electric guitar with strong rock trappings contrasting the acoustic Americana of Ashes & Fire. Heavily reverbed chords ring out (courtesy of his favourite Princeton amps) somewhere between Johnny Marr and Tom Petty … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Shovels & Rope ~ Swimmin’ Time

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 1 Comment

Shovels & Rope burst through the wall of anonymity with their debut album and now they’ve backed it up with another rollicking, rough and ready clutch of thirteen songs. Their live show gets rave reviews for its rawness and passionate delivery and they’ve bottled some of that here with throat-shredding enthusiasm sidling up next to … Continue reading →

Americana / Blues / Folk / News / Tour

TOUR NEWS: Mark Moldre announces The Bone Orchard Tour

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Recently Mark Moldre unveiled the new video clip for the song ‘Bone Orchard’ from his excellent 2013 LP An Ear To The Earth. Moldre’s been on a mission to get a clip made for every song on the record and so far he’s got through seven of them. On the back of the latest video … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / New Music / Videos

VIDEO: Ryan Adams ~ My Wrecking Ball

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

For those of you who prefer the acoustic heartache troubadour version of Ryan Adams, ‘My Wrecking Ball’ is your song on the new Ryan Adams LP. Stark, beautiful and up there with his finest compositions. Now it has an equally fine video clip to accompany it. Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Country / Folk / News

Waitin’ Around To Die ~ A new Americana music Group on Facebook

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Waitin’ Around To Die ~ A place where Americana (we’re talking alt-country, folk, bluegrass, rock n roll, country…) music fans and musicians can share new (and old) music they’ve discovered, their own releases, photos, gigs, recruit new band members, source information and continue to build the Americana music community, primarily in Australia and New Zealand. … Continue reading →

Americana / Country / Soul / Videos

NEW MUSIC: Lera Lynn ~ Out To Sea

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

Nashville-based Lera Lynn has a new album just out called The Avenues which blends her slow-burn shimmering country music with some soulful pop shades. Here’s a clip for the opening track ‘Out To Sea’. Continue reading →

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