This week there are three quite wonderful new albums hitting the virtual stores. First up it’s the prolific Charley Crockett who releases his new album Welcome To Hard Times, a record he’s been teasing with a run of thematically linked video clips. In the absence of a new album of original material (it’s been nine … Continue reading
This sounds like a pretty special musical project. Mercury Rev have announced the release of Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited, on February 8 via Bella Union. The record is a “reimagining” of Bobbie Gentry’s 1968 album The Delta Sweete and features an impressive cast of guest vocalists: 1. Okolona River Bottom Band ft. Norah Jones 2. … Continue reading
I’ve been listening to a lot of Jim Ford lately so I got pretty excited to see the excellent Light In The Attic label are releasing this comp on CD and vinyl. I’ve placed my order already. Light In The Attic presents Country Funk 1969-1975, a melting pot concoction of the music of Dale Hawkins, John … Continue reading
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