ALBUM REVIEW: Tami Neilson – Kingmaker

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

TAMI NEILSON KINGMAKER MGM Tami Neilson’s career trajectory continues its impressive ascent as she emerges from the pandemic with an album that both celebrates women and challenges their treatment and role in society, particularly in the music industry. Neilson further explores her openminded approach to country music, whether it’s the Bobby Gentry-styled Southern noir and … Continue reading →

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FAVOURITE AU & NZ ALBUMS 2020

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Lists! We have a couple for you as usual as we wind down at the end of another year. I won’t rabbit on about the trials and tribulations of 2020, the good news was that the music still came down the pipeline with the same amount of quality and reward. We’ll have our overall list … Continue reading →

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22 Favourite 2020 Releases So Far…

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Here’s our mid year list for 2020. In alphabetical order, the albums (and one EP) that have hit our musical sweet-spot over the last six months. Big hitters and newcomers cosied up together in a smorgasbord of country, folk and Americana goodness. Dig in and have a listen… Andrew Tuttle Alexandra Andy Golledge Namoi EP … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Tami Neilson – Chickaboom!

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Tami Neilson Chickaboom! Outside Music/Neilson Records On her latest album, Canadian-Kiwi Tami Neilson strips things right back to the core essence of song, rhythm and particularly a spotlight on her exceptional voice. Her focus was to record the songs as they would sound on stage, as performed by a three-piece band – her current preference … Continue reading →

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LIVE REVIEW: Dashville Skyline 2019

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Dashville Skyline Dashville, Lower Bedford, NSW 4-6 October Arriving at the Dashville property instantly feels like the perfect respite from the city and a healthy disconnect from the digital world. After campsites are established it quickly becomes apparent how easy it is to move around and access all the onsite amenities. From the bar to … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Tami Neilson – Hey, Bus Driver!

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Tami Neilson’s magic run continues with the announcement of a brand new album called CHICKABOOM! coming on February 14th. The first single/video has been released today and it’s a short sharp vibrant slice of rockabilly with hooks galore and a great clip to go with it. On the new album Tami has paired up with … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: Tami Neilson

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

THE LIFE OF A BIG BOSS MAMA The Australian market is becoming more of a priority for Tami Neilson, she’s was recently here in May for the Blues On Broadbeach Music Festival and now she’s set to return for the Dashville Skyline and Out On The Weekend festivals. Chris Familton gets the lowdown on all the … Continue reading →

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LIVE REVIEW: Tami Neilson @ The Basement

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Tami Neilson & Her Rockin’ Hot Band Of Rhythm + Paddy McHugh @ The Basement, Sydney, 20th August 2017 Sunday night isn’t the usual day of the week for a country, soul and funk shakedown but Tami Neilson & Her Rockin’ Hot Band Of Rhythm unequivocally made it so. Surprisingly this was her first visit to Sydney, … Continue reading →

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FAVOURITE AMERICANA ALBUMS OF 2015 (AUSTRALIA & NZ)

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Given our general focus on Americana music in this part of the world we thought we’d publish our favourite local releases from Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Some of these will also appear in our main Americana albums of the year list but until then, here are local folk who released music that caught … Continue reading →

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THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: September 4th, 2015

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

More announcements this week of new gigs, forthcoming albums and the arrival of some highly anticipated ones. Fanny Lumsden has been working tirelessly over the last few years playing shows in all manner of venue, city, houses and country halls. The culmination of that to date is her debut album Small Town Big Shot which … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Tami Neilson ~ Lonely (ft. Marlon Williams)

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Tami Neilson only released her superb album Dynamite! (read our review) eighteen months ago but now she has a brand new record called Don’t Be Afraid set for release on September 25th. The first single is the beautiful sway of ‘Lonely’ featuring a cameo from Marlon Williams. This song was begun in 1972 by a young … Continue reading →

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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 →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Tami Neilson ~ Dynamite!

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 5 Comments

Tami Neilson has long established herself as one of the finest local progenitors of Americana music since relocating from her native Canada to New Zealand. She’s scored numerous awards and critical praise and Dynamite! continues her magical run with her finest collection of songs to date, both in their spirited performance and superb songwriting. Clocking … Continue reading →

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WATCH: Delaney Davidson & Marlon Williams ~ How Lucky You Are

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

New Zealand duo Delaney Davidson & Marlon Williams released a fine love letter to country music last year with their LP Sad But True – The Secret History Of Country Music Songwriting Volume 1 and now they’ve released a second single from it in the shape of How Lucky You Are. The pair are about to head … Continue reading →