This is another outstanding example of how the pandemic has resulted in artists reconfiguring the way they approach their craft, finding new pathways while building on their established foundations. Between Us marks a new pinnacle in Ana Egge’s career of consistent highs.
Rewilding is majestic music. Dan Brown, the writer, lead-musician and producer, has a promising future, as do all the contributors here who must share some due credit for the outcome.
Larry Love, of South London outlaws Alabama 3 is reunited once again with Brendan O’Connell as O’Connell & Love for their long-awaited second studio album, Will You Be There? Watch their new video for their irresistible lead single “If Love Is All You Got”.
While some may call Heavy Elevator a burst of fresh air, it seems more like a gale-force wind. Hawk seems to be the man of the moment and he feels up to the task of taking music into places it hasn’t often gone before.
Katy Rose Bennett’s ‘Alone on A Hill’ is a markedly unique release, which many will consider brave. She is to be applauded for pushing boundaries and creating a truly fascinating and intriguing album.
There are rare coins indeed lurking in Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, the kind most people dream about but never actually find. He has a gift for merging forms and styles in ways that simply transform the musical landscape.
This week’s show features Michael Chapman, Cat Clyde & Jeremie Albino, Spencer Cullum, The Felice Brothers, Alex Rex, Margo Cilker, Native Harrow, Brigid Mae Power, Matt Patershuk, Ryley Walker, Henry Parker, Asha McCarthy and Cate Le Bon.
Our Song of the Day comes from Native Harrow with ‘Turn It Around’. A soulfully immense single with an easy-rolling 70s vibe that’s impossible to resist. What more do you need to persuade you to grab a ticket for their upcoming European and UK Tour.
With their songs often providing a social commentary for our times, Winter Wilson’s latest offering, The Passing of the Storm, tackles contemporary themes head on and showcases their maturing sound. It’s an unmissable album.
Watch American roots musician Nicholas Edward Williams performing his new single, a stripped-down Piedmont blues ballad “Railroad Bill”, off his forthcoming LP Folk Songs For Old Times’ Sake, releasing November 2 via EarthTone Records.
Confidently marking the beginning of a new musical path, Dori Freeman’s Ten Thousand Roses is a hugely accessible and infectious work, packed with instantly memorable melodies and hooks.
