Mike Davies

Rita Hosking’s latest album ‘Frankie and the No Go Road’ is a remarkable concept album steeped in Native American wisdom. Sure to be in the year’s best of lists, make sure you catch her on her UK Tour this month!

Julian Dawson’s latest release, ‘Living Good’, is perfect for that relaxed, uplifting listen at the end of a long day. This so deserves a wider UK audience.

Glen Hansard’s second solo album finds him in reflective mood, the songs veined with themes of grace under pressure and of support and comfort for the lost.

Colours Simple is the latest offering from UK Americana outfit Case Hardin on which frontman and writer Pete Gow shines through as one of our finest songwriters.

Phil Riley’s may be returning to music later than planned but his latest offering ‘Dragon Tails’ is his his strongest release yet, showcasing his warm vocals and accomplished songwriting skills.

The raspy voiced Canadian Ben Rogers is back with a four-piece band featuring the likes City and Color’s Matt Kelly and a new offering in the form of ‘The Bloodred Yonder’.

On their latest offering Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou join forces with producer Ethan Johns for an often down to the bone sound on which they spread their musical roots a little wider.

Sounding both retro and fresh, the latest offering from The Psycho Sisters, is an album that certainly warrants discovery and of which both can feel justifiably, if rather belatedly, proud.

Corb Lund returns with his highly-anticipated album, Things That Can’t Be Undone, his first new studio album in three years which finds him pushing out into new musical territory.

Vancouver-based band The Sumner Brothers return with their fifth album, The Hell In Your Mind. A musically and lyrically dark and dense affair that, if not quite in the 16 Horsepower league of intensity, is still a raw and exposed nerve.

Barely, as the title suggests, is a stripped down affair with guest including Irish folk singer Mary Dillon. As well as suggesting something that’s hardly there, barely also means without disguise or concealment. As such, this is Barely Brilliant.

Whilst this album may seem like the vindicating culmination of the journey he’s been on, it’s actually just the start of what promises to be a very exciting and significant new arrival on the Americana scene.