Mike Davies

To mark his 50th anniversary as a working musician Chris Smither revisits two dozen of his songs on his latest double CD, guests include Loudon Wainwright III & Kris Delmhorst.

On his latest album ‘Atlantic’ County Antrim singer-songwriter Ben Glover once again raises the bar, not just for his own career, but for everyone in the Americana musical panorama.

Celebrating their tenth anniversary New York harmony trio Red Molly release ‘The Red Album’, the first to put the emphasis on their self-penned material.

After a busy five years of touring with Portland-based band Blind Pilot, Kati Claborn was sitting on a steadily growing pile of tunes…Hook and Anchor brings them to light.

With a firmly retro soul Jeff Larson’s tenth studio album ‘Close Circle ‘ offers a dreamily smooth ride. Read Mike’s album review here.

The widely-tipped Dublin alt-folk quartet The Young Folk release their debut album ‘The Little Battle’ in September, a release that may well find their backyard takes on global proportions.

Jordie Lane releases a five track EP to quench fans thirst. His soaring croon conjuring comparisons with M Ward as he again muses on love, mortality and change.

Luke Sital-Singh releases his long-awaited debut album ‘The Fire Inside’ – songs of joy and heartache, delivered in a dust-limned, cracked voice that often catches like a sob in the throat.

If not his best then ‘Souvenirs of a Misspent Youth’ is certainly Otis Giobbs’ most immediate, An album that should finally bring long overdue wider acclaim.

Amanda Rheaume pays tribute to her Métis heritage, one of Canada’s aboriginal peoples, on her second full-length album and the first to explore a more electric sound. UK Tour in August.

Toronto based NQ Arbuckle’s latest offering ‘The Future Happens Anyway’ is an outstanding and ultimately upbeat, life-affirming piece of work.

Victory & Ruins is one hell of a fine album that crackles with instant hooks and melodies, has an effervescence of choruses and boasts a fistful of damn fine blue collar songs into the bargain.