Released: 2020 If the early part of 2020 brought many unwanted surprises, as is now well documented, the things that … More
Tag: Country
CMAT – Euro Country review
Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson might’ve taken the easier path of centering her supposedly difficult third album on pop’s familiarly recurring themes. … More
Lord Huron – The Cosmic Selector Vol 1 review
The general rule in popular music is that the more different influences you splice your work with, the narrower the … More
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – The Purple Bird review
You do wonder if Will Oldham’s adopted pseudonym has left many neutrals passing him by, in the belief that they’re … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #94 CMAT – Aw, Shoot!
Released: 2024 There is so much you can do to get a rise of country music that even playing it … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #32 Glenn Campbell – Witchita Lineman
Released: 1968 It’s easy to misread Witchita Lineman as a halfway house, an unfulfilling piece of MOR long before the … More
Eels – Eels Time! review
Fats Waller declared a long time ago that he was gonna sit right down and write himself a letter, and … More
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood review
It’s not scientific, but it feels like a widely recognised fact that living in domestic bliss isn’t usually a precursor … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #80 Patsy Cline – I Fall To Pieces
Released: 1961 In a changing world, through Patsy Cline many people had found something to rely on. In possession of … More
J Mascis – What Do We Do Now review
It’s now 30 years since Clerks was released and if ever by image there was a personificaiton of both Jay … More