Tag Archives: alt country

Album review : ANDY SHARROCKS – Country Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Durty Blues

Posted on August 8, 2023 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Andy Sharrocks for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast August 2023. Roach Records Vinyl [Release date: 09.23] Singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist, tour manager, label boss, painter, and man of many parts, Andy Sharrocks is veteran of … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JANET SIMPSON, D’ERCOLE

Posted on March 4, 2021 by jason

JANET SIMPSON Safe Distance Cornelius Chapel Records [Release date 19.03.21] Singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Janet Simpson’s latest album covers many human stories and emotions from running away from demons, to retreating from your troubles, and more. It also marks … Continue reading →

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Album review: LUCERO – When You Found Me

Posted on January 27, 2021 by jason

Thirty Tigers [Release date 29.01.21] Lucero’s last album, 2018’s ‘Among The Ghosts’, was a real treat and new discovery to this reviewer. Lucero have reunited once more with Grammy Award winning producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Drive-by Truckers) … Continue reading →

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Album review: NOBLE JACKS – Stay Awake

Posted on March 28, 2020 by jason

Noble Ground Records [Release date 27.03.20] Brighton-based duo Noble Jacks (Will Page on fiddle, piano and Matty Deveson on guitar/bass) originally released their second album ‘Stay Awake’ in March 2019, gaining a Top 10 spot in the UK Americana album … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CRACKER – Dingwalls, London, 7 December 2015

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Davoski

A spirit-lifting gig on a miserable Monday night from an inventive band who refuse to be pigeon-holed. Cracker have variously been described as alt rock, alt country, country rock, post-punk and blues-folk. I kid you not. Who needs labels when … Continue reading →

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Album review: CURLY WOLF – Calling Your Bluff

Posted on November 14, 2015 by petefeenstra

The Curly Wolf [Release date 07.08.15] ‘Our aim is to show that there is more to country music than radio pop lets you believe’. Curly Wolf hammers home their sense of purpose with a defining mission statement and from the … Continue reading →

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Album review: WATKINS FAMILY HOUR

Posted on July 8, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Family Hour Records [Release date 24.07.15] With Nickel Creek seemingly back on ice, Sara and Sean Watkins have gone back to one of their favourite live formats for their latest release. The Watkins Family Hour brings to record their long … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHA CHA’s CADILLAC – Battle Hymn

Posted on February 26, 2015 by petefeenstra

Cha Cha’s Cadillac [Release date 28.11.14] 32 years and plenty of miles separate the cowpunk of San Diego’s The Beat Farmers and the roots rockabilly and alt. country appeal Cha Cha’s Cadillac, but cutting edge rocking music is still alive, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: NINA FERRO – Into The Light

Posted on December 17, 2013 by petefeenstra

Night Creatures Records– [Release Date: 01.11.13] The trick with a singer songwriter is always to finds a suitable niche with which to build their profile. In the case of Anglo Australian Nina Ferro things are slightly different. She’s already a … Continue reading →

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Album review: EILEEN ROSE – Be Many Gone

Posted on December 3, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Rarely have I seen a PR sheet so devoid of information about an album. And the absence of sleeve and associated credits, lyrics etc doesn’t help either. But here goes. A few year’s back singer songwriter Eileen Rose’s album – … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE WESTERN SIZZLERS – For Ol’ Times Sake

Posted on May 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

Roar Hide Records [Release date: 20.05.13] ‘Unfinished Business’, the penultimate track on The Western Sizzlers ‘For Ol’ Times Sake’, neatly summarises self exiled British musical maverick Kevin Jennings’s situation. A former catalyst for the Georgia Satellites (he got them signed … Continue reading →

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Album review: I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. – Mystery Drug

Posted on May 3, 2013 by petefeenstra

Blue Rose Records [Release date: 01.05.13] Alt-country outfit I See Hawks In L.A. are “dabblers” says their guitarist Paul Lacques. “There really are about 20 different ways to chop up country roots music”, he adds, while singer Rob Waller summarizes … Continue reading →

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MIM GREY – Chasing Tigers

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jason

Rightrack Records (Released October 8th) Mim Grey returns with her follow-up to her highly enjoyable debut album ‘Grey Matters’. She has also been busy touring with the likes of Tom Jones and Roxette. Like the debut album she is helped … Continue reading →

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NANCI GRIFFITH – Intersection

Posted on February 17, 2012 by jason

Now I confess I am not much of a lover of country music in its more traditional form but I have long been a fan of Nanci Griffith’s work, mainly due to her voice and the excellent songs she produces, … Continue reading →