The Americana community reaches from Alabama to Alaska and from Australia to Andalusia. Andalusia? The last of these may not spring immediately to mind alongside such established acts as Jason Isbell from Muscle Shoals, Alabama and more recently The Teskey Brothers from Melbourne, Australia. After all, Andalusia is a region of Spain forever associated with flamenco, so it may come as a surprise to find that a new band based in Cádiz have marked their arrival on the Americana scene with an impressive début album, ‘The Road’. ~Chas Lacey [Americana UK]
Mojave 3
Ask Me Tomorrow (1996)
This is not exactly Slowdive reborn… Ian McCutcheon, Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell (Slowdive) with Simon Rowe (Chapterhouse). Discography set for re-release sometime this year so goes the rumour mill.
Great new album. May not be to everyone’s taste, but sounding good.
On her new record Halfsies, we once again see New York singer-songwriter Lizzie No melding folk, rock, bluegrass and blues into a vibrant masterpiece that’s richly cohesive and deeply personal. This album, her third, is a narrative of the human experience on the idea that “half is better than none,” positioning the album as a reassuring look at a brighter future, boldly tackling societal challenges in a manner echoing the legacy of folk icons such as Pete Seeger and Joan Baez. ~Izabella Patrizio [WXPN Music News]
An unusually lazy Sunday in our household. Snow is falling outside after a warm couple of weeks and we are sitting back enjoying the respite from the rush of life. Drinking cappuccinos, me reading while my wife draws nearby.
Queued up (John Leventhal) and now listening to it. Genuinely enjoying it a few songs in.
Wow, have to look Bowie’s Peter and the Wolf up!!