After – or perhaps because of – a recent-ish collection of solo albums by lead singers, none of which I could fully understand the point of (yeah, I’m lookin’ at you, Julian Casablancas, Paul Banks, Kele Okereke), I was a little nervous when I heard about the upcoming Adam Haworth Stephens solo project. Alec Ounsworth [...]
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Willie Nelson – Stay All Night (Stay A Little Bit Longer) (official site, buy at Amazon UK)
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Langhorne Slim – Tipping Point (official site, buy at emusic)
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I have to confess, I never look through our mailbox, because whenever I look for a band for New Band Day, I like picking one myself. It’s come to the point that just selecting one from the mail feels like cheating. It feels like somebody has done the homework for me and now I’m basking [...]
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About a month ago, while watching a documentary I think was called Folk America on BBC4, I decided I’d actually follow up on something I’ve considered on and off for quite some time – learn to play the banjo. While I was still in the cooling off stage prior to ordering (the week or so [...]
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