Caitlin Rose – a tambourine-toting troubador chanelling the country greats. Catriona Boyle reviews her debut offering.
Americana
The Tailors – Come Dig Me Up
Endearing, beautiful and unashamedly pretty. The Tailors return with their second album ‘Come Dig Me Up’ – a record about hope, love and dinosaurs. Emily Sergent reviews.
Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love – Feels, Feathers, Bog and Bees
A beautiful and disarming record, even if we’re not quite sure about the name, Low La Love have crafted another mini-masterpiece of Americana influences folk.
Wye Oak – The Knot
Wye Oak’s second album fails to hit the mark for Andrew Taylor – lacking a definitive focus and sound when compared to their contemporaries…
Son Volt – American Central Dust
American Central Dust just may be Son Volt’s most cynical album yet… Farrar and company are calling out the problems of his Country. Steve Lampiris reviews.
Israel Nash Gripka – New York Town
New York Town is an impressive debut offering from Israel Nash Gripka, and with his knack for storytelling and a killer chorus he is certainly one to keep an eye out for in the future.
The Low Anthem – Oh My God Charlie Darwin
A North American folk blues artist on the Bella Union label – sounds right up TLOBF’s street… Actually, stylistically it’s not as straightforward as that.
Bowerbirds – The Borderline, London 26/05/09
Beards, Opera and Smack…just your average Tuesday night out in central London then. TLOBF discovers all this and more as North Carolina’s Bowerbirds play a one off show to showcase their upcoming “Upper Air” album
Alejandro Escovedo – Bush Hall, London 30/04/09
It’s very, very tempting to drop the overused ‘L’ word to describe former punk and founding father of alt-country Alejandro Escovedo.
Son Volt return with new album and label
Son Volt will return in the summer with a new album, on a new label, and will tour the U.S. after that.
Moriarty – Gee Whiz But This Is A Lonesome Town
From the backwaters of Americana folk come Moriarity. Part bluegrass, part olde folk and part country, their debut ‘Gee Whizz…’ reminds us what is good about indigenous American folk.
J. Tillman – Vacilando Territory Blues
J. Tillman’s 5th album sees the Fleet Fox once again delving into nighttime narratives of regret, pain and redemption, and adding new touches to his sound with country, blues and rock.
Introducing: The Buttless Chaps
They’ve been playing in their native Canada for over ten years, but TLOBF thinks it is about time the UK got better acquainted with Vancouver’s The Buttless Chaps.
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Keep Me In Mind Sweetheart EP
James Dalrymple suggests that you keep Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan’s fine new EP in mind – do you see what he’s done there? – to put in your Christmas stockings
Lambchop – St George’s Church, Brighton 29/10/08
Kurt Wagner and Co bring their country soul to a church by the sea, and almost recruit Jesus Christ to the rhythm section. Ro Cemm takes in an almost faultless performance from Lambchop.
