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December 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer: Bass & Mandolin
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer Bass & Mandolin Nonesuch Thile and Meyer have a working relationship that goes back a decade though this is just their second duo album – another gorgeous offering of country/bluegrass motifs draped across a contemporary classical setting, just the two players and personalities – just their instruments (as understated and […]Archive
September 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Robbie Fulks: Gone Away Backward
Robbie Fulks Gone Away Backward Bloodshot Records/Southbound Recorded in just a few days, Gone Away Backward might almost be the great Robbie Fulks album. Though it would have some competition. In an age and era where anything that’s not quite rock’n’roll or jazz can be written up – seemingly – as some version, some brand […]Archive
September 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Aoife O’Donovan: Fossils
Aoife O’Donovan Fossils Yep Roc/Southbound Wow! What a great record. And I mean instantly. You hear opener, Lay My Burden Down, and you’re hooked. Well, that was the case for me anyway. Turns out I knew that wonderful voice already, I didn’t straight away connect the name, but I’d been a fan of Aoife O’Donovan’s […]Archive
April 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Be Good Tanyas: A Collection (2000-2012)
The Be Good Tanyas A Collection (2000-2012) Border The Be Good Tanyas released three albums across a decade – each one filled with great songs from 2000/2001’s Blue Horse, to 2003’s Chinatown and Hello Love (2006). The band went on hiatus, then returned, its members have had parallel solo careers and other bands – and […]Archive
December 5, 2011 by Simon Sweetman