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December 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 241: John Newton

Welcome to episode 241 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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January 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Delines: The Imperial

The Delines  The Imperial  El Cortez Records  It’s an easy shot to take – and, hey, I’m all about that! – but this new album by The Delines is easily the finest record I’ve heard so far in 2019! More than that, I’m sure it’ll be on my end-of-year list as one of 2019’s greatest records. It is, from the very […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Amy Boone, Colfax, Novel, Richmond Fontaine, Songwriting, The Delines, The Delines: The Imperial, The Imperial, Willy Vlautin, Writer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Authors I Admire: # 16 Willy Vlautin

In 2012 I was on holiday in San Francisco and I stumbled upon a reading at the famous City Lights bookstore. Well, we were visiting the store, checking it out when I saw a flyer advertising the reading. We were back there later that week. Willy Vlautin was there as a friend of the main act, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged America, American, Americana, Author, Authors I Admire, Authors I Admire # 16, Authors I Admire: # 16 Willy Vlautin, Barry Gifford, Book, City Lights, Country, Novel, Novelist, Reading, Realism, Richmond Fontaine, Short Story, Singer/Songwriter, Spoken Word, Stories, The Delines, Willy Vlautin ·

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August 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Vector Arena Presents: Southern Fork Americana Fest (October, 2014)

Auckland’s Vector Arena has a “baby venue” – The Great South Pacific Tuning Fork. Intimate shows at the venue have been described as must-see, a chance to see small band combos and solo artists up close and personal, a place for Kiwi and international acts. This October Vector Aerna’s Great South Pacific Tuning Fork will […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Aldous Harding, Americana, Auckland, Eb and Sparrow, Gig Announcement, Great South Pacific Tuning Fork, Jonny Fritz, Justin Townes Earle, Linda Orega, Live Gigs, Marlon Williams, Nikki Lane, October 2014, Promo, Robert Ellis, Ryan Bingham, Southern Fork Americana Fest, The DelinesW, Tuning Fork, Vector, Vector Arena, Willy Vlautin ·

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June 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Delines: Colfax

The Delines Colfax Décor Records Straight away The Delines’ music on debut album, Colfax, is believable, gorgeous, soaring – these songs seem to take the likes of Witchita Lineman and Rainy Night In Georgia as their cues, mining that same sort of country-soul territory. These are late-night weepies, you imagine the character of Alice Hyatt […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Amy Boone, Colfax, Richmond Fontaine, The Delines, Willy Vlautin ·

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September 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Scud Mountain Boys: Do You Love The Sun

Scud Mountain Boys Do You Love The Sun Ashmont Records, Inc/Southbound Hearing that always-about-to-break purr that is the world-weary-but-so-so-lovely/calm’n’gentle, soft and guiding voice of Joe Pernice is, for me, always a treat. And though the most recent Pernice Brothers album left me a little cold, well, a little bored anyway, I’ll always tune in to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Alt-Country, Country, Countrypolitan, Do You Love The Sun, Jayhawks, Jeff Tweedy, Joe Pernice, Pernice Brothers, Richmond Fontaine, Scud Mountain Boys, Son Volt, Wilco, Willy Vlautin ·

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May 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Phosphorescent: Muchacho

Phosphorescent Muchacho Dead Oceans Under the name Phosphorescent, American singer/songwriter Matthew Houck has built a career – with six albums so far –  that sees him regularly receiving the hushed-tones and revered-raves that cult fans, completists and critics hurl at the likes of Richmond Fontaine’s Willy Vlautin, Sun Kil Moon/Red House Painters’ Mark Kozelek, American […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Alt-Country, American Music Club, Ask The Dust, Barry Gifford, Blood On The Tracks, Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, Daniel Lanois, Down To Go, Folk, Here's To Taking It Easy, John Fante, Johnny Cash, Justin Vernon, Mark Eitzel, Mark Kozelek, Muchacho, Phosphorescent, Raymond Carver, Red House Painters, Ring Of Fire, Song For Zula, Sun Kil Moon, The Quotidian Beasts, To Willie, Willy Vlautin ·

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