The Black Feathers 'Holy Water' single / video + UK dates

September 12, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, New Single, News, Tour Dates, Video

Sian Chandler and Ray Hughes aka The Black Feathers have released a video for 'Holy Water' the first single from their upcoming second album due in the spring of 2018. 'Holy Water' will be released on October 13th and is a stunning track which will be familiar to those of us who've been lucky enough to catch the duo live. If 'Holy Water' is anything to go by then the new album can't come soon enough. In the meantime the duo are setting out on a UK tour which starts on September 13th in Nottingham. More about The Black Feathers, those tour dates and the new video for 'Holy Water' follows:

Drake White is Livin' The Dream and returns to the UK in October 2017

September 12, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Country Rock, New Single, News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video

Fresh from huge success at the C2C 2017 Drake White & The Big Fire will return to the UK as special guests of Kip Moore. The London show with Moore and a further headline show at The Borderline form part of Country Music Week which finds some of the biggest artists of the genre performing live in London. To coincide with the UK visit a new single 'Livin' The Dream' from the 'Spark' album is due October 13th. More about Drake and those dates follow:

'Life Changes' for Thomas Rhett

August 15, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, New Single, News, Pop, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video

Thomas Rhett will release his new album 'Life Changes' on September 8th via Big Machine Records and the title seems a perfect fit as Thomas and his wife Lauren Akins welcomed the arrival of their second daughter Ada over the weekend. Rhett has developed a sound that perfectly embraces his country routes but adds an appreciation for pop and R & B that has seen his music embraced far beyond country music devotees. More details about the album, upcoming UK tour dates, a video or two (and maybe even a pic of the new arrival) follows:

Russell Dickerson will be 'Yours' October 13th

August 15, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, News, Video

Russell Dickerson will release his debut album via Sony Music on October 13th, 2017. The singer is fresh from a headline set at the Nashville Meets London Festival and arena tours with Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini. The title track from the album has had 4.5 million views on youtube and over 40 million audio streams. Pretty staggering numbers. More details about the album, future touring plans, and Russell in general follow:

JD McPherson 'Undivided Heart & Soul' due October 6th via New West Records

August 14, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, News, Rock, singer-songwriter, Video

JD McPherson has released a video for 'Lucky Penny' the first taste of his upcoming album 'Undivided Heart & Soul' due October 6th, 2017. The video was shot where the album was recorded, the historic RCA Studio B in Nashville. So McPherson is following in the footsteps of Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Jim Reeves and Elvis (pretty impressive company). The album includes collaborations with artists from a range of genres including Parker Millsap and Butch Walker. An extensive press release and the video for 'Lucky Penny' follows:

Casey Donahew announces London shows + 'kiss Me' video

August 10, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video

Texas country singer-songwriter Casey Donahue will be visiting the UK for the first time in October to play at the Texas Music Takeover festival which takes place from Oct 9th-16th in London. Much more about Casey including a video for 'Kiss Me' from his acclaimed 'All Night Party' album follows:

The Cadillac Three to release new 'Legacy' album August 25th

July 07, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Country Rock, News, Southern Rock, Tour Dates, Video

The Cadillac Three have a new album 'Legacy' set for release August 25th via Big Machine Records. As a taster for the upcoming album the band today (07.07.2017) released a video for the impressive title cut, which finds the boys in a more reflective mood than we've been accustomed to in recent times. The band will return to the UK in November for a headline tour with support from Broken Witt Rebels and Brothers Osborne. This tour will. I'm sure, be one of the hottest tickets of the year. Much more about The Cadillac Three follows including tour dates and the video for 'Legacy'.

Juanita Stein announces debut solo album 'America' and UK dates

June 30, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, New Single, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video, Alternative Rock

Howling Bells singer Juanita Stein will release her debut solo album 'America' on July 28th via the Nude Records label. The Australian born, UK based songwriter will also be playing plenty of UK shows this year with dates booked through into October. As a taster for the new record 'I'll Cry' has been released as a single and very good it is too. The single wears its Phil Spector and Roy Orbison influences well and would be an ideal fit for a David Lynch movie. Those tour dates and the video for 'I'll Cry' follow:

Ferris & Sylvester to release 'The Yellow Line' EP June 23rd 2017

June 20, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Tour Dates, Video

Ferris & Sylvester are gearing up for the release of their 'The Yellow Line' EP on June 23rd 2017. The duo recently signed to Youth's new publishing company Painted Word Music. Killing Joke bassist Youth will be most familiar for his impressive string of production credits that include The Verve, Crowded House, Paul McCartney and a terrific album by Howie Day. With this heavyweight support things are looking bright for Ferris & Sylvester and the EP shows immense promise for the future. You can catch the duo live in London on July 12th 2017 at the famed Half Moon in Putney. You can catch the duo live in London on July 12th 2017 at the famed Half Moon in Putney. The press release about the EP and the video for 'Berlin' follows:

Sound of the Sirens emerge from behind a 'Smokescreen'

April 04, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Folk, Pop, Video

Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood aka Sound of the Sirens will release their debut album 'For All Our Sins' on May 5th 2017 via DMF records. The duo have been championed by Chris Evans which gained them a prestigious spot on his TFI Friday TV show (hopefully Top Gear fans won't hold this against them). The first release from the album 'Smokescreen' is available now and the video follows:

The Magpie Salute announce debut album for June 9th

April 04, 2017 by David Vousden in Blues, Classic Rock, Country Rock, News, Tour Dates, Video

The Magpie Salute recently announced the release of their self-titled debut album for June 9th via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The Magpie Salute features Rich Robinson, Marc Ford and Sven Pipien who will need no introductions to fans of The Black Crowes. The band will be in residence at Under The Bridge in London for a run of shows from April 12th - 15th to showcase the new record. More about The Magpie Salute and the album follows:

Kate Ellis to release 'Carve Me Out' on June 2nd 2017

March 18, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Folk, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video

Kate Ellis will release her debut album 'Carve Me Out' on June 2nd 2017 and has released a video for 'Ones You Love The Most' the impressive first single from the album. Kate will also play an album launch show at London's Green Note on June 7th. More about Kate Ellis and the video for the single follows:

Sean Rowe ponders 'Newton's Cradle' and announces London show.

March 10, 2017 by David Vousden in singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video

Sean Rowe has released another track from his upcoming album 'New Lore' which is out April 7th on Anti-. The single 'Newton's Cradle' shows a different side of the singer-songwriter when compared to the first release from the album 'Gas Station Rose' but is equally impressive. Rowe has also announced a London show for May 26th at St. Pancras Old Church. More about Sean Rowe and the video for 'Newton's Cradle' follows:

Curse Of Lono get 'Severed' and 'Pick Up The Pieces'

February 23, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, New Single, Video, Alternative Rock, Roots Rock

Following on from the success of their recent self-titled EP acclaimed London quintet Curse Of Lono return with their eagerly anticipated debut album 'Severed' set for release on April 7th via Submarine Cat Records. The Curse Of Lono sound straddles a wasteland of dark rootsy Americana, Indie-folk and alternative gothic rock and they pull it off in style. A single from the album 'Pick Up The Pieces' will precede the album and the video for the song plus loads more about Curse Of Lono follows:

Blue October release new video before UK tour dates

February 17, 2017 by David Vousden in Alternative Rock, Tour Dates, Video

Texas based act Blue October are about to embark on a UK tour which starts March 1st in Birmingham. To mark the event the band have released a new video for 'Coal Makes Diamonds' from their recent 'Home' album. Those tour dates, the video for 'Coal Makes Diamonds' and a little more about Blue October follows:

Rodney Crowell announces 'Close Ties' on 7th April via New West Records

February 01, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, singer-songwriter, Video

Multi-Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell will release his first album in over three years on April 7th via New West Records. The set includes contributions from Sheryl Crow, John Paul White and ex-wife Rosanne Cash. Crowell's thoughts on the new album and the first video from the new record 'It Ain't Over Yet' follows:

Hunter & The Bear continue to build momentum with 'You Can Talk'

January 28, 2017 by David Vousden in Alternative Rock, Rock, Tour Dates, Video

Hunter & The Bear are releasing a video a month as they build towards the release of their highly anticipated debut album due May 12th and the sixth in the series is the impressive 'You Can Talk'. The band are playing a series of shows in February with continued touring in May to coincide with the album release. More about Hunter & The Bear and the video for 'You Can Talk' follows:

Brent Cobb will bring 'Shine On Rainy Day' to the UK in January 2017

January 24, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, Southern Rock, singer-songwriter, Video, Tour Dates

Brent Cobb with visit the UK in early 2017 to promote the upcoming release of his new album 'Shine On Rainy Day' with a short tour. The title track from the album is out now as a single to whet your appetite. 'Shine On Rainy Day' was produced by his cousin Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Jamey Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell) and takes the listener on a soulful journey to Cobb's Georgia home. The UK tour dates and a video of Brent Cobb performing 'Shine On Rainy Day' follows:

Worry Dolls to release 'Go Get Gone' January 27th + Tour Dates

January 13, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Folk, Pop, Tour Dates, Video

Zoe Nicol and Rosie Jones aka Worry Dolls will release their debut album 'Go Get Gone' on January 27th via Bread & Butter Music. The duo recorded the album in Nashville with producer Neilson Hubbard and will support the release with a string of tour dates that stretch into April. More about Worry Dolls, those tour dates and the video for recent single 'Bless Your Heart' follows: