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Review: Mika Häkki ‘Mørker’

30th April 202530th April 2025 Martin Williams Americana, Folk, Majestic Mountain Records, Mika Häkki, Monolord

I must admit, I wasn’t surprised to see Mika Häkki, the eccentric bassist and wielder of the fuzziest of tones

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Review: Thee Old Night ‘Thee Old Night’

11th February 202511th February 2025 El Jefe Americana, Firelight Records, Folk, Thee Old Night

So, what happens when you breed your doomy-stoner roots with alt-country and Americana? Erik Sugg (he of Demon Eye and

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Review: The Bridge City Sinners ‘In The Age Of Doubt’

31st July 202431st July 2024 Lee Beamish Americana, Flail Records, The Bridge City Sinners

Having been a fan since around 2019, it’s been quite the ride following the little-known punk rock/dark folk outfit The

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Review: Amigo The Devil ‘Yours Until The War Is Over’

22nd February 202422nd February 2024 Josh Schneider Americana, Amigo The Devil, Country, Liars Club Records

Captivating. That one word describes Amigo The Devil perfectly. His music, his stage presence and his stories hold you as

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Review: David Eugene Edwards ‘Hyacinth’

27th September 202327th September 2023 Reza Mills Americana, David Eugene Edwards, Folk, Sargent House

I’ve name-checked 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand numerous times in reviews for The Shaman, and now that I have an opportunity

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Review: Dee Calhoun ‘Old Scratch Comes To Appalachia’

12th July 202312th July 2023 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Acoustic, Americana, Argonauta Records, Dee Calhoun

There’s no doubt about Screaming Mad Dee Calhoun having creativity, and that he has what it takes mentally to produce

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Blood Moon Wedding: An American Nightmare
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Review: Blood Moon Wedding ‘Blood Moon Wedding: An American Nightmare’

6th June 20236th June 2023 George Green Americana, Blood Moon Wedding, Mobilization Recordings, Post-Punk

Where, oh where to begin? Those Shamanistas among you who have read my previous missives (is there anybody out there?)

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Lathe 'Tongue Of Silver'
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Review: Lathe ‘Tongue Of Silver’

29th August 202230th September 2022 Rob Walsh Americana, Apt 66, Doom, Drone, Grimoire Records, Lathe

Hailing from Baltimore, Lathe are an instrumental post-rock three-piece with an utterly refreshing take on a subgenre that, like so

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Premiere: Lathe ‘Journey To The East’ – Taken From New Album ‘Tongue Of Silver’, Releases 29th July

6th July 20229th August 2022 Lee Edwards Americana, Apt 66, Doom, Drone, Grimoire Records, Lathe

Americana drone and doom is the order of the day. Think of an amalgamation of both early and latter-day Earth,

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The Body & Big | Brave ‘Leaving None But Small Birds’
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Review: The Body And BIG|BRAVE ‘Leaving None But Small Birds’

20th September 202128th October 2021 Lee Beamish Americana, BIG|BRAVE, Folk, The Body, Thrill Jockey Records

BIG|BRAVE is a band I’m relatively new to the table on. This last year they arrived on my radar, mostly

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Rose City Band 'Earth Trip'
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Review: Rose City Band ‘Earth Trip’

14th June 202121st July 2021 Dani Bandolier Americana, Country, Rose City Band, Thrill Jockey Records

Mates, Ima give it ya straight. My first love of doom and stoner rock wares fails to hold me in

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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July
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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

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Get ready to be consumed by the slow-burning inferno of Spine Of Dusk from Pittsburgh’s three-piece instrumental titans, The Long

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