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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘A Heart Of Gold Is Hard To Find’

10th December 201913th January 2020 Josuph Price A Heart Of Gold Is Hard To Find, Acoustic, Anti-Corporate Music, Benjamin Tod, Country

If you follow The Sleeping Shaman you’re likely expecting coverage of doom and sludge. Riffs and heaviness. So, are you

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Steve Von Till ‘A Life Unto Itself’ CD/LP/DD 2015

17th June 20153rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2015, A Life Unto Itself, Adam Stone, Americana, CD, Country, Digital, Experimental, Folk, LP, Neurot Recordings, Review, Steve Von Till

Neurosis lynchpin Steve Von Till’s name always becomes scrambled in my brain with that of gritty gunslinger Lee Van Cleef.

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Wino & Conny Ochs ‘Freedom Conspiracy’ CD/LP 2015

8th May 20153rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2015, Acoustic, Angela Davey, CD, Conny Ochs, Country, Exile On Mainstream Records, Folk, Freedom Conspiracy, LP, Review, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Wino

This record is arguably one of the most anticipated releases within the doom scene this year. Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich’s extensive

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John Baizley, Mike Scheidt & Nate Hall ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol II’ CD/LP/DD 2014

17th April 20142nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2014, CD, Country, Digital, Dorthia Cottrell, Folk, John Baizley, Katie Jones, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mike Scheidt, My Proud Mountain, Neurot Recordings, Review, Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol II, Stevie Floyd, Townes Van Zandt

My wife is obsessed with the current US hit show ‘Nashville‘. In this show the hot cheerleader from Heroes is

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Spindrift ‘Spindrift: Ghost Of The West’ CD/LP/DD 2013

23rd September 20133rd September 2019 Mick Schrier 2013, Americana, CD, Country, Digital, LP, Mick Schrier, Review, Soundtrack, Spindrift, Spindrift: Ghost Of The West, Tee Pee Records

It’s not difficult to lose touch with the past as the rate of change continues to accelerate exponentially. Taking a

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Across Tundras ‘Electric Relics’ LP/DD 2013

3rd July 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Across Tundras, Americana, Atmospheric, Country, Desert Rock, Digital, Electric Relics, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released

Fresh from the open prairie, old world wanderer Tanner Olson and his world-weary ragged band have ridden back into town

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The Black Twig Pickers ‘Rough Carpenters’ CD/LP 2013

24th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Bluegrass, CD, Country, Folk, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rough Carpenters, The Black Twig Pickers, Thrill Jockey Records

Writing for a predominantly heavy music website is extremely rewarding in terms of the riches it delivers discovering some amazing

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Swans ‘The Seer’ CD/LP/DD 2012

21st September 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Avant-Garde, CD, Country, Digital, Drone, Experimental, LP, Michael Gira, Noise, Review, Swans, The Seer, Tom McKibbin, Young God Records

The return of Swans has to rank among the least cynical of comebacks/reunions/rebirths of any band in recent years –

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Scott Kelly And The Road Home ‘The Forgiven Ghost In Me’ CD/LP/DD 2012

16th August 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Acoustic, Americana, Blues, CD, Country, Digital, Folk, LP, My Proud Mountain, Neurot Recordings, Review, Scott Kelly, Scott Kelly And The Road Home, The Forgiven Ghost In Me, Tom McKibbin

You could be forgiven for thinking of Scott Kelly as a solely acoustic artist these days. Apart from Shrinebuilder and

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Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till & Wino ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt’ CD/LP/Digital 2012

26th June 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Acoustic, Country, Digital, Folk, LP, My Proud Mountain, Neurot Recordings, Review, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Scott Kelly, Songs Of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Von Till, Tom McKibbin, Townes Van Zandt, Townes Van Zandt Tribute, Wino

If you were going to ask for an album of Townes Van Zandt covers, you couldn’t ask for a trio

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Mellow Bravo – S/T – CD/DD 2012

31st March 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues, CD, Country, Digital Download, Hard Rock, Mellow Bravo, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock n Roll, Self Titled, Small Stone Records, Stoner

Goddamn!!! Us music journos don’t like being confused!!! We don’t like it when bands make us think about what we’re

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