Back in 2020, this column featured 16 folk, pop, and rock artists and bands that deserve wide acclaim but have attracted only cult followings. Here are 10 more. Bobby Charles The late Bobby Charles was a gifted singer who also wrote many memorable songs, including “The Jealous Kind” (Ray Charles, Delbert McClinton, etc.) and “Walking […]
Music Reviews: Elvis Costello ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases Less than two years after the release of the excellent four-CD The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, Elvis Costello has unveiled another major box set. Called King of America & Other Realms, it features 97 tracks on six CDs. (Casual fans […]
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Paul Kelly – “All Those Smiling Faces” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Paul Kelly’s song “All Those Smiling Faces,” from his forthcoming album Fever Longing Still, set for release on November 1. Fever Longing Still will be Paul’s first album of original songs since Nature in 2018, and was recorded and mixed by […]
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Australian Independent Country Music Award winner Angus Gill has released his newest album. Departure & Arrival is a collaboration between Gill and the Paul Kelly Band. It is a powerhouse of an album. Beyond this, here’s what we think of it! Angus Gill Has Chords Fit For Success Throughout our listen-through of Departure & Arrival, we were simply enthralled […]
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Everly Brothers, Hey Doll Baby. If you’re an Everly Brothers fan, you may already own at least some of the selections on this 17-track anthology, which Don Everly worked on before his death last year and Tom Petty’s daughter, Adria, assembled. The set includes remastered versions of some of the duo’s biggest hits, including “When […]
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