Begin your week by rocking out to the powerful sound of Kurt Deemer’s ‘Dead of Night’. Featuring a pounding, forceful beat and wailing harmonica, the song hangs on a melodic, memorable bass line. It’s a well-crafted heartland rocker and, in the best tradition of the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Deemer sings of escaping his life, fleeing under the cover of night. In the accompanying video, we see the band at work with moody lighting and a subtly overlaid image of a highway creating a suitably dark atmosphere.
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Americana UK praises the new album from B.Knox, Far From Folk, with an 8/10 score… “If this album is anything to go by, an extra place at that table may need to be set, as B.Knox has truly announced himself as a serious contender.”
The world of the singer songwriter is tough, full of pitfalls and disappointment, where very few get to dine at the top table. If this album is anything to go by, an extra place at that table may need to be set, as B. Knox has truly announced himself as a serious contender.
Americana UK debuts new video – for Michael Nesmith-penned “Different Drum” – from Sarah White, as made popular by Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys
The recent death of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees has prompted music fans to celebrate his legacy and remember his great song-writing talents. Back when Linda Ronstadt was singing with Stone Poneys, they scored a number 13 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the Nesmith-penned ‘Different Drum’, a brilliantly tuneful and catchy number about two lovers who want different things from a relationship. It’s a classic song that Sarah White makes her own. The upbeat rhythms are complemented by a strong bass-line, over which fluid piano rolls and flows and White’s vocal winds its way wearily around the gorgeous melody. Her voice is, indeed, the highlight of the song, distinctive and full of character, making the familiar narrative feel authentic.
Americana UK premieres Jim Keaveny’s new single “Golden Carmen”
At the age of nineteen, Jim Keaveny set off travelling around the USA, hitch-hiking, hopping on and off freight trains, playing guitar and harmonica and finding his voice as a song-writer. Keaveny remembers these times fondly: “These were the best years of my life. I met some of my best friends and felt I was finding myself – with like minds, the guitar, the traveling, and the poetry.” READ MORE…
Americana UK features the latest track from B.Knox – “Seasons” – noting his forthcoming 2022 album to come, Far From Folk
It’s a couple of years since we last featured B. Knox on Tracks, and we’re glad to report that he has a new album coming out on 8th April 2022 called ‘Far From Folk’ from which this knock-out song comes from. It’s a song that quietly creeps up on you and then taps you on the musical shoulder and says, “yes, I’m all about death and legacy and maybe just a bit about the living that happens before that.”
Americana UK reviews Kiely Connell’s new LP, Calumet Queen
On the cover of Kiely Connell’s debut album “Calumet Queen” is a drawing of her wearing a beauty queen tiara with the spikes forming the outline of the Chicago skyline and the rushing Calumet River behind her, charitably colored green. READ MORE…