The Chat Room: Flint & Feather
Albertan folk/roots duo Flint & Feather are celebrating harvest season with their debut single “The Very Thing I Fear.” Best described as Rocky Mountain folk-pop, the song documents the introspective journey of a traveling troubadour who has lost themselves amidst ...
Album Reviews: Lydia Loveless, Brent Cobb, Clarence White
Lydia Loveless / Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again (Bloodshot Records) Since she escaped her rural Ohio town as a teenager in the mid-oughts, Lydia Loveless has consistently delivered uncompromising roots rock albums that seamlessly blend country and power ...
The Chat Room: Kristi Lane Sinclair
Kristi Lane Sinclair is an artist completely unafraid to plumb the depths of darkness in search of a glimmer of light. That’s precisely what she does on her fifth release, Super Blood Wolf Moon, an awe-inspiring 12-song collection that reflects ...
Album Reviews: Margo Cilker, Buffalo Nichols, Willie Nelson
Margo Cilker / Valley Of Heart’s Delight (Fluff & Gravy Records) The follow-up to her well-received 2021 debut album Pohorylle finds California-based Cilker refining her simple, but highly effective songwriting style. Musically, there’s nothing particularly groundbreaking about the record, but ...
The Chat Room: Matt Paxton
Whether he’s on stage or in the studio, Matt Paxton wears his heart on his sleeve, delving into themes of love, loss, and self-reflection. It’s all contained on Tornado, the first collection of songs Matt has released with his new ...
Album reviews: Tyler Childers, The Handsome Family, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Tyler Childers / Rustin’ In The Rain (Hickman Holler/RCA) After giving us Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven? last year—containing the same eight gospel songs presented in three separate mixes, each on their own CD—Tyler Childers has scaled things ...
The Chat Room: Marc Meriläinen
Earlier this year, the ever-prolific, Toronto-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer NADJIWAN (a.k.a. Marc Meriläinen) released The Great Sea, arguably his most personal collection of original material to date, inspired by and made in his hometown, Thunder Bay, ON. Marc’s roots ...
Album reviews: Zach Bryan, Wreckless Eric, Hiss Golden Messenger
Check out Jason’s interview with Marc Meriläinen in the Chat Room. Zach Bryan / Zach Bryan (Belting Bronco/Warner Music) With country music currently at the centre of America’s culture wars, it seems as if artists have to clearly state their ...
The Chat Room: The Weber Brothers
As the second installment of The Water Street Trilogy, In The Tangled Web reveals more of The Weber Brothers’ smorgasbord of pure, raw rock and roll delicacies captured live-off-the-floor during one long, blistering day during the summer of 2021. Following ...
The Chat Room: Graham Brown
On his 13th album, Solo, Graham Brown performs in just that manner, showcasing his skills as both a singer-songwriter and guitarist as he’s never done before on record. For the Vancouver B.C.-based artist, the decision to go it alone was ...