Lanco to release 'Hallelujah Nights' album worldwide January 19th

December 07, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, News, Video

With a Gold certified US #1 Billboard Country Airplay single 'Greatest Love Story' and extensive touring under their belts in 2017 with Dustin Lynch and Brothers Osborne. January 19th is the date for Lanco to release 'Hallelujah Nights' their debut Jay Joyce (Little Big Town, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Brothers Osborne) produced album. The numbers the band have amassed are pretty staggering with nearly 100 Million streams and 19 million video views. Much more about Lanco follows including a cool video trailer for the upcoming album:

Mary Gauthier, Seamus Fogarty & The Blasters latest names added to Kilkenny Roots 2018

December 05, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Festivals, News, Roots

The Kilkenny Roots Festival is celebrating 21 years in 2018 and the latest additions to the line-up include Mary Gauthier, who has an excellent new album 'Rifles & Rosary Beads' due in January, Irish songwriter Seamus Fogarty and, from the USA, The Blasters. With RGM fave Whitney Rose already announced alongside a host of impressive names that include Deep Dark Woods, Michael Nau and Nikki Lane this looks like an excellent weekend of great music. More about the festival and the artists set to appear follows:

Wishbone Ash announce 'The Vintage Years' a mammoth 30 CD Box Set

November 30, 2017 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, News, Rock, Video, Box Set

April 2018 will see the release of the definitive Wishbone Ash box set. 'The Vintage Years' is a strictly limited edition (2,500 copies) deluxe 30 CD set authorised by all of the original band members. The set features 16 studio albums, 3 live albums (Live Dates 1 & 2 + Live In Tokyo) and 8 previously unreleased live albums. The studio albums all feature bonus material and the box also includes a 156 page hardback book and a host of memorablia including posters and a 7" flexi disc (which is about as retro as it gets). A breakdown of the contents of The Vintage Years (1970-1991) follows including a video trailer for the box follows:

Nearly New Year with Nashville Nights and The Southern Companion

November 28, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, News, Club Nights

Nashville Nights will return to West London to give fans an opportunity to see in 2018 with a Nearly New Year Party devoted to country music. The event takes place at Under The Bridge on December 29th and will feature live music from The Southern Companion. Full details about Nashville Nights and the evening follow:

Emily Faye hits the 'Open Road' on new single

November 28, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, New Single, News, singer-songwriter

UK singer-songwriter Emily Faye recently visited Nashville to record an EP and the first new music from those sessions 'Open Road' is available now to stream or download. The EP will follow early in 2018 and she'll be touring to support the release. If you can't wait that long Emily will be at the famed Half Moon in Putney on November 6th and The Sound Lounge in Tooting on November 14th. More about Emily Faye including a live session video of 'Open Road' follows:

All The Luck In The World announce new single and European dates

November 24, 2017 by David Vousden in Alt-Folk, New Single, News, Tour Dates, Video

Neil Foot, Ben Connolly and Kelvin Barr collectively known as All The Luck In The World will release their latest album 'A Blind Arcade' on February 23rd. The Irish trio, now based in Berlin, have released 'Landmarks' as a single and announced European tour dates for April 2018. More about the trio including the video for 'Landmarks' follows:

The over dramatic heart...Introducing Jimmy Sweet

November 16, 2017 by David Vousden in New Single, News, Pop, Punk, singer-songwriter

Jimmy Sweet readily admits “I have a place in my heart for the over dramatic” and he's not kidding. His debut single, due December 1st, is a cover of the 1979 Buzzcocks tune 'You Say You Don't Love Me' given a melancholy twist. The result is an ultra cool reworking that features enough sweeping strings and massed voices to do Jim Steinman proud. More about Jimmy and a link to the single follows:

Katey Brooks releases new single and announces UK dates for December

November 14, 2017 by David Vousden in New Single, singer-songwriter, Soundcloud, Tour Dates

Bristol based singer-songwriter Katey Brooks will release a new single on December 1st. Produced by Darren Poole 'Will She' is the first taster from her upcoming second album 'We The People' due in 2018. The singer toured extensively in 2016 with dates in Europe, Australia and Canada before she concentrated on the recording of 'We The People' this year. To coincide with the single Katey will be embarking on a short UK tour with stops in London, Manchester, Glasgow and, no surprise, Bristol. More about Katey Brooks and a soundcloud link to 'Will She' follows:

Belle Adair look to redefine Muscle Shoals with 'Tuscumbia' on Jan 19th

November 14, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, New Single, News, Soundcloud, Pop, Soul

The members of Belle Adair will need no introduction if you've been following the impressive run of releases on Single Lock Records as keyboardist Ben Tanner and drummer Reed Watson run the label. The band has effectively acted as the label house band in recent years backing label founder John Paul White and Donnie Fritts amongst others. Now Belle Adair are taking their place in the sun with the release of the Tom Schick (Wilco) produced 'Tuscumbia' which puts their personal spin on that rich Muscle Shoals musical heritage. More about Belle Adair follows including 'Get Away' the first single from the album:

I'm With Her announce 'See You Around' album and May 2018 UK dates

November 09, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Folk, News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

The debut album from I'm With Her will be released February 16th, 2018 on the Rounder Records label. I'm With Her features a trio of artists blessed with considerable vocal and musical talent namely Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan. Needless to say this makes 'See You Around' one of the most anticipated releases lined up for 2018. The title track from the album is available now so please read on to check out the track, along with more about the trio, and those May 2018 UK dates:

Los Plantronics 'The Worst Is Yet To Come' 2LP due November 24th

November 02, 2017 by David Vousden in News, Video, Vinyl, Surf, Mariachi, Compilation

Winner of the best LP cover I've seen this year goes to Los Plantronics. 'The Worst Is Yet To Come' brings together the best of their material from 1995-2017 and looks like an essential purchase for lovers of surf-rock, mariachi, rock n' roll and/or Mexican wrestling. The 2 LP set on Jansen Records is set for release on November 24th in the UK. Much more about Los Plantronics including a track listing for the album follows:

The Wailin' Jennys celebrate 'Fifteen' with new covers album

November 01, 2017 by David Vousden in Folk, News, Acoustic

On January 5th, 2018 The Wailin' Jennys will release their first album of new material since 'Bright Morning Stars' in 2011 via True North Records in the UK. The record 'Fifteen' marks the fifteenth anniversary of the trio hence the title. The album features interpretations of some of their favourite songs including gems originally recorded by Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Paul Simon and Warren Zevon. More about The Wailin' Jennys, including a track-by-track of the songs on the new album, plus their version of the Tom Petty classic 'Wildflowers' follows:

Major Love 'Tear It Down' on new single

October 31, 2017 by David Vousden in New Single, News, Pop, Rock, singer-songwriter, Video, Tour Dates

Regular RGM readers will need no introduction to Canadian singer-songwriter Colleen Brown who we featured on a UK tour back in 2015. Colleen has teamed up with fellow Canadians Scenic Route To Alaska for a new venture Major Love. The first new music from this partnership is the infectious 'Tear It Down' single with an album due early in 2018. More about the band and the video for 'Tear It Down' follows:

Tom Waits to release remastered Anti- albums commencing November 10th

October 26, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Blues, Jazz, News, singer-songwriter

Tom Waits has remastered his Anti- catalogue and the reissue of the albums will commence on November 10th. Waits has referred to the process as “Necessary but cursedly laborious” but I'm sure fans will be keen to check out the new remasters which will include a completely new mix for the 'Real Gone' album. More details about the upcoming albums including release dates follows:

C2C announces new additions and day splits for 2018

October 16, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Festivals, News, Tour Dates

The Country to Country festival today (October 16th) announced additional acts and day splits so you'll know who's playing when on the weekend of March 9 - 11th, 2018 at The O2 in London. The additional names include Old Dominion, Morgan Evans and Ashley Campbell who will present a tribute to her late father Glen Campbell, a true country legend. The C2C festival is now the essential weekend for country fans in the UK and beyond. More about C2C including ticket details follow:

Glen Hansard announces 'Between Two Shores' due January 19th, 2018 via Anti-

September 28, 2017 by David Vousden in Folk, News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

Glen Hansard has announced the release of his third solo album 'Between Two Shores' due January 19th, 2018 via the ANTI- label. His 2015 'Didn't He Ramble' release was superb, as were the live shows in support of the album, so the RGM team are expecting great things. That appetite has been further whetted by the first new music released from the record 'Time Will Be The Healer'. Hansard will be hard at work touring all over in the wake of the album (he never stops it seems) with European dates set for February 2018. More about Glen Hansard, the new record and the first batch of tour dates follows:

Matt Westerman 'Life Out Loud' EP due November 3rd

September 26, 2017 by David Vousden in Pop, singer-songwriter, Soundcloud, Acoustic

Singer/songwriter Matt Westerman bought a dash of Southern Californian sunshine and positivity to the RGM inbox this week. The track in question 'One Fine Day' is an impressively catchy introduction to his upcoming debut EP 'Life Out Loud' due November 3rd. RGM recently heard the EP and the likes of 'Wait and See' and 'Don't Give Up On You' are prime examples of acoustic based pop and should appeal to a wide audience. Please read on to check out 'One Fine Day' and learn a little more about Matt Westerman:

Susto to release '& I'm Fine Today' in the UK November 10th

September 26, 2017 by David Vousden in Country Rock, News, Alternative Rock, Americana

South Carolina's Susto released their second album '& I'm Fine Today' earlier this year to rave reviews in the USA. Fresh from touring with Band Of Horses they have now turned their attention to Europe and the record will get a very welcome UK release on November 10th. More about the history of Susto and the new album follows:

Cheap Trick embrace the holiday season with 'Christmas Christmas' due October 20th

September 26, 2017 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, News, Christmas

Legendary American rock act Cheap Trick are looking forward to the holiday season with the release of 'Christmas Christmas' due October 20th via Big Machine Records. The album features new Cheap Trick penned material, traditional Yuletide songs and renditions of classics from Wizzard and Slade amongst others. A full track listing and more about Cheap Trick including their PledgeMusic site which offers Cheap Trick Christmas Sweaters etc follows:

Nashville in the UK this October

September 21, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Country Rock, News, Tour Dates

October 2017 is looking like an amazing month for fans of country music as some of the biggest names in the genre will be playing shows in the UK. Little Big Town and Lady Antebellum have announced headline tours and the Little Big Town show at the Royal Albert Hall is part of Country Music Week which sees a host of established acts and newcomers performing around London including Drake White, Kip Moore, Jace Everett and Sarah Darling. Please read on for more about the acts and those tour dates: