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Port Saint Joe - Brothers Osborne (20/04/18)

  • Artist: Brothers Osborne

  • Release Date: 20th April, 2018

  • Genre: Country, Rock, Pop, Blues, Americana

  • Record Label: Spinefarm Records / EMI /Universal

  • Tracks: 10

  • Website:

Recorded in a Florida beach house in the town of Port St. Joe, away from the sometimes sterile environs of the studio, this is the Maryland brothers’ second full-length offering. Raw, honest and uniquely homemade, the record was mostly captured in a series of live takes, retaining the atmospheric background noises of wind, roaring water and the excited and ‘refreshed’ encouragement of visiting Nashville friends. This unconventional location proved a perfect complement to the Brothers’ music, which instinctively bends rules and genres…

A diverse collection, ‘Port Saint Joe’ touches on half-lit drinking songs, emotive ballads, southern slow jams and roots-y rave-ups. The result is a record that's both familiar and fresh, mixing classic country touchstones with amplified guitars and memorable hooks. In short, a 10-track collection for the modern age – forward-thinking and versatile, with songs that nod to the past whilst still pushing forward into new territory.

Says guitarist John Osborne: “Every show we’ve played, every song we’ve written and every mile we’ve ridden has led to the making of this record”.

Watch out for the lovely Lucie Silvas providing backing vocals on a couple of tracks. "A Couple Wrongs Makin' It Alright" and "A Little Bit Trouble".

Down The Road Wherever - Mark Knopfler

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  • Artist: Mark Knopfler

  • Release Date: 16th November, 2018

  • Genre: Rock, Blues, Americana

  • Record Label: Universal Music

  • Tracks: 16

  • Website: http://www.markknopfler.com/

Ask Mark Knopfler to explain the title of his ninth solo studio album and he will tell you that ‘Down The Road Wherever’ is a line from one of the tracks: 'One Song At A Time.' He'll give the credit for that title phrase to a sadly departed friend with whom he shared a lifelong love of songwriting and guitar playing, and their endless potential to change lives.

‘I remember my pal Chet Atkins once saying that he picked his way out of poverty one song at a time, and it just stuck in my mind,’ says Mark. ‘You get to an age where it is a few songs. But Down The Road Wherever seems to be appropriate, just because it's what I've always done. I've always tried to keep my own geography happening in the songs, that applies there as well.’ In One Song At A Time' that autobiographical geography pinpoints Deptford, where the up-and-coming Dire Straits began to make their way, one song at a time.

The unassuming spirit of the itinerant songsmith is still Knopfler's pilot light, inextinguishable through more than 40 years at the absolute pinnacle of his profession. ‘Down The Road Wherever’ is the latest, elegant evidence of that steadfast hunger, a bold and often surprising songbook of 14 selections (more on the deluxe editions) boiled down from twice as many that went into the workshop.

Desperate Man - Eric Church (05/10/18)

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  • Artist: Eric Church

  • Release Date: 5th October, 2018

  • Genre: Country, Country Rock

  • Record Label: Spinefarm Records

  • Tracks:11

  • Website:

In a video message speaking directly to his fans, 2 x CMA ‘Album of the Year’ winner and 7-time Grammy nominee Eric Church told his faithful Church Choir [Church’s official fan club]: "It’s been a while, I just want to say I have missed you. I have good news…the album is done, and we are back. It’s called ‘Desperate Man’ and the first single is called ‘Desperate Man’."

‘Desperate Man’ is the latest and sixth studio album from one of country music’s premier names and biggest, most respected stars; an artist whose ground-breaking 2014 outing, ‘The Outsiders’, a chart-topper in the US and the biggest selling country album of that year, paved the way for the rock country blend that is such a rich seam today.

Eric has long maintained that putting music into specific genres is an outmoded concept, and ‘Desperate Man’ (11 tracks tellingly overseen by regular producer Jay Joyce) is further proof of EC’s broad range of influences – from rock and metal acts through to Hank Williams Jr. and Ray Wylie Hubbard, the latter getting a co-writing credit on the new album’s lead single and title track.

In 2015, Eric Church stunned industry and fans alike with the surprise release of ‘Mr. Misunderstood’ (the album), giving it to his fans first without interviews, hype or promotion. Church Choir members spoke directly to local television on how they received the record, being the first to confirm its existence. Church commented, "Everyone is so focused on your first week. But I am more concerned with week 80 than week one."

‘Mr. Misunderstood’ went on to win ‘Album of the Year’ at the CMA Awards in 2016, reaching RIAA-Platinum certification earlier this year.

Given Eric’s revered status and record-breaking stats, ‘Desperate Man’ (the album) could have been a collection of slickly-crafted stadium anthems, but instead of going down that pyro-laced path, the end result, very much a body of work, spotlights Eric as a thoughtful artist fuelled by emotion, feel and the desire to tell a story; a family man cast in the great American song-writing tradition, bringing to mind names like Springsteen, Seger and Jackson Browne; a musician whose substantial success hasn’t detracted from his ability to both talk from the heart and shoot from the hip. In short, an album for our (desperate) times."



Songs Of The Plains - Colter Wall (12/10/18)

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  • Artist: Colter Wall

  • Release Date: 12th October, 2018

  • Genre: Country, Americana, Blues, Rock

  • Record Label: Young Mary Record Company

  • Tracks: 13

  • Website:

The excellent second album from Saskatoon based Americana singer-songwriter Colter Wall.

Castles - Lissie (23/03/18)

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  • Artist: Lissie
  • Release Date: 23rd March, 2018
  • Genre: Singer-Songwriter
  • Record Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Tracks: 13
  • Website:

After the success of her critically acclaimed top 20 album 'My Wild West', Lissie returns deeply emotive piano ballad Blood & Muscle, showcasing a power vocal performance that has become with synonymous with this always engaging musician. 'Don't You Give Up On Me' reached #23 in the UK Airplay Chart Critical Acclaim for her previous album 'My Wild West' "Undoubtedly her best album yet" - Q | "Another bittersweet triumph" - Independent on Sunday | 4* - The Guardian | 4* - The Star | 4* - Mail On Sunday | 5*- Uncut | "Wild West contains her most convincing songs yet" - Evening Standard | "Country rock calm flows through this album, her voice a mix of Stevie Nicks and Lana Del Rey" - Daily Express | "Lissie's third album is the country-rocking belle's fond farewell to Los Angeles" - Daily Mail | "Fits somewhere between the rustic charm of Emmylou Harris and a dash of Stevie Nicks" - The Times | "An album made by an artist who is still top of her game" - The 405 | "Spellbinding" - Red Bull | "An intoxicating return" - Clash.

Careless - Fred's House (26/10/18)

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  • Artist: Fred's House
  • Release Date: 26th October, 2018
  • Genre: Folk-Rock, Pop
  • Record Label: Cracking Tunes
  • Tracks: 11
  • Website: https://fredshousemusic.co.uk

The exciting third album for the multi-award winning Fred's House featuring 11 tracks, presented in a scrapbook style packaging with lyric booklet.

Free Rein - Rebelution (15/06/18)

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  • Artists: Rebelution
  • Release Date: 15th June, 2018
  • Genre: Rock, Reggae, Acoustic
  • Record Label: Easy Star Records
  • Tracks: 12
  • Website: http://rebelutionmusic.com/site/

Rebelution follows up their Grammy-nominated 2016 album Falling Into Place with another amazing studio album full of their signature take on modern reggae. Free Rein features a band at the top of its game, delivering anthems that will rock their core audience at their sold-out live shows, while also exploring new sounds, like the acoustic "Healing," the moody "Constellation," and collaborations with two of the hottest young Jamaican producers around, Phillip "Winta" James and Don Corleon.

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