Spotlight

OLIVIA LANE – ‘SAME OLD STORY’ She’s just been in the UK, has big plans for 2020 having set up her own Nashville Studio and publishing company, and has released ‘Same Old Story’ as a taster from a new project. She’s a native of Houston, Texas but now lives in […]

We have always embraced the chameleon flavour of Country Music when highlighting the new releases. ‘Country’ tends to be a very global term these days. However, the crop of new music here is probably the most traditional that we have seen for some time. Is this the start of a […]

FRANKIE DAVIES – ‘ASKING FOR A FRIEND’ A track that was included as a live version on her ‘Wherever I Go’ album has now been given a revamp in a whole new studio version. The video will be released imminently. It’s a gentle, heart-felt ballad that Frankie describes as one […]

Norwegian “cosmic folk” duo Darling West released their new single ‘Make It Last’ on Friday, taken from forthcoming album We’ll Never Know Unless We Try, out on February 7th via Jansen Records. Listen to ‘Make It Last’ here: Darling West commented about the song: “Spending time in California seems to […]

After headlining shows across the UK, and a performance at Australia’s Tamworth Country music festival in 2019, UK singer-songwriter Izzie Walsh is set for a bright 2020. She has kick-started the year with the release of a new live video for ‘Alone’, performed in Toronto’s artistic neighbourhood of Parkdale. Izzie […]

THE SHIRES – ‘LIGHTNING STRIKES‘ Their UK tour kicks off in May, and their next album ‘Good Years’ will be released on 13th March. Cam recently tweeted that she co-wrote this one with Ben and Chrissie. She described it as a “lil bobbity bop”. Chrissie said that it’s the perfect […]

Our first look at the new releases for 2020, and it’s clear that the music industry means business with a healthy crop of new additions for us all to enjoy. Happy 2020 to one and all! Here we go… BRANDY CLARK – ‘WHO YOU THOUGHT I WAS’ We just had […]

The end of year look-back at the tunes that we highlighted in 2019 is both interesting and a little frustrating. Good to review the diversity, talent, production values and creativity that emanated from the traditional sources and further afield, but also tinged with disappointment that so few received the widespread […]

The year’s coming to a close and the torrent of new releases have slowed to a trickle. Here’s our last round up of the year. We’ll be back before New Year with our best of 2019! BLAKE SHELTON & GWEN STEFANI – ‘NOBODY BUT YOU’ The A-list writing team Ross […]

UK artist Becky Lawrence has released her new single ‘Now’, her first release in two years. Becky’s life over the past two years has indeed been a roller coaster of events: from experiencing grief to travelling to Canada, a place that has been on her bucket list since she was […]