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The Twangville Early 2025 Preview

Wednesday, January 08, 2025 By The Twangville Posse

Astrovan: The Love Song Vignettes by Humbird (10 Jan) Humbird’s slow trickling of singles over the past couple months has us primed for their newest full length. Landing somewhere musically between Bjork and Neil Young, these short tunes showcase Siri Undlin’s sweet vocals. (Todd Mathis) Bloom by Larkin Poe (24 Jan) Megan and Rebecca Lovell […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Ben Kweller, David Ramirez, Death By Unga Bunga, Horsebath, Humbird, Ian Fisher, Kris Delmhorst, Larkin Poe, Lilly Hiatt, Lucero, Michigander, Mike Farris, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Patterson Hood, Paul Thorn, Pete Mancini, Sean McConnell, Somebody's Child, Sunny War, Wilder Woods, World Party

The Twangville Early 2019 Release Preview

Thursday, January 10, 2019 By The Twangville Posse

If the albums scheduled for release over the next few months are any indication, there’s a great year of music ahead of us. Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we are eagerly anticipating in 2019.   WHAT WILL YOU DO by LULA WILES(25 January on Smithsonian Folkways)The Boston trio have taken their time […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, News, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Bob Mould, Dale Watson, Galactic, Guy Clark, Hayes Carll, Jenny Lewis, Joshua Ray Walker, Lula Wiles, Michael McDermott, Quaker City Night Hawks, Ryan Bingham, Son Volt, Steve Earle, Susto, Ted Russell Kamp, The Wild Reeds, Trapper Schoepp, Vandoliers

Sarah Borges Gets Fired Up with “Good and Dirty”

Wednesday, March 09, 2016 By The Twangville Posse

Sarah Borges, Good and Dirty - cover art

Every once in awhile, there is an artist whose album is so anticipated by the Twangville Posse that a number of us pile on for a team review. Sarah Borges, who has just released a new ep called Good and Dirty sits firmly in that category. MAYER’S TAKE Sarah Borges means business. While she has […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Sarah Borges

Kevin Gordon – Long Gone Time

Thursday, August 27, 2015 By The Twangville Posse

While all of the Twangville writers have their favorite artists, there are a few of them that end up on just about all of our lists.  Kevin Gordon makes that short list, and his latest record caught the imagination of more than one of us.  So here are a few thoughts on Long Gone Time. […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Blues, Folk, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Kevin Gordon

Session Americana “Pack Up the Circus”

Thursday, March 26, 2015 By The Twangville Posse

Every once in awhile, there is an artist whose album is so anticipated by the Twangville Posse that a number of us pile on for a team review. Put Session Americana’s Pack Up the Circus in that category. SHAWN’S TAKE Pack Up the Circus, the latest album from Session Americana, seems a nearly perfect name […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Reviews Tagged With: Session Americana

Happy Valentine’s Day: Radio Sweetheart from Sarah Borges

Friday, February 14, 2014 By The Twangville Posse

Every once in awhile, there is an artist whose album is so anticipated by everyone in the Twangville Posse that a few of us pile on for a team review. Put Sarah Borges’ “Radio Sweetheart” into that category. SUZANNE’S TAKE There’s one word to describe Sarah Borges: BADASS. When I was growing up, I always […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Rock

The Muscle Shoals Music Guide, Part 4

Tuesday, October 08, 2013 By The Twangville Posse

Twangville has teamed up with Muscle Shoals musician Jimbo Hart, known to many for his work with Jason Isbell and others, to highlight the many great artists that call Muscle Shoals home. THE FIDDLEWORMS Twangville Says: Just to let the reader know, I have heard about Muscle Shoals all of my life. I was born […]

Filed Under: Indie, Reviews, Rock, Spotlight, Videos

The Muscle Shoals Music Guide, Part 3

Friday, September 13, 2013 By The Twangville Posse

Twangville has teamed up with Muscle Shoals musician Jimbo Hart, known to many for his work with Jason Isbell and others, to highlight the many great artists that call Muscle Shoals home. PINE HILL HAINTS Twangville Says: Accordion laden drinking tunes, Johnny Cash covers, rockabilly/hillbilly…the Pine Hill Haints seem to do a little bit of […]

Filed Under: Pop, Reviews, Rockabilly, Spotlight, Videos Tagged With: Pine Hill Haints, The Bear

The Muscle Shoals Music Guide, Part 2

Thursday, September 12, 2013 By The Twangville Posse

Twangville has teamed up with Muscle Shoals musician Jimbo Hart, known to many for his work with Jason Isbell and others, to highlight the many great artists that call Muscle Shoals home. THE POLLIESTwangville Says: With fuzzed out guitars, a touch of twang, and an unmistakable R&B swing, The Pollies sound like this generation’s great […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Spotlight, Videos Tagged With: St Paul and the Broken Bones, the Pollies, The Pyles

The Muscle Shoals Music Guide, Part 1

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 By The Twangville Posse

Twangville has teamed up with Muscle Shoals musician Jimbo Hart, known to many for his work with Jason Isbell and others, to highlight the many great artists that call Muscle Shoals home. DOC DAILEY AND MAGNOLIA DEVILTwangville Says: If you haven’t heard Doc Dailey and Magnolia Devil, you might think they were recording in the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Reviews, Rock, Spotlight Tagged With: Doc Dailey, Doc Dailey and Magnolia Devil, Jimbo Hart, Red Mouth, The Local Saints

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