Artist: Bonnie "Prince" Billy; Album:Lie Down in the Light; Label: Domino; Released: May 2008; Store Buy Link Following 2007's mini-album of covers, the ever prolific Will Oldham returns with his most upbeat album to be released under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy guise. Recorded with Nashville's Mark Nevers...

“This record really does feel like our coming out party in a lot of ways,” remarks CHATHAM COUNTY LINE songwriter Dave Wilson in his signature deliberate drawl. “Before, we were trying to fit into this one niche because of the instruments we like to play. But now we just look at our instrument...

This is one of my favourite Tom Waits albums followed closely by "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards". I got stuck into the album last night so I couldn't resist adding it to the playlist...Whilst surfing around I came across this cool interview off Tom's Label site: Anti

Darlings of this year's SXSW festival and lauded by Mojo as 'America's next great band', this Seattle five-piece describe their music as 'baroque harmonic pop jams'. All the above seems accurate except that it's hard to imagine pop music as perfectly formed as this emerging from a jam session. Lead singer and s...

A fantastic album from Steve Finn. This is a very cool album and well worth getting. Poignant lyrics, accompanied by great guitar and harmonica. Check the video as well. A name to watch out for!

Artist: Geoff Berner Album: The Wedding Dance of the Widow Bride Label: Jericho Beach Released: June 2007 Bio: “I want to drag klezmer music kicking and screaming back into the bars.” That's the goal of Vancouver singer-songwriter-accordion player Geoff Berner. His first EP, “Ligh...

Artist: Jason Molina Album: Let me go, Let me go, Let me go Label: Secretly Canadian Released: August 2006