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Roots Rocker Webb Wilder Shares a "Night Without Love" (premiere + interview)

Veteran roots rocker Webb Wilder turns back the hands of time on an old favorite of his with "Night Without Love".
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Left Lane Cruiser Issues Sizzling Electric Folk Number, "Two Dollar Elvis" (premiere)

Left Lane Cruiser's new album arrives later this spring. In the meantime we have a small taste of its almighty might, musical muscle via a deep appreciation of a good friend and cosmic character, "Two Dollar Elvis".

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The Flesh Eaters Offer Observations on Sobriety, Fanaticism With "Miss Muerte" (premiere + interview)

Legendary Los Angeles punk supergroup, the Flesh Eaters issue a new video ahead of touring, while vocalist/founding member Chris D. discusses outfit's ongoing evolution and future.

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The Woolly Bushmen Ask the Eternal Question, "What You Doin' to Me?" (premiere)

Garage-cum-rockabilly outfit the Woolly Bushmen issue new LP, In Shambles, on 10 May. Fans of spirited, rollercoaster rock 'n' roll rejoice.

Jedd Beaudoin
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How Tami Neilson Left Canada for Love and Became a Singing Sensation in New Zealand, Then the World

Tami Neilson's SASSAFRASS! is an unexpected delight that speaks to the climate of feminism in 2018. The extraordinary singer tells us about her experiences in this new interview.

Jedd Beaudoin
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From Cowpunk to Sarah Shook

The early '80s subgenre, cowpunk, defied genre purism and redefined authenticity. That paved the way for today's hottest alt-country hero, Sarah Shook.

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Tami Neilson Is Woke on 'SASSAFRASS!'

SASSAFRASS! is a sly act of subversion as Tami Neilson's vocals and lyrics are unapologetic as she confidently calls for equality.

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J.D. Wilkes Takes His Southern Gothic Sound to Subtle Places on 'Fire Dream'

J.D. Wilkes' songs can come across as equal parts sermon and campfire story, where the modern world's rules are underpinned by something much older and more ghostly.

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J.D. Wilkes Recharges Kentucky Mountain Music on "Rain and Snow" (premiere)

Roots artist J.D. Wilkes emerges with an ambitious new solo album, Fire Dream,mashing up Southern music genres into a glorious stew of mountain music.

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Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones: Love You to Life

Winner of the 2017 Ameripolitan Music Award for Best Rockabilly Female stakes her claim with her band on accomplished new set.

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Flat Duo Jets: Wild Wild Love

Blues-rock renegades Flat Duo Jets shine with boxset containing remasters and rarities.

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Los Straitjackets: What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets

Nashville's premiere surf rockabilly instrumental band covers a bunch of Nick Lowe songs and it works so well you wonder why it wasn't done a lot sooner.

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JD McPherson: Let the Good Times Roll

Imagine rockabilly with punk overtones and you have this album, a foot-stomping, ass-shaking thing of beauty.

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Brian Setzer: Rockabilly Riot! All Original

It's a fine line between "retro" and "novelty", but no one walks it better than Brian Setzer.

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Toy Soldiers: The Maybe Boys

The Americana rockabilly sensibility of Toy Soldiers' The Maybe Boys instantly transports you to an old barn that has been converted to a dance bar where you've already had a few too many drinks. Recorded "mostly live," the album feels more like a party you're enjoying than a collection of songs you're listening to, which is certainly not a bad thing.

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Woody Pines: Rabbits Motel

Rabbits Motel might be an okay place to visit, but you certainly wouldn't want to live there.

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Jerry Miller: New Road Under My Wheels

This album is that rarity of a gem, it’s an instant classic, and it is utterly flawless.

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Wanderlust: An Interview with David Woll

David Woll's Transit is a perplexing and beguiling album that explores a lonely life on the road travelled by the strange, the hopeful, and the hopelessly lost.

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Drop the Lime: Enter the Night

Enter the Night is ultimately a mash-up album: it fuses the energy and dangerous sensuality of early rock with the debonair feel of modern club anthems.

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Rockabilly Never Died: An Interview with Imelda May

She's toured with Jeff Beck, been spearheading a fantastic rockabilly revival, and has even been the recipient of some Presidential M&M's. This is the world of Imelda May, and she tells us all about it ...

Andy Johnson
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Imelda May: Mayhem

Matching the look, the licks, and the guitar tones to predecessor might set the up as act up as a simple nostalgia exercise, but Mayhem doesn't sound like that sort of project.

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Rosie Flores: Girl of the Century

Flores has added a few valuable numbers to her discography and a bunch of sassy standards that suggest once again that she will be happiest strapping on an electric guitar and rocking out on a stage.

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Lee Rocker: Black Cat Bone

Picking up exactly where he left off with the high quality of Racin’ The Devil, Lee Rocker brings this collection of songs together with a signature rockabilly feel.

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My Favorite Thing: The Clash - 'London Calling'

But if you take away all the labels and tiny classifications we impose, all you're left with is the music on London Calling, a lasting testament and tonic to everything that can seem hopeless.

Sal Ciolfi

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