Album Review: Brennen Leigh – Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love

When the Grammys recently introduced a ‘Traditonal Country Album’ one of the artists who came straight to my mind was Brennen Leigh. She has regularly played at Robert’s Western World in Nashville, has a brilliant trio with Melissa Carper and Kelly Willis called Wonder Women of Country and just seems to perfectly encapsulate the vintage style of country music which gets unfairly overlooked by the mainstream.

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December 15, 2025 0

New Music Playlist 14/12/25

Hopefully I’m not the only one out there resisting Christmas music until next week and leaving my end of year lists until the end of the year. Instead I’ve been searching out lots of great new music and looking at upcoming releases for next year.

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December 14, 2025 0

Dealing with Tinnitus as a Live Music Fan

A couple of years ago now I started to notice a buzzing, pounding and whooshing in my ears. It felt like I was in a boxing match underwater. Sometimes I would also hear a high pitched noise, like a radio frequency out of tune. Mostly it only bothered me at night, which was annoying but I could cope.

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December 13, 2025 0

Album Review: Juliana Hatfield – Lighting Might Strike

Juliana Hatfield has been hugely prolific in the period since this blog started in 2017, releasing albums Pussycat, Weird and Blood along with her cover albums of songs by Olivia Newton John, The Police and ELO. It’s been hard to keep up, even for dedicated long time fans like myself. She’s also been writing a brilliant Substack newsletter too. This new album Lightning Might Strike was recorded after she moved to the countryside and went through a difficult period in her life.

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December 12, 2025 0

Most Read Posts of the Year

As it’s December I am beginning my end of year posts with a little round up of the most read new articles of the year.

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December 11, 2025 0

E.P. Review: Kaitlin Butts – Yeehaw Sessions

One of the most heartening stories of the year is the rise to success of Kaitlin Butts. After going viral with her song You Ain’t Gotta Die (to be Dead to Me) she got the support slot on Lainey Wilson’s tour and subsequently signed a major record label deal.

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December 10, 2025 0

Women in Music to Follow on Substack!

This week I started using Substack for the first time. I know I’m seriously behind the times but after looking at the abysmal current state of social media, I thought an app focused on writing would be worth investigating.

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December 9, 2025 0

Album Review: Caroline Spence – Heart Go Wild

When I started blogging in 2017 one of my favourite discoveries was Caroline Spence. I have since reviewed both her albums Mint Condition and True North, and believe they are two of the best recent releases in the Americana genre. She’s a compassionate and poetic songwriter with a beautifully sweet voice.

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December 8, 2025 0