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Caitlin Mae – Your Truck

Caitlin Mae has become well and truly versed in the sounds of Nashville. Her latest single ‘Your Truck’ is straight down the middle country at its modern best. A chorus fit for the dancefloor as pop mixes with banjo and pedal steel. It belies a narrative of nostalgia which transplants a Miss Havisham protagonist intoContinue reading “Caitlin Mae – Your Truck”

Caitlin Mae – Mr Moving On

Welsh Country artist Caitlin Mae retains the rock and ratchets it up on her latest single. ‘Mr Moving On’ contains more than a streak of what has become her signature sound. This is a production with plenty of electric guitar and heavy drumbeat. Instruments that speak to a narrative of regret. This is a caseContinue reading “Caitlin Mae – Mr Moving On”

Nashville: A Reflection on Anxiety and Faith on a Trip to Music City

It has been almost a month since I returned from my first trip to Nashville. My first solo trip abroad at that. I had only ever been outside of the UK and Ireland once in my life before this point, and that was with other people. Many have commented since my return on “how brave”Continue reading “Nashville: A Reflection on Anxiety and Faith on a Trip to Music City”

Tenille Townes – Masquerades

It doesn’t take long to listen to Tenille Townes’ new EP and realise that its title is full of irony. Far from putting on a disguise or pretending to be someone else, ‘Masquerades’ presents a new level of honesty for the Canadian singer-songwriter. She moves from observational storyteller to highly personal introspection, removing the maskContinue reading “Tenille Townes – Masquerades”

Laura Oakes – Nashville Stole Your Girl

Having been snowed in and unable to attend the opening night of the pantomime Peter Pan, I thought I’d take the opportunity to cover myself in a bit of fairy dust, and fly off to the deep South for some country music instead. But in these economically-troubled times, where the cost of inflation rises fasterContinue reading “Laura Oakes – Nashville Stole Your Girl”