Roots (Country, Folk, Americana)

Artist JUNE TABOR
Title Ragged Kingdom
Label Topic
Twenty-one years after June Tabor and Oysterband collaborated on the classic ’Freedom And Rain’ album they’ve reconvened to record the magnificent ’Ragged Kingdom’.

Artist Chip Taylor
Title Unglorious Hallelujah
Label Rounder
Double CD containing Unglorious Hallelujah and Red,Red Rose and Other Songs of Love,Pain and Destruction.

Artist The Avett Brothers
Title I And Love And You
Label Columbia
Folk rock outfit the Avett Brothers deliver ’I And Love And You’ following their 2007 full length ’Emotionalism’. The North Carolina trio decided upon a full studio approach, as opposed to their previous "first take" albums, enlisting Rick Rubin behind the desk for this release. The result is a structurally assured album, which retains its raw, live feel and folk roots despite this production upgrade. The Brothers also maintain their conversational vocal style while Rubin creates added depth and texture demonstrated on the title track single.

Artist The Bottle Rockets
Title Lean Forward
Label Bloodshot

Artist The Duke & The King
Title Nothing Gold Can Stay
Label Loose
Felice Brother Simone Felice and George Clinton collaborator Robin ’Chicken’ Burke join forces on this their debut album as The Duke and The King. Recorded in a makeshift studio in New York State and then mixed by hip hop producer Bassy Bob Brockman (Notorious BIG) Felice and Burke bring together their folk and soul roots to create a unique blue-eyed soul sound whilst being inspired lyrically by their childhood experiences of New York, the trappings of fame and the downside of the American Dream.

Artist THE JAYHAWKS
Title Mockingbird Hill
Label decca
LTD version comes with a DVD featuring
1. Mockingbird Time: A Documentary
2. She Walks In So Many Ways: The Ocean Way Rehearsal Sessions
3. Closer To Your Side: The Ocean Way Rehearsal Sessions
4. Tiny Arrows: The Ocean Way Rehearsal Sessions
5. King Of Kings

Artist MOUNTAIN GOATS
Title All Eternals Deck
Label Tomlab
The band approached recording sessions for ’All Eternals Deck’ as commando raids on multiple studios with several producers: four songs at North Carolina’s Fidelitorium with John Congleton; one at Q Division in Boston with longtime soundman Brandon Eggleston; four at Brooklyn’s Mission Sound with Scott Solter; and four at Mana Recording Studios in Florida, with Morbid Angel guitarist and Hate Eternal helmsman Erik Rutan.

Artist The Owl Service
Title The Burn Comes Down
Label Rif Mountain
2010 sees the return of The Owl Service, following up their critically acclaimed debut album, A Garland of Song, with an ambitious new project on their own Rif Mountain imprint.

Artist The Reverend Horton Heat
Title Laughin And Cryin With The Reverend Horton Heat
Label Yep Rock

Artist The Sadies
Title Darker Circles
Label Yep Rock
The Sadies’ inspired amalgam of psychedelic country rock, surf, bluegrass and Ennio Morricone-inspired instrumentals has made them the pre-eminent torchbearers of cosmic American music. Featuring the brotherly harmonies and dazzling guitar interplay of Dallas and Travis Good, the band’s latest release ’Darker Circles’ is their best studio album yet.(UNCUT ****)

180g LP includes Download code

Artist The Secret Sisters
Title Secret Sisters
Label Decca
‘The Secret Sisters’ is the self-titled debut album from the incredible new American sister duo. It was the Secret Sisters’ vocals and their love and respect for music and harmony that first caught the attention of T Bone Burnett, who signed on as Executive Producer after spending time with Laura and Lydia and hearing them sing live, and is releasing the album on his new label created especially for this release - Beladroit. As Burnett explains, “I have been making music for over forty years and The Secret Sisters album is as close to pure as it gets.Their stunning musical debut was recorded in Nashville in a mere two weeks in legendary Blackbird studios. The 10-song valentine – helmed by acclaimed producer Dave Cobb (Waylon Jennings, Jamey Johnson), manages to evoke, dare we say, even loftier pop latitudes by tapping into the indie-cool power of the Secret Sisters’ mesmerizing vocalThey really came to prominence here in the UK when they played Jools Holland Hootenany Show.    

Artist The Slummers
Title Love of the Amateur
Label Blue Rose
Dan Stuart - Or the wondrous musical resurrection of a formerly influential desert rock band leader. The founder of Green On Red decided in the mid 90s to leave the Rock’n Roll business, moved from Tucson, Arizona to Madrid but in the past few years has returned on several brilliant projects: first a short Green on Red reunion , then the reactivation of Danny & Dusty with Steve Wynn, and now THE SLUMMERS. The Slummers aren’t just Dan Stuart, they’re an intercontinental American/Italian entity which includes well known producer and multi-instrumental JD Foster, & two Italians Diego

Artist The Tallest Man On Earth
Title The Wild Hunt
Label Dead Oceans
’The Wild Hunt’ is the second album from Swedish artist The Tallest Man On Earth aka Kristian Matsson. Following successful tours with Bon Iver in the US and the release of 2008’s highly praised ’Shallow Grave’, Matsson delivers another collection of classic, earnest folk songs drawing influence from American folk legends such as Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.

Artist The Unthanks
Title Heres The Tender Coming
Label EMI

Artist THE UNTHANKS
Title Last
Label EMI

Artist Richard Thompson
Title Action Packed (Best of the Capitol Years)
Label Capitol
Turning Of The Tide
Waltzing’s For Dreamers
1952 Vincent Black Lightning
I Misunderstood
I Feel So Good
Keep Your Distance
King Of Bohemia
I Can’t Wake Up To Save My Life
Beeswing
The Ghost Of You Walks
Razor Dance (Electric)
Cold Kisses
Bathsheba Smiles
Cooksferry Queen
Uninhabited Man
Walking The Long Miles Home
Persuasion (Featuring Teddy Thompson)
Mr Rebound
Fully Qualified To Be Your Man

Artist Richard Thompson
Title Amnesia
Label Capitol

Turning Of The Tide

Gypsy Love Songs

Reckless Kind

Jerusalem On The Jukebox

I Still Dream

Don’t Tempt Me

Yankee Go Home

Can’t Win

Waltzing’s For Dreamers

Pharaoh

Artist Thompson, Richard
Title Dream Attic
Label Proper
Brand new 2CD album, the second disc is comprised of the original guitar and vocal demos for the tracks on the new album.

Artist Richard Thomson
Title Electric
Label Proper
Limited 2CD version comes with 7 extra tracks

180g LP comes with MP3s (no extra tracks)

Artist Richard Thompson
Title Mirror Blue
Label Capitol

For The Sake Of Mary

I Can’t Wake Up To Save My Life

Mgb-Gt

The Way That It Shows

Easy There Steady Now

King Of Bohemia

Shane And Dixie

Brando Mumble Mingus Eyes

I Ride In Your Bloodstream

Beeswing

Fast Food

Mascara Tears

Taking My Business Elsewhere

Artist Richard Thompson
Title Mock Tudor
Label Capitol

Cooksferry Queen

Sibella

Bathsheba Smiles

Two Faced Love

Hard On Me

Crawl Back (Under My Stone)

Uninhabited Man

Dry My Tears And Move On

Walking The Long Miles Home

Sights And Sound Of London Town

That’s All Amen Close The Door

Hope You Like The New Me

Artist Richard Thompson
Title Rumor and Sigh
Label Capitol

Read About Love

Feel So Good

I Misunderstood

Behind Grey Walls

You Dream Too Much

Why Must I Plead

Vincent

Backlash Love Affair

Mystery Wind

Jimmy Shands

Keep Your Distance

Mother Knows Best

God Loves A Drunk

Psycho Street

Artist Richard Thompson
Title The Life and Times of Richard Thompson 5CD Set
Label Free Reed
See Reviews for Full Tracklisting

172 page colour book, 1952 Vincent brochure plus... the first 5000 copies contain a bonus voucher which can be sent off and exchanged for a free 6th CD. 

Artist Various / Richard Thompson
Title Beat the Retreat
Label Capitol
Woooooow, this compilation was out of print for years and now its been reissued!!Compilation of various artists covering songs by Richard Thompson, including REM,Dinosaur JR,David Byrne,Bob Mould,Bonnie Raitt, Sys Straw,Blind Boys of Alabama etc.

Artist Cortney Tidwell
Title Don’t Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up
Label Ever

Artist TIMBER TIMBRE
Title Creep On Creepin On
Label Full Time Hobby
Canada’s Timber Timbre release the follow up to their 2010 self-titled debut on CD, download and limited edition (500 copies) heavyweight vinyl (including download sticker).
• There are three differently coloured versions of the CD artwork, which depicts an eerie, desolate pyramid.
• Recorded in a converted church studio, ‘Creep On Creepin’ On’ marks a musical move forward for the band as we hear denser textures and ever- changing collaborations. However, their trademark haunting sound, one that defies categorisation, is omnipresent throughout this obsessive and commanding album.

Artist TINARIWEN
Title Amassakoul
Label Triban

Artist TINARIWEN
Title Radio Tisdas Sessions
Label