Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts’ idiosyncratic blend of rock, folk, country, blues and gospel can best be described as Dark Americana. Led by singer-songwriter, multi- instrumentalist, producer Rick Wagner, the ensemble first gained recognition with their self- titled debut album in 2020, hailed by Americana Music Show as “great stories about wisdom gained from hardscrabble living, similar to Ray Wylie Hubbard, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt.
Joe O’ Callaghan is a blues singer and harmonica player hailing from Cork, Ireland. Joe also plays guitar, saxophone and keyboard and has gigged around Ireland and Europe since the 1970’s, first with a band called ‘Boothouse’ and later with ‘Hot Guitars’ whom he still performs with today.
“Horse Latitudes,” the fourth solo album by Italian singer-songwriter Andrea Van Cleef. The new record represents a turning point in the career of the musician, divided between heavy-stoner rock with his previous bands Van Cleef Continental and Humulus, and “Americana” driven songwriting, veering toward more southern gothic atmospheres.
Irish singer-songwriter Stephen McCorry has just released ‘Prayer’, the latest single from his forthcoming debut album, ‘Gliding Amongst The Crows’. With a husky voice reminiscent of Tom Waits, Chris Rea and Rod Stewart, Stephen’s music is a fresh take on the piano-based, horn-driven soft rock and R&B of the 1970s.
The artist Paolo Polvo stands for blues guitar and folk sound. While his music is mainly acoustic, his songs electrify and are a soothing balm for those who yearn to escape, simple yet sophisticated. His powerhouse of a voice puts a spell on listeners and invites them to wander unknown shores outside social norms
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