Blues Matters Issue 165 is out now with The Boneshakers on the cover
The September 2026 issue of Blues Matters is now live and available to read free online, with The Boneshakers taking the cover of Issue 165. Headlined Pull Up The Roots, the cover feature leads another wide-ranging edition packed with interviews, artist stories, festival coverage and the latest from across the blues world. The Boneshakers lead […]
Mavis Staples, Union Chapel London – Live review
13th August 2026 Considering the number of palaces within London’s limits it should be no surprise that we frequently attract musical royalty, and on this summer evening The Union Chapel welcomed a returning Queen of Soul, Gospel and Blues all the way from Chicago, Ms. Mavis Staples. First with The Staple Singers and later through […]
The Damn Truth release ‘Killer Whale’ ahead of UK tour and deluxe album
The Damn Truth have released ‘Killer Whale’, a new single taken from the forthcoming deluxe edition of their JUNO Award-nominated self-titled album. Out now on all major streaming platforms, the track arrives with a new official music video and comes just days before the Canadian rock band begin their latest run of UK shows. The […]
Eddie 9V lets loose on new single ‘Whole Lot Coming For You’
Eddie 9V has released ‘Whole Lot Coming For You’, the latest single from his forthcoming album Down Here, due on 6 November through Easy Eye Sound. Produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, the album marks Eddie 9V’s first release for Auerbach’s Nashville-based Easy Eye Sound label. Where previous single ‘Blowin’ Up’ leaned into […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor looks back on love lost with ‘The Girl That You Loved Before’
Joanne Shaw Taylor has released ‘The Girl That You Loved Before’, the latest single from her forthcoming album The Trouble With Love, due on 23 October through Journeyman Records. The new track finds Taylor looking back on a past relationship with the benefit, and complication, of distance. Rather than focusing on the moment of a […]
Erja Lyytinen celebrates 50th birthday with new live album and UK tour
Erja Lyytinen will mark her 50th birthday with a major new live release, 50th Birthday Live 2026, arriving on 9 October through Tuohi Records. Available as a double CD/DVD package and double vinyl, the release captures Lyytinen’s birthday concert at the House of Culture in Helsinki on 21 March 2026, alongside a second live recording […]
Steve Louw releases ‘Across the River (Live in Nashville)’
South African singer-songwriter Steve Louw has released a new live version of ‘Across the River’, recorded in Nashville with a formidable band of players including Reese Wynans, Chad Cromwell, Bob Britt and Doug Lancio. ‘Across the River (Live in Nashville)’ arrives today, 19 August 2026, on all major digital platforms, accompanied by an official live […]
Sari Schorr announces new album ‘Running Wild’ and shares ‘Mr. In The Middle’
Sari Schorr will release her new studio album, Running Wild, through Provogue / Artone Label Group on 9 October 2026 in Europe and 30 October in the USA. The announcement is accompanied by the first single, ‘Mr. In The Middle’, while Schorr will also support the album with an extensive European tour beginning in September. […]
Cinema Stereo announce debut album ‘12:34’ and share new single ‘Expectations’
Nashville-based rock trio Cinema Stereo will release their debut full-length album, 12:34, on 2 October 2026, alongside a run of European and UK tour dates later this year. The album will be available digitally, on CD and as a limited-edition vinyl release, with new single ‘Expectations’ offering the latest preview of the record. Produced by […]
Robin Trower announces new album ‘Shine’ and shares ‘Live Your Time’
Robin Trower will release his new studio album, Shine, on 25 September 2026 through Provogue / Artone Label Group, continuing a remarkably prolific period for the veteran British guitarist. The announcement arrives alongside new single ‘Live Your Time’, a track built around a soul-funk guitar riff that Trower ranks among his finest recent ideas. Now […]