Rescheduled Handsome Family Dates For September 2021 and February 2022 Announced
Monday, 22nd February 2021
It's safe to say it was disappointment all round when The Handsome Family had to cancel their European tour dates last year due to the pandemic. Today, we're pleased to be coming at you with some positive news and are able to share their...
Israel Nash's New Album "Topaz" Coming Soon
Monday, 1st February 2021
It's not long to go now until Americana heavy hitter Israel Nash's new album "Topaz" will be released. Out on the 12th March, the album is already receiving some high praise and looks set to be Nash's most intriguing and elaborate release to...
Courtney Marie Andrews Picks up Two Awards At The 2021 AMA UK Festival
Thursday, 28th January 2021
Huge congratulations to Courtney Marie Andrews for winning Best International Album (Old Flowers) and Best International Artist at this evening's Americana UK Awards! Head over to the Loose Shop to pick up a copy of this beautiful album on...
AMA UK Loose Showcase 2021
Tuesday, 26th January 2021
Here we go with the Loose Records Showcase at this year's Americana Music Association UK 'Staying Connected' Festival. We've got a superb line-up coming your way, with old classics and unreleased gems from some of your favourite Loose artists -...
Israel Nash Releases ‘Topaz EP’, Announces Full Length ‘Topaz’ Album
Monday, 14th December 2020
Here at Loose we’re extremely excited to announce the return of Israel Nash. That’s right, Israel is back with ‘Topaz’, his first album since 2018’s critically acclaimed ‘Lifted’. Set for release on the 12th March 2021, ‘Topaz’ is a triumphant...
Courtney Marie Andrews bags Grammy Nomination for Old Flowers
Friday, 27th November 2020
Courtney Marie Andrews has received a well-deserved nomination for ‘Best Americana Album’ at the 2021 GRAMMYs. The nomination comes hot on the heels of nominations for Best International Artist and Best International Album at the 2021 Americana...
Jim White's "Misfit's Jubilee"
Tuesday, 17th November 2020
Jim White’s long awaited new album, “Misfit’s Jubilee’ is out today. Quickly being recognised as his most intriguing and unruly album to date, “Misfit’s Jubilee” is a scrapbook of ideas, images, colours and sounds gathered over White’s...
Damien Jurado features on all new Faithless album "All Blessed"
Friday, 23rd October 2020
Iconic trancers Faithless have released their new album “All Blessed” today, their first album in ten years. Damien Jurado makes a beautiful cameo on the final track of the album, “Take Your Time”, appearing alongside spoken word poet and rising...
Jim White Shares New Single 'Smart Ass Reply'
Friday, 2nd October 2020
Last month, Jim White released ‘Sum Of What We’ve Been’, the first single taken from his upcoming album ‘Misfit’s Jubilee’. Today, the dependable, zany grandfather of Americana has shared the second single from the album. Titled ‘Smart Ass...
Native Harrow Announce UK + Netherlands Tour Dates
Monday, 21st September 2020
Following the release of their stunning new album 'Closeness' last week, we are very happy to announce that Native Harrow will be heading across the pond and returning to Europe next year for a string of UK dates and two special nights in the...
Jim White Returns With 'Sum Of What We've Been'
Friday, 4th September 2020
Americana stalwart Jim White is back and has confirmed the release of his ‘most upbeat, hallucinogenic record to date’, ‘Misfit’s Jubilee’, set for release on 30th October on Loose. To accompany the announcement, White has shared the...
Courtney Marie Andrews To Play Special One-Off 'Old Flowers' Gig
Wednesday, 2nd September 2020
Following the release of her critically acclaimed new album 'Old Flowers', we are excited to announce that Courtney Marie Andrews will be performing the album in it's entirety in a special one-off performance. Taking place at Nashville's...
Record Store Day 2020
Wednesday, 26th August 2020
The long awaited first Record Store Day drop of 2020 will be coming on Saturday 29th August and we're excited to have two exclusive releases lined up.To commemorate the 21st anniversary of Peter Bruntnell's seminal and highly influential 'Normal...
Native Harrow Release New Single + Video For 'Smoke Burns'
Monday, 24th August 2020
Today, Pennsylvania folk rock duo Native Harrow share their new single and video for ‘Smoke Burns’, the third single taken from their upcoming album "Closeness". The video, shot in rural Pennsylvania, has a sense of catharsis as lead singer...
Courtney Marie Andrews' "Old Flowers" Out Now
Friday, 24th July 2020
Today we're absolutely ecstatic to share Courtney Marie Andrews' stunning new album "Old Flowers". The follow up to 2018's critically acclaimed "May Your Kindness Remain", Courtney's new release has been described as 'her best yet' (The Times)...
Native Harrow Share New Single + Video For 'If I Could'
Thursday, 23rd July 2020
Native Harrow have shared the second single from their upcoming album 'Closeness'. The single, titled 'If I Could', premiered over at Folk Radio on Tuesday and is the duo's contemplative plea for mindful consumption and environmental action....
Native Harrow Share New Video For "Shake"
Tuesday, 30th June 2020
Native Harrow are back with new song Shake and details of their new album, Closeness. To mark the announcement, the Pennsylvanian Folk rockers have shared a stunning new video for the single which you can check out below. Speaking on the track...
Courtney Marie Andrews Shares New Video For "It Must Be Someone Else's Fault"
Wednesday, 27th May 2020
It Must Be Someone Else's Fault is the third single to be taken from Courtney Marie Andrews' forthcoming new album Old Flowers. Directed by V Haddad and with cinematography by Adam Gundersheimer of Slopehouse Productions, the new video was...
Damien Jurado's "What's New, Tomboy?" Is BBC 6 Music's Album of The Day
Friday, 8th May 2020
That's right. Tune in to BBC 6 Music to hear tracks from Damien Jurado's new album What's New, Tomboy? played throughout the day. The record was released last week, so can already be found to stream or download from all the usual spots or pick...
The First Two Hurray For The Riff Raff Albums Are Now Available On Vinyl
Thursday, 7th May 2020
We’ve finally got around to pressing those first two Hurray For The Riff Raff albums on vinyl - the 2011 self-titled release and 2012’s follow-up, Look Out Mama. Bother your local independent record shop for them now, or go grab them from the...
Damien Jurado's New Album 'What's New, Tomboy?' Is Out Today
Friday, 1st May 2020
We're doing our best to keep the new music coming and today we're excited to share the fantastic new album from Damien Jurado. Damien has provided us with a swift follow-up to last year's In The Shape Of A Storm, with What's New, Tomboy?....
Courtney Marie Andrews Album Release Rescheduled
Tuesday, 28th April 2020
The release of Courtney's new album Old Flowers has been rescheduled from the 5th June to the 24th July. Courtney explains the decision:"Hello dear ones,Unfortunately, I must push back the release of my new record, "Old Flowers", to July 24th....
Gill Landry Shares New Video For 'The Place They Call Home'
Friday, 24th April 2020
Today is the three month anniversary of the release of Gill Landry's new album Skeleton At The Banquet and just over two months since his sold out show at The Old Queens Head in London, where Gill was accompanied onstage by his friends from...
Peter Bruntnell’s Full Catalogue Available Digitally For The First Time
Friday, 17th April 2020
Tomorrow was supposed to be Record Store Day. We should have been reminding you to look out for the RSD edition of Peter Bruntnell's Normal For Bridgwater album. With RSD 2020 postponed until 20th June (if we're lucky), we've decided to make the...
Courtney Marie Andrews Shares 'Burlap String'
Thursday, 16th April 2020
We're so excited to share with you Courtney's beautiful new song & video for Burlap String. There's no better way of telling you about it than by handing you over to Courtney:-"More than a decade ago, I would travel from my home in Phoenix,...