One thing usually leads to another here and that's just what happened after this week's post on Two Fingers Of Firewater. I compared them to the British band The Tailors . I later checked in on the band and learned they're prepping a new record called Come Dig Me Up - the follow-up to 2007's acclaimed debut Wakey Wakey (I wrote glowingly about the band here and here ). "What You Say" is listed on The Tailors MySpace page as an outtake from the Come Dig Me Up [...]

With a few interuptions and exceptions this week will be British Music Week here at Songs:Illinois. It's the second such week I've done and I am continually amazed by the quality of British roots music (that you'll really never hear about in the US). There are two UK band's that make such a glorious americana racket that it would seem they have perfected Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac era alt-country. They have just enough of a ragged and rough sound, mixed with wonderful melodies. They are both just about tied for my favorite [...]
Come on you Tailors, get some more songs out there. Don't make me bring out the rockingbirds comparisons.... Listen: The Tailors - Giddy and Maudlin Official [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]