Blog: lonesome music

There's a new album from John Paul Keith and his ever trusty One Four Fives called Spills and Thrills. It's full of stripped down 50's/early 60's style rock and roll that manages to stay the right side of pastiche using joie de vivre and some fantastic playing. All the talk of recession seems to have simplified my music tastes of late - this and James Hunter have soundtracked my return to work. Dig the twang. Listen: John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives - Rock and Roll Will Break Your Heart [...]

• John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives - Rock N Roll Will Break Your Heart