| Radio
Sweethearts are from Glasgow but close your eyes and hear
authentic, 'No Depression-friendly, insurgent' country.
They have worked with Kim Fowley, Alex Chilton &
Chip Taylor and have opened for artists such as The
Mavericks, BR5-49, Steve Young, Michael Hurley, Nadine,
Dale Watson, Sid Griffin and the late Townes Van
Zandt. The Sweethearts have also provided overdubs on
unreleased material by The Killer Himself Jerry Lee
Lewis... CLICK HERE TO BUY FOR ONLY £9.99 (Check out Radio Sweethearts' other album "Lonesome Blue") |
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"New Memories" - produced by LA legend Kim Fowley - was originally released in the US on the New Orleans indie St. Roch Records, meeting with critical approval and charting on the Top 30 Gavin Americana chart. The honky-tonkin' cut "Beer And Whisky" held the #1 slot on CMR (Country Music Radio For Europe) for a run of several weeks.
Album Tracklisting * "New Memories" * "Rambling Man" single press * Some Faxes (Phil Kaufman & Al Perkins)

A Deeper Hurt
Tracks 13-18 are rare or previously unavailable bonus tracks.
All tracks are Sweetheart originals except: Track 4 (made famous by Charley Pride); Tracks 5, 6 & 14 (Hank Williams); Track 9 (Warren Smith) & Track 17 (Billy Joe Shaver, Willie Nelson, etc.)
*You will need the latest version of Real Player to listen to the sounclips which can be downloaded from here.
"This band from Scotland have
captured the essence of the burgeoning alt.country scene
going on here
it is apparent they have an incredible
knowledge of traditional country and roots music that
they apply honestly to their own sound." |
"Radio Sweethearts are
something special
here are six guys who have country
soul evident in their picking, singing and
writing
John Miller is a hell of a country
singer
Glasgow's Radio Sweethearts are destined to
be the nation's sweethearts." |
"New Memories delivers a
healthy dose of gut-wrenching, singing, songwriting and
flat-out honky-tonkin'
" |
"Fresh and memorable
a
strong debut" |
"Beer & Whisky is a genuine
Flying Burrito Brothers manque" |
"Ironically their songwriting
is sometimes good enough to outshine the Gram Parsons
comparisons
" |
'"I am confident that if you
listen to any two tracks you will want to add this
release to your collection." |
"
pure, authentic
country
this album is well worth searching
out." |
"'Lonely Footsteps' and 'Beer
And Whisky'
sound as if you've heard them before,
but you just can't place the artist. "We've Fallen
Out of Love Again" lives up to every tender,
romantic, heartbreakin' feeling its title suggests."
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"In contrast to much of what
you hear nowadays, this is a welcome debut . These
sweethearts prove you needn't hail from Nashville to put
out good country music." |
"
playing country like
they were born with broken hearts and bad livers
a
welcome addition to any country fan's collection." |
"Absolutely the best 'new
country' stuff that I've heard yet
it's a
classic" |
"Radio Sweethearts have as much
appreciation and respect for the Gram Parsons musical
ethic as anyone
with "Beer And Whisky" and
"Lonely Footsteps" being tracks well worth
spinning on the air." |
"Glasgow's premier country-rock
purists
they sure do their thing in a way Hank
Williams would approve." |
"This album will appeal to the
traditionalists out there
no trace of a phoney US
accent, the instrumentals are well played, Guitar, Drums,
Bass, Fiddle, Mandolin, and Steel, they're all there, and
we're very pleased to add this CD to our collection, as
we're sure you would be." |
"New Memories is a symphony of
straight ahead, washed-in-the-blood hard country" |
"Radio Sweethearts are the best
band in Scotland. There's no competition" |
"New Memories offers that
unlikeliest of combinations, a good UK country band, with
their own Lonely Footsteps sitting happily alongside Hank
Williams covers" |
"Radio Sweethearts hail from no further
west than Paisley Road [Glasgow] and feature two ex-Pastels, yet
you'd swear they've been busking in downtown Nashville for
decades trying to stump up the drummer's alimony."
-Keith Cameron, NME
"John Miller's voice is haunting and
beautiful, offset by the sorrowful country sounds of Brian
Taylor's electric guitar
They may be from Glasgow, but the
Radio Sweethearts have mastered "Americana" and deserve
a seat alongside genre standouts such as Wilco, Son Volt and,
recently, the Old 97s."
-Dawn
Sutter, CMJ (USA)
"The Sweethearts give Hank Williams'
"Rambling Man" the swarthy, smoochy treatment, while
maintaining the song's cowboy credentials. Tip yer hat to 'em
it's a winner."
-Record Collector (UK)
"A Hank Williams classic reworked by
Glasgow's finest exponents of new country
5/5"
-The
List Magazine (UK)
"Rambling Man gets a lovingly accurate
reading from these Glasgow cowboys"
-Magnet
Magazine (USA)
"To the Radio Sweethearts -Gram would
have loved it!! Thanks for the Real Country"
-Phil
Kaufman
"Let's hope this group stick together
and keep making music because they are on to something big!"
-Al
Perkins, A-L Perkins Enterprises, Nashville, TN
"Old songs are like old friends. It's
always good to see them come back, and your recording of 'Is
Anybody Going To San Antone' sure brought it home. I am proud to
be a part of this great album. Thanks."
-Glenn
Martin, Co-Heart Music Group, Nashville, TN