Why has Americana become the critics' darling?
If you pay attention to the critics of the music press you might have noticed how they pay an inordinate amount of attention to Americana, a genre with a faint definition. To many Americana may be the twangy guitars of Emmylou Harris or it may even be the bluegrass of Alison Krauss. As a genre it is alike Alternative Rock, in that it it's definition is rough and it can be used all over the musical landscape, with complete understand of what is meant. The Guardian in particular has been obsessing over the genre recently, it’s been hypothesizing about it’s future with odd frequency. It’s foretold how it’s future lies in British artists , and then the next week said the same, but instead claiming Australians are the savioursof the genre . Yola Carter, one of the British 'Americana Hopes' (Photograph C Brandon/Redferns) But what it is that has made critics suddenly so focused on the genre? Is it a new groundbreaking album. I personally don’t believe so, a...