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The Gordon Sharpe Americana UK Book Award 2025

January 16, 2026 4

We are now into year 3 of our celebration of the best books we reviewed in the previous year. To learn why we have named it for our still missed colleague you can read AUK editor […]

Classic Clips: Josh Ritter “All Some Kind of Dream” – Paste Studios, New York, 2019

January 16, 2026 0

Josh Ritter was born in Idaho and released his self-titled debut album in 1999 at age 23. This poignant and disquieting song was featured in AUK back in January 2025 following a certain president’s inauguration. A […]

The Third Mind make a ‘Spellbindingly’ quick return

January 16, 2026 0

Psychedelic collective The Third Mind has announced their return with “Spellbinder!”, a four-song companion album to last year’s critically praised “Right Now!” that promises to reconnect the group with the founding concept that first brought its […]

The latest Americana UK podcast is now live featuring Courtney Marie Andrews

January 16, 2026 0

It’s an album release podcast this week as we celebrate the release of “Valentine” by Courtney Marie Andrews – it’s a cracker! Plus, we feature new tracks from Jesper Lindell, Only The Brave, Iron and Wine, […]

The Corner Laughers “Rainbow Cardigan” – contains plausible dance moves

January 16, 2026 0

Here’s a joyous thing to brighten a January and a New Year which has gotten off to what could be described as a “mixed start” and not even with the advice “must try harder”, no, it’s […]

Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Josh Ritter “All Some Kind of Dream” – Paste Studios, New York, 2019
Josh Ritter was born in Idaho and released his self-titled debut album in 1999 at age 23. This poignant and disquieting song was featured in AUK back in January 2025 following a certain president’s inauguration. [...]
Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Graeme Tait
This new feature has now been running for approximately four months. During that time, I have simultaneously sympathised with my fellow writers at the magnitude of the challenge they have faced and marvelled at the [...]
AUK Mini-Gigs
Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: David Wilcox
David Wilcox isn’t just a singer-songwriter; he is a storyteller, and whether it’s over minimalist acoustic guitar or folk-inflected country, the narrative maintains the spotlight. Wilcox doesn’t just sing; he has an unmistakable smoothness that [...]
Interviews
Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion
“Are you really real, do you feel the same thing that I do, girl, when I touch you, girl?” ~ Ricky Nelson According to iconic filmmaker Federico Fellini, “The visionary is the only true realist.” [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Melanie Ida Chopko
Connection was the emotional mood North Carolina’s Melanie Ida Chopko was looking for on her second album, “Never Had a Love Like This” (2025). But it is a personal form of that sentiment, and the [...]

Video Premiere: KB Bayley “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime”

January 16, 2026 0

Here’s the video premiere of KB Bayley’s moody interpretation of The Korgis’ global 1980 hit ‘Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime’. The song is utterly transformed and made into something altogether new by Bayley, whose spellbinding performance […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Graeme Tait

January 15, 2026 1

This new feature has now been running for approximately four months. During that time, I have simultaneously sympathised with my fellow writers at the magnitude of the challenge they have faced and marvelled at the array […]

The Black Crowes swoop in with “A Pound of Feathers”

January 15, 2026 0

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees The Black Crowes have announced the release date of their new studio album, “A Pound of Feathers” which will come out on March 13th via Silver Arrow Records. The […]

Father John Misty “The Old Law” – going back to basics

January 15, 2026 1

Crunching guitars are the introduction to the new single from Father John Misty which steers off in an egg-man’s direction (goo-goo g’joob, g’goo goo g’joob), and that’s maybe not too surprising as whilst the song was […]

Video: Adrian Sutherland “I’m Not Afraid”

January 15, 2026 0

‘I’m Not Afraid’ is the latest single from roots rock and folk artist Adrian Sutherland, from Attawapiskat on James Bay. Sutherland is one of the only professional musicians to live in a remote First Nation area, […]

Something for the weekend: This Is Lorelei “SF & GG” – the spirit of Elliott Smith in two minutes
January 16, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We leave you with what sounds to these ears like the finest pop song under 2 minutes (one minute and 41 seconds to be precise) [...]
The Corner Laughers “Rainbow Cardigan” – contains plausible dance moves
January 16, 2026 0
Here’s a joyous thing to brighten a January and a New Year which has gotten off to what could be described as a “mixed start” and not even with the advice “must try harder”, no, [...]
Video Premiere: KB Bayley “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime”
January 16, 2026 0
Here’s the video premiere of KB Bayley’s moody interpretation of The Korgis’ global 1980 hit ‘Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime’. The song is utterly transformed and made into something altogether new by Bayley, whose spellbinding [...]
Father John Misty “The Old Law” – going back to basics
January 15, 2026 1
Crunching guitars are the introduction to the new single from Father John Misty which steers off in an egg-man’s direction (goo-goo g’joob, g’goo goo g’joob), and that’s maybe not too surprising as whilst the song [...]
Video: Adrian Sutherland “I’m Not Afraid”
January 15, 2026 0
‘I’m Not Afraid’ is the latest single from roots rock and folk artist Adrian Sutherland, from Attawapiskat on James Bay. Sutherland is one of the only professional musicians to live in a remote First Nation [...]

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