Americana UK

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joyann Parker

June 16, 2026 0

Joyann Parker refuses to be boxed into one specific genre. Her latest album, Lifelines (Hopeless Romantic Records, 2026), fuses soul, rock, blues and americana, sounding both timeless and urgent. The album forms a deeply human collection of songs built […]

Live Review: Desire Reimagined, Dingwalls, London – 3rd June 2026

June 16, 2026 0

What a prospect on a night brooding with potential for rain, but also with the potential to hear one of Dylan’s most iconic albums played all the way through and in the right order. This celebration […]

Brian Fallon to release “Not Bad For New Jersey” in September

June 16, 2026 0

Brian Fallon has announced his new album, Not Bad For New Jersey, arriving via his own Lesser Known Records on 11th September 2026. The record will appear on digital services the previous day. It is Fallon’s […]

Sad Daddy “Bootlegger” – give me a drink, give me a drink

June 16, 2026 0

For those of us starting to wonder if punching people in the face until they go unconscious in some kind of modern gladiatorial arena, for the delight and delectation of the compliant international diplomatic corps, was […]

Video Premiere: Shannon Lay “Horizons”

June 16, 2026 0

Here’s the new tender, intimate new single from Shannon Lay. Beginning with delicate guitar, sounds are added in subtle layers, so that Horizons slowly builds; there are heavenly backing vocals, flourishes of keys, and notes that […]

Features
More People Really Should Know About: Leaf Rapids
In the tradition of bands naming themselves after specific places or landmarks, Winnipeg-based Leaf Rapids are named for a remote town in northwest Manitoba. Not necessarily easy to locate on a map, anyone would be [...]
AUK Mini-Gigs
Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joyann Parker
Joyann Parker refuses to be boxed into one specific genre. Her latest album, Lifelines (Hopeless Romantic Records, 2026), fuses soul, rock, blues and americana, sounding both timeless and urgent. The album forms a deeply human collection of songs [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Alela Diane “Émigré”
Back in December 2017, Alela Diane shared on Facebook the official video for a new song, commenting, “I wrote Émigré about the international refugee crisis—no one should have to risk their life or the lives [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Jesse Colin Young “Darkness Darkness” – All Star Jam, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, 1984
Jesse Colin Young passed away just over a year ago, on the 16th of March, at the age of eighty-three. Born Perry Miller and raised in Queens, New York, to musical parents, Young initially found [...]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tribute Albums
The tribute album seems to have leapt in popularity in recent times. The tribute element can take numerous forms: celebrating, honouring an influential artist, raising the profile of an artist, raising money for good causes [...]

For The Sake Of The Song: Alela Diane “Émigré”

June 15, 2026 0

Back in December 2017, Alela Diane shared on Facebook the official video for a new song, commenting, “I wrote Émigré about the international refugee crisis—no one should have to risk their life or the lives of […]

American Aquarium announce new album out this month plus UK dates

June 15, 2026 0

American Aquarium’s new album, New Ways to Lose, will be released on 26th June 2026 via Losing Side Records/Thirty Tigers. After an extensive North American tour, the band will be returning to Europe for dates in […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 240 “Aging”

June 15, 2026 0

Last weekend saw me sail through another birthday unscathed, just about. There was a gathering to celebrate this one calendar year closer to the worm-filled sod, and the photo attached bears witness to my joy at […]

Elles Bailey “Back To You” – to you, to me, to you

June 15, 2026 0

Well, we start the week with a real treat for all those fans of americana favourite Elles Bailey: a new, non-album single release. Originally recorded at the same time as the album Can’t Take My Story […]

Video: Mackenzie Shivers “One Headlight” – music locked inside that needs out

June 15, 2026 0

Be absorbed by One Headlight, the recent single from Mackenzie Shivers. Gentle notes of piano draw us in quietly, while subtle instrumentation adds textures and depths, and One Headlight grows slowly and steadily into a deeply affecting […]

Sad Daddy “Bootlegger” – give me a drink, give me a drink
June 16, 2026 0
For those of us starting to wonder if punching people in the face until they go unconscious in some kind of modern gladiatorial arena, for the delight and delectation of the compliant international diplomatic corps, [...]
Video Premiere: Shannon Lay “Horizons”
June 16, 2026 0
Here’s the new tender, intimate new single from Shannon Lay. Beginning with delicate guitar, sounds are added in subtle layers, so that Horizons slowly builds; there are heavenly backing vocals, flourishes of keys, and notes [...]
Elles Bailey “Back To You” – to you, to me, to you
June 15, 2026 0
Well, we start the week with a real treat for all those fans of americana favourite Elles Bailey: a new, non-album single release. Originally recorded at the same time as the album Can’t Take My [...]
Video: Mackenzie Shivers “One Headlight” – music locked inside that needs out
June 15, 2026 0
Be absorbed by One Headlight, the recent single from Mackenzie Shivers. Gentle notes of piano draw us in quietly, while subtle instrumentation adds textures and depths, and One Headlight grows slowly and steadily into a deeply [...]
Something for the weekend: Starpainter “I Found a River”
June 12, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new video for a new song by Alberta-based sextet Starpainter which YES I KNOW we ran last week, but [...]

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