February 2017 – Page 8

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Silver Tears” (New West, 2016)

February 20, 2017 Adam Wika 0

The cover image for Aaron Lee Tasjan’s latest release shows him sporting a two-piece suit entirely bejeweled with 10p-coin-sized silver sequins (or quarter-sized, in US coinage). Looking at this scaly, Stetson-wearing disco ball of a merman […]

Ryan Adams performs songs from “Prisoner” on Jimmy Fallon show

February 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And the stream isn’t blocked in the UK for once. Morning! Rolling Stone reports: “Ryan Adams stopped by The Tonight Show Friday to perform a pair of tracks off his just-released LP Prisoner. “[Prisoner] got crazy […]

Video: The Shins “Mildenhall”

February 20, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From their forthcoming Heartworms album, this really is about the small Suffolk town where leader James Mercer spent time as a teenager when his father was stationed at the American airbase there.

Ryan Adams announces UK and Ireland Dates

February 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

We’d quibble maybe with NME’s use of the word “huge” here (although if Donald Trump was his tour manager he’d probably use the words “biggest ever!”) but they report:”Ryan Adams has announced details of a huge […]

The Most Ugly Child “Copper and Lace” (Independent, 2017)

February 17, 2017 Adam Wika 0

The first adjective that comes to mind when listening to The Most Ugly Child’s debut LP is simply “big”. The group is nominally a six-piece but with guest appearances that include a whole freaking brass band, […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: February 2017

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Silver Tears” (New West, 2016)

Ryan Adams performs songs from “Prisoner” on Jimmy Fallon show

Video: The Shins “Mildenhall”

Ryan Adams announces UK and Ireland Dates

The Most Ugly Child “Copper and Lace” (Independent, 2017)

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”