2017 – Page 166 – Americana UK

The Byrds’ Chris Hillman announces new album

June 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

News courtesy of Stereogum this morning who report: “This fall, the Byrds’ Chris Hillman will release his first studio album in over a decade, Bidin’ My Time. It was produced by Tom Petty at his studio in […]

Jeff Tweedy ” Together At Last” (DBpm 2017)

June 29, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0

To some, Jeff Tweedy and Wilco were the people that made the noughties worth living with his and their shards of myopic observation and songs of equal delicacy and wanton destruction. ‘Together at Last’ is a […]

Video: Chris Murphy “Hard Bargain”

June 29, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From his new album Live/Solo comes this great high energy song from fiddler extraordinaire Chris Murphy.

Darling West “While I Was Asleep” – Listen

June 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Since the release of their second album “Vinyl and a Heartache,” Darling West have been played more than two and a half million times on Spotify, been booked to the biggest festivals in Norway and Americanafest […]

Erin Costelo “Down Below the Status Quo” (Seayou Records, 2016)

June 28, 2017 Phil Grant 0

Despite the protestations of countless wanabees across the world who all want their MTV, (or whatever the kids say now) being a musician is tough work. It’s difficult to tell if it’s harder in one genre […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 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 tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2017

The Byrds’ Chris Hillman announces new album

Jeff Tweedy ” Together At Last” (DBpm 2017)

Video: Chris Murphy “Hard Bargain”

Darling West “While I Was Asleep” – Listen

Erin Costelo “Down Below the Status Quo” (Seayou Records, 2016)

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album