January 2018 – Americana UK

Boathouse Keepers “Emperor of Oranges” (Backwater Records 2017)

January 31, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

If the lyrics to most popular music can usually be reduced to the essentials of “Baby I love you,” or “why did you leave me?” then you have to applaud the efforts of any musical act […]

Album premiere: Whiskey in the Pines “Sunshine From the Blue Cactus”

January 31, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

While Whiskey in the Pines hail from Florida, synonymous with endless sunshine and miles of beaches, the ocean is still a long way from the band’s hometown Tallahassee (not so far from us here in Liverpool, […]

Steve Hartsoe “The Big Fix Deluxe Edition” (Independent 2017)

January 31, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

Crashing into life with the big Pettyesque footstomper ‘Said and Done’ this album bursts forth on a wave of Californian country rock, a breezy West Coast sound from a breezy West Coast resident. A former rock […]

The Good Graces “The First Girl” – Listen

January 31, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The Good Graces is the folk collective formed by Kim Ware in Atlanta back in 2007. The First Girl is taken from the band’s latest release, The Hummingbird EP, and takes a bold and unflinchingly honest […]

Video: Shane Joyce “The Sadness Of King Joyce”

January 31, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

The new single (and the title track of his next album, due out on April 9th) from Shane Joyce, front man of the excellent Midnight Union Band, is a great noir-ish and gritty slice of life.

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: January 2018

Boathouse Keepers “Emperor of Oranges” (Backwater Records 2017)

Album premiere: Whiskey in the Pines “Sunshine From the Blue Cactus”

Steve Hartsoe “The Big Fix Deluxe Edition” (Independent 2017)

The Good Graces “The First Girl” – Listen

Video: Shane Joyce “The Sadness Of King Joyce”

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”