February 2018 – Page 23

Ferris & Sylvester “Made in Streatham” (Archtop Records, 2018)

February 5, 2018 Elise Kennedy 1

Ferris & Sylvester’s new EP Made In Streatham takes a bluesy twist on the indie folk singing and guitar picking, the five-track offering taking a different turn on the music fans heard on their first EP […]

Louis Brennan “Airport Hotel” – Listen

February 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

On this folk mini-epic, gravel voiced Louis Brennan captures the particular bleakness of cheap airport hotels – nothing says transitory more than a brief encounter that involves the contents of a mini-bar and a feeling that […]

Video: H.C. McEntire “Quartz In The Valley”

February 5, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

From her debut album Lionheart, released last Friday (and an album that this website described as “brilliant” and gave 9/10 to) comes this great song, replete with country swagger and great hooks.

Kyle Craft “Full Circle Nightmare” (Sub Pop, 2018)

February 2, 2018 David Cowling 0

Listening to this record is like mistakenly making conversation with a drunk that you can’t get away from, only this drunk has some great stories to tell. Like the bastard child of Jerry Lee Lewis and […]

Tyler Childers “Purgatory” (Thirty Tigers 2018)

February 2, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 1

Building up a steady head of public interest, Tyler Childers follows his three singles of last year with his debut album co-produced by Sturgill Simpson no less. And it could well have been hewn from the […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 0

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Month: February 2018

Ferris & Sylvester “Made in Streatham” (Archtop Records, 2018)

Louis Brennan “Airport Hotel” – Listen

Video: H.C. McEntire “Quartz In The Valley”

Kyle Craft “Full Circle Nightmare” (Sub Pop, 2018)

Tyler Childers “Purgatory” (Thirty Tigers 2018)

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”