May 2018 – Americana UK

Findlay Brown “Not Everything Beautiful is Good” (Nettwerk Records, 2018)

May 31, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

Ambient/Psychedelic Americana is a genre not populated by many artists, but Findlay Brown continues to cut a groove that is somewhat idiosyncratic and to back this up, he even manages to sing about lovers living in […]

Brett Dennen “Already Gone” – Listen

May 31, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The lazy way to approach describing music is to say who else it sounds like. So, let’s be lazy for once: Brett Dennen is the intersection between Justin Townes Earle and Lord Huron. ‘Already Gone’ is […]

Brent Cobb announces European dates

May 31, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Brent Cobb has announced a UK and European tour for September. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter will play twelve dates around Europe, including five shows in the UK. Commencing at Whelan’s in Dublin, Cobb will then play four […]

Niall Thomas “Night Sky Blue” (Independent 2018)

May 31, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This is the second solo album from Dublin based singer-songwriter Niall Thomas which showcases ten self-penned thoughtful songs delivered in a mainly acoustic style. Thomas himself describes each song as forming a snapshot of time drawn […]

Video: Felix Holt & The Radicals “Buffalo 66 (True Love)

May 31, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

With a nod to Sweet Jane, this is from Felix Holt’s superbly titled forthcoming album The Next Big Nobody, out on June 8th and is a great melding of country, pop, rock’n’roll and a few other […]

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: May 2018

Findlay Brown “Not Everything Beautiful is Good” (Nettwerk Records, 2018)

Brett Dennen “Already Gone” – Listen

Brent Cobb announces European dates

Niall Thomas “Night Sky Blue” (Independent 2018)

Video: Felix Holt & The Radicals “Buffalo 66 (True Love)

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”