August 2018 – Page 12

The Magpie Salute, Oslo, London, 10th August 2018

August 17, 2018 Barry Warren 0

When The Magpie Salute were last in the UK they played a now legendary residency at Under The Bridge rocking the venue for four nights and never playing the same song more than once. So when […]

Murder By Death “The Other Shore” (Bloodshot Records, 2018)

August 17, 2018 Mark Nenadic 0

A space western concept album? Really? Apparently so. Murder By Death have been releasing records for the best part of twenty years and this, their eighth album release, tells the story of two lovers choosing different […]

Video: REM “Don’t Go Back To Rockville”

August 17, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

In the retro slot this week an impossibly young REM with a wonderful loose version of the great Don’t Go Back To Rockville. Magical. Have a great weekend everyone.

Jack Ellis “The Barrel of Your Gun” – Listen

August 16, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s no coincidence that there’s a cinema-graphic scope to this darkly rocking ballad, the latest single from ‘Our of Luck’ the forthcoming EP from multi-instrumentalist Jack Ellis. Talking about the track, Ellis’ has explained that it […]

Picnic Area “No Country For Young Men” (Limefield, 2018)

August 16, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

‘No Country For Young Men’ is the third album from Mancunian alt-country rockers Picnic Area – and it’s a good one. Writing in the shadow of Brexit and the rise of Trump has given this 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: August 2018

The Magpie Salute, Oslo, London, 10th August 2018

Murder By Death “The Other Shore” (Bloodshot Records, 2018)

Video: REM “Don’t Go Back To Rockville”

Jack Ellis “The Barrel of Your Gun” – Listen

Picnic Area “No Country For Young Men” (Limefield, 2018)

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”