2018 – Page 12 – Americana UK

Bear Paw “Something More” (Independent, 2018)

December 11, 2018 Harold Hogan 0

With ‘Something More‘, Bear Paw have given us a wonderfully energetic piece of work; from the first strum to the last it’s an E.P. that crackles and pops with old-school indie energy. These four lads from […]

Karine Polwart “Ophelia” – Listen

December 11, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Karine Polwart’s latest album ‘Laws Of Motion‘ has, quite rightly, received the raviest of reviews – you’ll recall what Americana-UK thought (here) when giving a mighty 9/10. The gently haunting ‘Ophelia‘ is, quite literally, a wind swept […]

Lewisburg “Bones” (Artshift, 2018)

December 11, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Born out of singer-songwriter Ali Robertson’s solo work, North London’s Lewisburg have fleshed out to a four piece band this year, and are now following up a couple of single releases with their first EP. With […]

Video: Steve Gunn “Stonehurst Cowboy”

December 11, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

A lovely tribute to his later father from Steve Gunn’s new album The Unseen In Between, out on January 18th. He’s touring Europe in March with a few UK dates in April too.

Handsome Jack “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” (Alive Naturalsound, 2018)

December 10, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

There are those for whom the late Sixties and early Seventies represent the apogee of popular music. There are those for whom the power trio is the finest possible format for a band. Where those groups […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”