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Video: Jason McNiff “Midnight Shift”

July 19, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
From his forthcoming album Joy And Independence this is a great new song from London’s Jason McNiff which takes as it’s starting point the much missed 12 Bar Club, which will be familiar to many AUK […]
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I See Hawks In LA “Live And Never Learn” – Listen

July 18, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Musically and lyrically imaginative I see Hawks in LA have recently released their latest album, of which this is the title track.  They start a UK tour tomorrow night in London the tour has dates through […]
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Album premiere: The Heart Hunters “American Eclipse”

July 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Just like the buses, we have no album premieres for weeks and then two come along in the one day, and this is rather ace. Heart Hunters is Drew de Man’s new project with his wife, singer/songwriter Brianna […]
Album Reviews

Rebekah Rolland “Seed and Silo” (Sky Island, 2018)

July 18, 2018 Mark Nenadic 0
Spoiler alert – the album title pretty much gives the game away here. Inspired in part by the original homesteaders of the Nebraskan prairies; also from Rolland’s involvement with the National Parks Service in the USA, […]
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Arthur Buck “Arthur Buck” (New West, 2018)

July 18, 2018 Steven Howlett 0
Arthur Buck is the coming together of erstwhile REM guitarist Peter Buck and singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur. There was a time back in the 1980s when Buck was knocking on the door of rock royalty. Since the […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

April 10, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
Album Reviews

Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Video: The Handsome Family “Eels”

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It’s retro-Friday, which means dipping into the archives to find something brilliant to start your weekend.  This week, we turn to Americana legends The Handsome Family and their ninth studio album: 2013’s ‘Wilderness’.  The married duo, […]
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Video: Brent Cobb “Black Crow”

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A fine slinky swampy slice from Brent Cobb’s new album Shine On Rainy Day due out on March 24th.
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Triptides “It Won’t Hurt You” – Listen

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‘It Won’t Hurt You‘ is a song that was made to define the phrase “Byrdsian jangle”, as Triptides freely admit.  It’s taken from their upcoming album ‘Alter Echoes‘ which showcases the LA band’s blend of Byrds […]

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