Album Reviews
Ordinary Elephant “Honest” (Independent, 2019)
One thing that should be made clear from the outset about ‘Honest’ is that there is not a weak track on the album. This is only partly down to the strength of the material – a […]
Month: May 2019
Album Reviews
Who? What? Where? Why? & Werewolves “Greatest Hits” (Independent, 2019)
Indie bluegrass from Philadelphia? Complicated moniker? Super ironic album title? Hipster alert senses are tingling with this reviewer. However, let’s not judge a book by its cover. These guys (Andrew Fullerton and Matt Orlando) were formerly […]
Previews
Calexico + Iron and Wine announce New Album ‘Years to Burn’ and Tour
A double header that will be of great interest to readers of Americana UK is a tour later this year when Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico hook up with Sam Bean of Iron and […]
Tracks
Track Premiere: Sara Rachele “Allelu (I Found You)”
Sara Rachele (and if you’re wondering, and want to appear suitably aware, that’s ‘ra-kelley‘) has a new album out at the end of May on Angrygal Records called ‘Scorpio Moon‘ which couples her near-crooning vocals with the […]
Videos
Video: The Head and the Heart “I Found Out”
From their new album “Living Mirage”, out now, this has great harmonies, proper lyrics, is unashamedly poppy and builds into a proper epic. That’ll do.