Videos
Video: Josh Herring “Down The Wire”
This is the rather good new single from Birmingham man Josh Herring, the title track of his debut album, out later this month. An excellent video to go with it too.
Month: June 2019
Album Reviews
Bill Callahan “Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest” (Drag City, 2019)
Bill Callahan makes everything sound momentous – that dark growl of a baritone, reminiscent of Kurt Wagner, adds weight of course. And then there’s the quietly, and intellectually, confessional side of his lyrics which means that […]
Album Reviews
The Hollering Pines “Moments in Between” (Independent, 2019)
‘Moments in Between’ is the third album from Salt Lake City band The Hollering Pines. It has a clear, crisp production, some nice harmonising by sisters Marie Bradshaw and Kiki Jane Sieger and even features pedal […]
Album Reviews
Massy Ferguson “Great Divides” (North and Left, 2019)
In January 2017, AUK colleague Dave Cowling posted a positive review of a previous release by Massy Ferguson, ‘Run it Right into the Wall’, and came to the following conclusions: “‘Into the Wall’ encapsulates everything that is […]
Features
Songs for the apocalypse: The Maureens “Caroline”
Forget everything you know about anyone called Maureen. Namely that woman from Driving School. ‘Bang the Drum’ is the name of the second album by Utrecht quartet The Maureens, and also what I’ve been doing since I […]