June 2019 – Page 22 – Americana UK

Video: Lonesome Shack “No Way Back”

June 11, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is from London by way of Seattle trio London Shack’s latest album “Desert Dreams”, out now. Hypnotic, spaced out desert-rock style country blues, it’s very good indeed. The video is fabulous too – shot backwards […]

Yunger “Of Journeys and Other Longings” (Independent, 2019)

June 10, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

Summer is coming and, if you’re looking for a soundtrack to accompany you on your travels through those hazy, sunny days, then you may well have found it in the dreamy indie-pop folk of Yunger’s first […]

Greg Felden “Made of Strings” (Independent, 2019)

June 10, 2019 Dave Clarke 0

Already an established musician in America, where he is based in Los Angeles, this is Greg Felden’s full length debut album. His choice of producer here is significant – Al Sgro who began his professional career […]

Massy Ferguson set to divide the UK next month

June 10, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Seattle based americana quartet Massy Ferguson have announced a series of UK dates including festival appearances at Maverick and Summer Tyne. For more than a dozen years, the band have planted their boots on both sides […]

Mekons “Deserted” (Glitterbeat Records, 2019)

June 10, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Forty years down the line, the Mekons remain one of the most credible bands to have emerged from Punk who are still drawing breath. One of the first outfits to recognise that authentic roots music could […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 0

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Month: June 2019

Video: Lonesome Shack “No Way Back”

Yunger “Of Journeys and Other Longings” (Independent, 2019)

Greg Felden “Made of Strings” (Independent, 2019)

Massy Ferguson set to divide the UK next month

Mekons “Deserted” (Glitterbeat Records, 2019)

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”