July 2019 – Page 14 – Americana UK

Laura Victoria “Today’s Another Day” (Independent, 2019)

July 17, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

Laura Victoria has taken her time over producing the follow up to her debut album, which was well-received in 2015. It was worth the wait. ‘Today’s Another Day’ is a consistently engaging collection of songs about […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Great Lakes “Precious and Reckless”

July 17, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Occasionally here at AUK we get sent an album which we probably wouldn’t have come across in a million years had someone not thought to wing it our way but which blows our collective mind. ‘Diamond […]

Jesse Malin announces UK dates for 2020

July 17, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Jesse Malin has announced a headline UK tour to follow the release of his Lucinda Williams-produced new album ‘Sunset Kids’, which is out August 30 via Wicked Cool Records/Velvet Elk. The New York singer-songwriter will follow […]

Flagship Romance “Concentric” (Independent, 2019)

July 17, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

For an album penned almost exclusively on the road, touring from house party to small-town theatre, ‘Concentric‘ sounds on first spin a little too glossy, a little too Nashville paper hat for the homespun rags to […]

Nicholas Altobelli “Red, White And Blues” – Listen

July 17, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Nicholas Altobelli has been through some changes in recent years – a divorce, a return to college for a degree in literature, and now working as an educator. This didn’t leave much room for music, but […]

More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen

August 11, 2026 0

America’s 250th birthday was a low key affair for me, although my updated Spotify Independence Day playlist – ‘USA 250’ – received some airtime. Joining the usual suspects on this quintessential semiquincentennial version were some new […]

Cajun Corner – Summer 2026

August 11, 2026 0

Some new activity from two of the most active record labels keeping Cajun and Zydeco music alive and well. First up we have a new album from Bonsoir, Catin a female-powered Cajun band from Southwest Louisiana, […]

Artwork for Jeffrey Halford and the Healers album "Used Parts"

Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Used Parts”

August 11, 2026 0

Blues, soul and rock-infused road trip-ready release from Texas-born, California-based Halford and band. Some albums just cry out: “put me on in the car, and turn the volume up!” Jeffrey Halford and the Healers’ latest album, […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Videos

Video: Glitterfox “Gamma Ray”

August 27, 2025 0

Glitterfox channel a range of influences, from americana to garage rock, in their latest single. ‘Gamma Ray’ is a burst of sonic energy from start to finish, once again showcasing Solange Igoa’s incredible vocal melodies, which […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Emily Moment “By the Sea”

February 24, 2021 0

The video for ‘By the Sea’ uses the clever visual device of an old-fashioned View Master to create an aching sense of nostalgia, perfectly in keeping with the song. The single is taken from ‘The Party’s […]

Book Reviews

The Gordon Sharpe Americana Book Award 2023

February 28, 2024 4

In May 2022 we lost one of our own. Gordon Sharpe’s pieces for AUK were always a pleasure to read. Having met at our get together in Clitheroe in 2020, we exchanged messages about the music, […]

Month: July 2019

Laura Victoria “Today’s Another Day” (Independent, 2019)

Songs for the apocalypse: Great Lakes “Precious and Reckless”

Jesse Malin announces UK dates for 2020

Flagship Romance “Concentric” (Independent, 2019)

Nicholas Altobelli “Red, White And Blues” – Listen

More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen

Cajun Corner – Summer 2026

Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Used Parts”

Fanny Lumsden brings her Traditions to the fore with her new album

Seasick Steve “Bootstraps” – won’t lift ya’ no more