2019 – Page 140 – Americana UK

Charlotte Carpenter “Follow You Down” – Listen

August 8, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Charlotte Carpenter released her new single a couple of weeks back on Babywoman Records (her own label); it’s an infectious blend of folk, rock and a pinch of pop. There’s a bitter sweetness in its inspiration […]

“Silver Jews” David Berman dies

August 8, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Really sad news this morning of one of American UK’s musical heroes – only last month we gave his new Purple Mountains album a 9 out of 10 – “Not a single mention of any majesties”. […]

Video: Native Harrow “Can’t Go On Like This”

August 8, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is a song from Native Harrow’s new album ‘Happier Now‘, out now. It’s a lovely Laurel Canyon-hued song, wistful and intimate. We like it.

Black Tar Roses “Rebels, Rogues and Outlaws” (Independent, 2019)

August 7, 2019 Russell Murphy 2

There is sometimes a danger of folk albums – and especially those labelled in sub-genres such as Dark Folk, as the release notes for this debut offering from ‘Black Tar Roses’ describe the band – to […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Adventures “Don’t Blame it on the Moon”

August 7, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

One of our writers Paul Villers is running a terrific series on AUK at the moment called “What Is This Americana Thing Anyway?” (or WITATA as we say in the business) about how AUK writers got […]