2019 – Page 185 – Americana UK

Zervas & Pepper “Endless Road Restless Nomad” (Zerodeo, 2019)

June 20, 2019 Mark Nenadic 0

Folk rock from South Wales, with a (press release-claimed) Laurel Canyon state of mind. As a consequence this record has a distinct 1970s feel; the rock is very soft, very easy listening, perhaps too easy – […]

Jason Isbell first two albums to be remastered

June 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s first two albums (the self-titled debut and 2011’s ‘Here We Rest’) will be remastered and reissued this autumn. Collaborator and producer Dave Cobb will oversee the updated versions of the […]

Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore “Working-Class Heroes: A History Of Struggle and Song” (Free Dirt Records, 2019)

June 20, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

You know times must be tough when an album of pre World War 2 working class American songs sounds topical. ‘Working- Class Heroes’ finds folk singers Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore revisiting 20 songs mainly culled […]

TK & The Holy Know-Nothings “Desert Rose” – Listen

June 20, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

We love a new genre subdivision, and TK & The Holy Know-Nothings have one for us, describing their sound as “psychedelic doom boogie“. Fair enough. The band are the latest project for songwriter Taylor Kingman, and he […]

Video: The Harmaleighs “Don’t Panic”

June 20, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

From their imminent album ‘She Won’t Make Sense’, out on August 2nd, this is the very lovely voices of Nashville duo The Harmaleighs on a very serious song about depression and anxiety. Very good it is […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 1

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Juanita Stein “Until The Lights Fade” (Nude Records, 2018)

September 20, 2018 0

Juanita Stein’s debut album, 2017’s ‘America,’ created a splash and placed the Howling Bells singer firmly in the solo spotlight. That she’s back within twelve months with a sophomore effort is a clear sign that the Australian […]

Videos

Video: Pavey Ark “Cuckoo”

April 6, 2020 0

Let’s begin the week with a chorus that came to Pavey Ark’s song-writer, Neil Thomas, in the middle of a dream shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration. Thomas explains: “In the dream, I was floating over a map […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Jaime Wyatt

October 9, 2020 1

In these strange times, gigs are rare and precious. To spread a little hope and joy, we have been bringing you, dear reader, occasional exclusive mini-gigs to sustain you until live music returns in full. Some […]

Year: 2019

Zervas & Pepper “Endless Road Restless Nomad” (Zerodeo, 2019)

Jason Isbell first two albums to be remastered

Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore “Working-Class Heroes: A History Of Struggle and Song” (Free Dirt Records, 2019)

TK & The Holy Know-Nothings “Desert Rose” – Listen

Video: The Harmaleighs “Don’t Panic”

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks