2019 – Page 197 – Americana UK

Tanbark “Heart-shaped Locket” – Listen

June 11, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Never will a distinctive vocal be deemed less than interesting here at AUK and Chloe Nelson’s vocals are nothing less than distinctive. She is one half of Tanbark which started in 2011 as a long-distance songwriting […]

The Alvarez Theory “The Alvarez Theory” (Independent, 2019)

June 11, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Starting life as a solo project for Diana (Dee) Diehl, The Alvarez Theory have produced an album of gentle, intimate songs. The band describe them as “tales of small-town heroes, barflies & gunslingers, heart breakers & […]

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 […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 1

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Year: 2019