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Video: John Tiller “Battle Ready”

November 8, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
This is the title track of Manchester man John Tiller’s new EP, out on November 25th, and it’s also out now as a single.  A dark, haunting and powerful piece, it’s showcase for some serious talent. […]
Album Reviews

Glimmermen “Here I Stand” (Greyslate Records, 2019)

November 7, 2019 Guy Lincoln 0
It’s a pretty safe bet that no band whose early work has been compared to Mission of Burma, The Pop Group and The Minutemen has previously been reviewed on AUK. This is also likely the case […]
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Gold Light “Zephyr” (Bailey Park, 2019)

November 7, 2019 Viv Fish 0
Joe Chang, aka Gold Light, has been releasing music since 2013 from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. ‘Zephyr‘, his fourth album, was all written, performed and mixed by Chang himself and recorded over just […]
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The Swamptruck Good Time Band “Swamptruck Good Time Band” (Independent, 2019)

November 7, 2019 Dave Clarke 0
This is the debut album from an established group of five musicians, based in Cambridge UK, well known at local festivals, and at The Cambridge Festival itself. They are much revered locally. ‘Good Time Band,’ the […]
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Gabriel Birnbaum “Mistakes” – Listen

November 7, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Gabriel Birnbaum didn’t start off as an on-the-fly roots rocker inspired by the patented Neil Young “get it down fast!” ethos.  Nope.  He started out as a  jazz and avant-garde saxophonist.  Well, jazzes loss is our […]

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Video Premiere: Maya de Vitry “Nobody Else”

June 26, 2026 0
Nobody Else is the latest single from Nashville-based musician Maya de Vitry. The lush, layered arrangement features Jo Schornikow’s sustained keys and twisting, bending notes of pedal steel from Spencer Cullum, sounding both sweetly melodic and […]
Rising Appalachia at FloydeFesr, Floyd, Virginia 22 nd July 2010
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Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

June 25, 2026 1
We experience music typically either at a show or on record.  The live album is the device by which artists and labels attempt to bridge the two.  The types of live album vary.  There are shows […]
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Dallas Good, Richard Reed Parry “Were “The Watchtowers””

June 25, 2026 2
A poignant final act from Dallas Good in collaboration with Richard Reed Parry, leaving us with a melancholic album, beautiful, sad and thought-provoking. There’s something quietly arresting about this new record by Dallas Good and Richard […]

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

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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 […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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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 […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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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, […]

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Steve Cropper “Far Away” – Listen

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Steve “The Colonel” Cropper – the Stax legend, the distinctive guitarist of Booker T & The MGs and The Mar-keys, who crafted his guitar style onto two solo albums by Frank Black – and who also […]
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Neko Case has been on my mind a lot recently. Perhaps it’s the autumn and the mood swing of weather that prompts some thoughtful angst, but I’ve also noticed she is having a bit of a […]
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John Murry + Lucas & King, St Mary’s Church, Guildford, 22nd July 2017

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Upon arriving at the cobbled graveyard front entrance of St Mary’s church (with the support act having already begun) I could see looking at me in the shadows, by the corner of his tour van, the […]

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