2019 – Page 99 – Americana UK

Simone White “Letter To The Last Generation” – Listen

September 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

“First we weren’t sure / Then we ignored / All the way down” sings Simone White on this imaginary letter to a future generation enjoying the world we’ve bequeathed them after our concerted efforts to save […]

Video: Jerry Leger “Canvas Of Gold”

September 19, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Jerry Leger’s new album ‘Time For Tomorrow‘ is out on November 8th. This is the first single from it and it’s a great song. Interesting video to go with it too.

Leeroy Stagger “Strange Path” (True North Records, 2019)

September 18, 2019 Sean Hannam 0

‘Strange Path’, the new record from Canadian, alt-country singer-songwriter Leeroy Stagger, certainly lives up to its title – it’s an album that frequently veers off into unfamiliar territory – electro-glam-rock, anyone? – but, sadly, it also […]

Album Preview: Abby K “The Whole Truth”

September 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 2

Seattle-based singer-songwriter Abby K has a new album out this Friday, called ‘The Whole Truth‘ which we’re previewing right here on Americana UK. After a lifetime living east of the Mississippi Abby K moved to the […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Mumford and Sons “The Ghosts That We Knew”

September 18, 2019 Mark Whitfield 4

Right I know I’ll get shot for this one but bands that everyone thinks are a bit shit can still sometimes write songs that have a resonance for you – this was a track I listened […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2019