May 2020 – Page 29 – Americana UK

Pick of the Political Pops: Paul Weller “Ohio”

May 7, 2020 Paul Villers 0

Choosing a subject for this weeks piece was tricky – should we go with Karl Marx’s 202nd birthday or the 41st anniversary of Thatcher’s first election win or the 75th anniversary of the defeat of fascism […]

Video Premiere: Phil and the Osophers “Life Savings”

May 7, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re pleased to share the video premiere of ‘Life Savings’ from Phil and the Osophers, featuring intricate guitar-work, melodic vocals and gorgeous Colorado landscapes. The song is about economic hardship and isolation with the main character […]

American Aquarium “Lamentations” (New West Records, 2020)

May 7, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

BJ Barham has always been better than average when it comes to delivering hard truths in the form of memorable turns of phrase. Fans of American Aquarium have come to expect songs that are plain-spoken, quick-witted, […]

Blitzen Trapper return with new album “Holy Smokes Future Jokes”

May 7, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We’re fans here at AUK of Portland, OR-based “competent” Blitzen Trapper (that’s what it says on their Twitter feed) and they’ve announced they will be making their Yep Roc Records debut with the release of new […]

Brian Fallon “Local Honey” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

May 7, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

On his third solo outing, Brian Fallon, by now well away from the New Jersey garage band sound of Gaslight Anthem, moves further into the realm of introspective singer song writing. ‘Local Honey’ is a short […]