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10 Americana songs with great lyrics

September 14, 2020 Mark Underwood 12

Mark Underwood continues with the fifth in his irregular feature on music by great songwriters with great lyrics, this time taking you through classics from the likes of Amy Speace, Alejandro Escovedo, Neil Young and Gretchen […]

Album Reviews

Sarah Johnson “Volcano” (Independent, 2020)

September 14, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Sarah Johnson wrote her first song when she was two and now three decades later, she’s released her first record, a six-song EP called ‘Volcano’.  Based in Dallas, Johnson has written six songs that are very […]

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Sally Anne Morgan “Thread” (Thrill Jockey, 2020)

September 14, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

There aren’t many albums sent to AUK which mention The Third Ear Band in the promotional notes. Sally Anne Morgan is an Appalachian fiddle player (with Black Twig Pickers and the duo House and Land) and […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: The Milk Carton Kids “Hope of a Lifetime”

September 14, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

“Can’t Do Much” was the refrain of the last Chain Gang piece, and indeed there are times when the odds are overwhelming, and you will not overcome.  What music can express this and provide the soundtrack […]

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Michael Bernard Fitzgerald “Love Valley” (Treasure Island Recs, 2020)

September 14, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

With the release of his fifth album, ‘Love Valley’, Canadian singer-songwriter, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald has created a wistful dream of an imagined life that is both personal and universal. The songs could be described as a […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Jay Pollmann “In The Land Of Standing Water And Sunken Cars” – Listen

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Jay Pollmann could be described as a restless soul – since his last EP he’s steered a singular path: putting music on hold and getting a factory job, deciding that wasn’t for him so quitting, selling […]

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Two Cent Revival “Happy Hell” – listen to a confession of not caring

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We’re getting off to an awesome start on Tracks this week – we’ve mentioned before that whilst all Tracks are good Tracks some are, you know….just that little bit better.  Here is a little bit better.  […]

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Video Premiere: Caroline Spence “Mint Condition”

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This is a really nice live take from Caroline Spence of her wonderful song ‘Mint Condition‘, which is also  the title track of her new new album, out now.  She’s touring the UK too, dates below, […]

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