Back in April my friend and fellow writer Paul Villers compiled a selection of 10 americana duets. However, like many brilliant compilations, the source material is so extensive it just cried out for a follow-up. So, […]
Mention the Chicago music scene to anyone and the Southside blues of Muddy Waters may spring to mind, others may recall a vibrant soul scene which included the Impressions and Curtis Mayfield, the Chicago folk scene […]
Onetime Howling Bells singer Juanita Stein has announced her third solo album, ‘Snapshot‘, which will be released on Nude Records on October 2nd. It’s an album that has come out of the most personal of spaces, […]
Mesmerising. Hypnotic. Enchanting. The dramatic way this song builds, layer upon musical layer, is really something to behold. The Hu are Mongolia’s biggest rock band and they’ve had a busy year, promoting the acclaimed album ‘The […]
The last link in the Chain Gang was Wilco’s delightfully mournful ‘Via Chicago’ with Jeff Tweedy singing at his very best about going home via that city. So, thinking about the next link, I realised I […]
© Americana UK 2025, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool