2020 – Page 175 – Americana UK

Riun Garner “All We Know and All We Forget” (Independent, 2020)

July 29, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Canadian filmmaker Riun Garner has been dabbling in music for a long time, recording what he describes as highly personal songs on his phone and not really thinking too much about it. With the help of […]

Track Premiere: Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz “A Home the I Can’t Know”

July 29, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz will be releasing their new folky concept album ‘American Bardo‘ on July 31st on Baggage Room Records, and today’s song is the upcoming single from that release. The album was inspired […]

Video Premiere: Adam Williams “Downtown”

July 29, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The music is rich, warm and tuneful on this brand new release from Adam Williams. Masterfully written, the song builds with layers of instrumentation, including the guitar solos, which rise out of the melody and tone […]

Classic Americana Albums: Indigo Girls “Swamp Ophelia” (Epic, 1994)

July 28, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

Sometimes, arriving late to something like a previously unknown band or a music genre or perhaps an album that everyone seems to have owned and played forever is not always a bad thing. It provides the […]

Charley Crockett “Welcome to Hard Times” (Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers, 2020)

July 28, 2020 Steven Rafferty 1

If you’ve been looking for something new to listen to, but you aren’t quite sure where to turn then there’s good news. Charley Crockett’s self-professed goal for his new album was to “make an album that […]

Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0

The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]

Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0

Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]

Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0

Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]

Year: 2020

Riun Garner “All We Know and All We Forget” (Independent, 2020)

Track Premiere: Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz “A Home the I Can’t Know”

Video Premiere: Adam Williams “Downtown”

Classic Americana Albums: Indigo Girls “Swamp Ophelia” (Epic, 1994)

Charley Crockett “Welcome to Hard Times” (Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers, 2020)

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”

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