2020 – Page 183 – Americana UK

The Song Remains: Emitt Rhodes 1950 – 2020

July 22, 2020 Martin Johnson 2

Emitt Rhodes died in his sleep on July 19th, 2020. As a singer songwriter, he only released four authorised solo albums, with the penultimate one being released in 1973, to little overall success in the US […]

The Gabbard Brothers “Too Much To Feel” – Listen

July 22, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The demise of Buffalo Killers saw Zachary and Andy Gabbard set off on a somewhat new direction as a duo. The singer-songwriters have retained a nod to bands such as Buffalo Springfield, and there’s a real […]

Video: Girl Skin “Soft Gun”

July 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Brooklyn-based indie-folk band Girl skin have just released the latest single from their debut album, ‘Shade is on the Other side’. Front-man, Sid Simons says of new song ‘Soft Gun’: “I was in my living room […]

Americana A to Z – Lyle Lovett

July 21, 2020 Ewan Lury 2

It was about 2015 that I first developed a love of country music. Now I know what you’re thinking, ‘don’t start talking about how much you love Dolly Parton’, but let me finish. It didn’t take […]

StevieRay Latham “The Nomads of Industrial Suburbia” (SR24, 2020)

July 21, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

According to the bumpf for ‘The Nomads of Industrial Suburbia’, Devonian StevieRay Latham’s second EP in a year “merges his passions for fine art and songwriting.” And the end result is certainly something more of a […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2020

The Song Remains: Emitt Rhodes 1950 – 2020

The Gabbard Brothers “Too Much To Feel” – Listen

Video: Girl Skin “Soft Gun”

Americana A to Z – Lyle Lovett

StevieRay Latham “The Nomads of Industrial Suburbia” (SR24, 2020)

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album