2020 – Page 216 – Americana UK

Video: David Berkeley “Beside the Shuttered Doors”

June 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The eerie, empty streets of New York reinforce the prayer-like quality of this delicate new single from David Berkeley. The powerful fan-made video was created by Ehud Lazin, using iPhone photographs taken during the pandemic. The […]

Kai Clark “Silver Raven” (CD Baby, 2020)

June 23, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 1

There is no middle ground with tribute albums. They turn out either as a haphazard collection of fan musings with a lot of hits and even more misses, or as well-thought-out collected reflections on important genres. […]

VERSIONS – “Domino”

June 23, 2020 Paul Villers 1

Welcome to another of our series in which we examine a song or tune and the different ways that it has been handled by various artists. We also look at the way a song or tune […]

Lauren Calve “Wildfire” (Independent, 2020)

June 23, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

Lauren Calve’s music is at the bluesy, rockier end of the Americana spectrum. Here you will find riffing electric guitars, on-the-beat drumming, pulsing basslines and most notably Calve’s powerful singing. Her voice combines projection and emotion […]

Drift Mouth “The Book Of Allison” – Listen

June 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

From left to right in the picture above you see drummer, lead guitar and bass player for Americana power trio Drift Mouth. They have their second album ‘Loveridge is Burning‘ coming out soon, and ‘The Book […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 1

An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0

Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]

Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0

The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]

Year: 2020