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AUK’s top 10 Americana albums ever: Clint West

May 18, 2020 Clint West 10

Welcome to a brand new feature. At AUK we are on a quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums Ever’. Over the coming weeks and months each AUK writer will in turn, present their own […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Laura Cortese

May 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We hope that our regular series of mini-gigs is spreading a little light in the gloom during these strange days.  Some fabulous artists have contributed exclusive performances for AUK readers to enjoy.  Today, we are privileged […]

Album Reviews

Lesley Barth “Big Time Baby” (Clandestine, 2020)

May 18, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

‘Big Time Baby’ is about the importance of realising who you are and being that person. Lesley Barth tells her own story with sincerity and a lightness in the style of Joni Mitchell or Carole King. […]

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Video Premiere: Brand New Zeros “Human Kindness”

May 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We’ve seen a lot of videos filmed in isolation and heard many songs that reflect the strange times we’re currently living in.  But here is how it’s done, with a perfect balance between saying something meaningful […]

Album Reviews

Ally Evenson “Not So Pretty EP” (Independent, 2020)

May 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Ally Evenson’s new five-track EP starts at the end of the affair, or at least at the beginning of the end – which means that it is saturated with the sadness of romantic loss – from […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

Interviews

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

February 12, 2026 2

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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Video Premiere: The Everyday Sinners “Zombie Lawn”

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It’s that time of year again and to accompany a fine piece of gravel-voiced rock’n’roll we of course have zombies.  Happy Halloween!

Album Reviews

Oklahoma Uprising “High Sign” (OK Records, 2020)

November 18, 2020 0

Let’s be honest, now is the time for the US to start healing itself after possibly the most divisive period, and certainly the most divisive presidential election, in recent history. So now is also the time […]

Features

Songs for the apocalypse: Loudon Wainwright III “Pretty Good Day”

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In 1999 Loudon Wainwright released an album which was comprised of various topical and satirical songs, originally produced for National Public Radio and based upon then-current issues and events, such as the Tonya Harding scandal, the […]

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