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Track Premiere: Seán Barna “God Save The Scene”

March 26, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

From his EP ‘Margaret Thatcher Of The Lower East Side‘ comes the new single by Seán Barna, the punning ‘God Save the Scene‘.   It’s an odd title for an EP, perhaps, but Barna explains it thusly […]

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Video: Ben Kunder “Berlin”

March 26, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This is a visually beautiful, creative video from Ben Kunder, which was directed by Christopher Mills.  There’s a dreamy quality to it.  Kunder explains: “We wanted to create a world that felt more like you were […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Ian Roland & The Subtown Set

March 25, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We continue our mission, dear reader, to delight and entrance you with exclusive performances from great artists.  Gigs and festivals have been cancelled all around us, stealing away those precious opportunities to share musical and social […]

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Become an AUK supporter and help UK musicians during the current crisis

March 25, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2

Hello dear readers. We are in unprecedented times which are worrying for everyone, but particularly for those who make a living from their music who are facing specific challenges at the moment. With essentially the whole […]

Album Reviews

The Lowest Pair “The Perfect Plan” (Delicata Records, 2020)

March 25, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Lovers of Americana trivia may take delight in the link between The Lowest Pair and Glen Campbell. It is the fact that ‘The Lowest Pair’ is a poem written by country and bluegrass artist John Hartford […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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What do you buy the Springsteen fan who has everything (other than a brief for his Broadway shows)? Well, this comprehensive collection of his Columbia output from ’87 until ’96 would probably be a good starter […]

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