2020 – Page 409 – Americana UK

Video: Marcus King “Beautiful Stranger”

January 27, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

What a wonderful, soulful voice! Here is Marcus King doing a studio acoustic performance of his new single, ‘Beautiful Stranger’, alongside Dan Auerbach. It’s from the new album ‘El Dorado’. King has some shows in the […]

The Sadies return with “The Most Despicable Man Alive”

January 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this week dear reader with a new track from Toronto’s Sadies. The band have joined forces with fellow Canadain musician King Khan to release a split 7″ single. King Khan is joined by […]

AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part five

January 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The AMAUK conference is now into its fifth year, and one of the highlights of the conference is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony on 28th/29th January featuring the best […]

Interview: Shovels & Rope on making records, touring and obsessing over Sharon Van Etten

January 24, 2020 Del Day 0

Husband and wife duo Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, Shovels & Rope, based in Charleston, South Carolina released their new album, ‘By Blood’ on Dualtone last year to great critical acclaim. They even feature in their […]

Video: Yola “I Don’t Wanna Lie”

January 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s AUK favourite, Yola’s excellent recent live performance on The Tonight Show, celebrating her four Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist. The 62nd Grammy Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on January 26th – […]