2020 – Page 56 – Americana UK

Video: Sam Brookes “18 & Sleeping”

November 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Sam Brookes takes a challenging and personal subject and handles it with great sensitivity on ’18 & Sleeping’, the final video from his new album, ‘Black Feathers’. The album is inspired by loss and the accompanying […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Texas Tornados “She Never Spoke Spanish To Me”

November 9, 2020 Rick Bayles 2

So, it would seem, according to Russell’s excellent offering to the chain gang that, up in Canada, The New Pornographers can request someone to sing Spanish techno to them. Meanwhile, down at the other end of […]

The Nude Party “Midnight Manor” (New West Records, 2020)

November 9, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

It seems like a long two years since the release of their eponymous album, so it is a considerable relief to find that The Nude Party have lost none of their enthusiasm despite relocating to a […]

Track Premiere: 3 Pairs Of Boots “Summer Of Love”

November 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Now we have to be honest with you – the last time we featured 3 Pairs of Boots we wondered who had how many pairs in the husband and wife duo of Andrew Stern and Laura […]

Video Premiere: Adam Klein “Low Flyin’ Planes”

November 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This excellent video premiere is the title track and final release from from last year’s Adam Klein album, ‘Low Flyin’ Planes’. Klein’s gentle strum and clean, melodic vocals bring to mind classic folk singer-songwriters like Townes […]

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

September 25, 2026 0

One of AUK’s favourite singer-songwriters, who is also an artist and best-selling author, Josh Ritter, will tour the UK and Ireland early next year, following his last album, I Believe In You, My Honeydew. The tour […]

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

September 25, 2026 0

We’ve reached the half-century and celebrate with a deluxe double issue featuring some scintillating chat with two icons of the genre. Israel Nash talks about his reimagining of Sweetheart of the Rodeo and his songwriting process, […]

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

September 25, 2026 0

Ah, the sweet delights of Candy Cigarettes, those thin white sticks of some sweet concoction with the realistic glow of red at the tip; all packaged away in what was rather like a matchbox and came […]

Year: 2020

Video: Sam Brookes “18 & Sleeping”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Texas Tornados “She Never Spoke Spanish To Me”

The Nude Party “Midnight Manor” (New West Records, 2020)

Track Premiere: 3 Pairs Of Boots “Summer Of Love”

Video Premiere: Adam Klein “Low Flyin’ Planes”

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

Video Premiere: The Cashville Trash Pandas “Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth)”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks