2020 – Page 77 – Americana UK

Video: P.J. O’Connor “Indecisive Moon”

October 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

New York is like a ghost town in the video for ‘Indecisive Moon’, directed by Emmy Award-winner Chris Cassidy. We see P.J. O’Connor busking on the empty streets of the city he loves, performing without an […]

Interview: Elvis Perkins on recording old songs and being called Elvis

October 21, 2020 Martin Johnson 2

Regular readers of Americana UK will know a key part of the site’s ethos is to bring new artists to the attention of our readers. This interview with Elvis Perkins continues that tradition, even though he […]

Radio Receiver “Radio Receiver” (Independent, 2020)

October 21, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Psych-folk from Portland, Oregon? Why the devil not. Nate Wallace is the fellow behind the eponymously titled record. Now Nate has probably the most nasal voice you could ever imagine, which might be a bit too […]

Mimi Gilbert “Dark Storm” – Listen

October 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The first thing you’ll notice about Mimi Gilbert is her arresting vocal. And the second thing you’ll notice about Mimi Gilbert is her arresting lyrics – ‘Dark Storm‘ just bristles with external menace and dread. Disaster […]

Chris Page “Decide To Stay And Swim Again” (Independent, 2020)

October 21, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

Ottawa based songwriter Chris Page is this reviewer’s latest source of fine music perfectly crafted for these sombre times of isolation. Page took an album he released nearly 20 years ago, ‘Decide To Stay And Swim […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2020