February 2021 – Page 9

The Paper Kites “Roses”

February 19, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Gorgeous, contemplative piece undermined by a couple of poor song choices The Paper Kites are from Australia and ‘Roses’ is the release that celebrates their tenth year of releasing gentle ‘slow core’ indie records, all melancholy […]

John John Brown “On Black Friday I Met Jesus “

February 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

John John Brown’s new single is taken from his second album ‘Americana Comics‘ and is a softly sardonic tale of the worship of consumerism at the holy Wal-Mart, told in a style which he acknowledges owes […]

Video: Mackenzie Shivers “Martha’s Vineyard”

February 19, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single from Mackenzie Shivers begins as an absorbing rhythmic piece, with Shivers’ smooth, distinctive voice layered over strong percussion and fuzzy guitar. However, the effectiveness of her excellent song-writing is most apparent when the […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Whitfield

February 18, 2021 Clint West 1

Today sees us publish the last of our writers’ personal top tens. It’s been both entertaining and educative and has demonstrated the wide range of knowledge and tastes that AUK writers collectively possess. All the selections […]

Ian Fisher “American Standards”

February 18, 2021 Mark Nenadic 2

Seventies/Eighties AOR poppy Americana from a Missourian transplanted to Mid-Europe Reading the bio for Ian Fisher, one’s mind might easily conjure up the dusty, gritty acoustic epithets waiting to flow from your gramophone speaker. Stop right […]