March 2021 – Page 19 – Americana UK

Amanda Cook “Lonesome Leaving Train” – Listen

March 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Lonesome Leaving Train‘ is the new single from Amanda Cook’s album ‘Narrowing the Gap‘, her third for Mountain Fever Records which is released on March 26th. In good traditional bluegrass fashion it sounds as up-tempo as […]

Video Premiere: Thanks Light “I Get High (Off You)”

March 17, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Rhythmic, upbeat, irreverent and fun – that’s the latest single from Thanks Light. ‘I Get High (Off You)’ is a direct and unashamed declaration of love and longing. When singer and song-writer Zane Ruttenberg sings that […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 4=Gene Clark “No Other”

March 16, 2021 Clint West 1

Following yesterday’s unveiling of Jason Isbell’s ‘Southeastern’ as equal fourth in our ongoing top 10 rundown, today we can reveal the album that it is tied with. The voting was close throughout, and we will reveal the […]

Interview: Canadian Justin Rutledge on revisiting and simplifying his greatest songs

March 16, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Despite a literary background songwriter Justin Rutledge now believes simple songs work best. Justin Rutledge owes the UK a lot in that it was the UK success of his debut album ‘No Never Alone’ that really […]

Lambs & Wolves “Not A Party At All”

March 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Germany’s Lambs & Wolves have produced an album of some subtlety, which is a call back to a style that used to swamp the alt-folk scene but which has latterly fallen somewhat from favour. Across the […]