2021 – Page 212 – Americana UK

Essentials: The top ten Howe Gelb albums

June 24, 2021 Paul Kerr 3

When we started this ‘Essentials’ series we stated we would be delving into the back catalogue of prominent Americana artists and bringing you our estimation of either their top ten albums or their top ten tracks. […]

Anna Tivel reimagines the past – Listen

June 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a great pleasure to announce that there’s a new release from Anna Tivel on its way. ‘Blue World‘ is out on 16th July via Fluff & Gravy Records. It’s a bit of a different beast […]

The Contraptionists “Working Man’s Dread”

June 24, 2021 Peter Churchill 0

One-man band times two equals more than the sum of its parts. So, here’s the thing. A two-man, one-man band, an industrial folk-grunge experiment where the two protagonists, Paul Givant and Stephen Andrews have set out […]

Video: Kiss The Tiger “I Miss You”

June 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Kiss The Tiger got together in 2016 in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of Minnesota with the not small ambition of breathing new life into 21st-century rock and roll and drawing inspiration from the likes of The […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 24

June 24, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

On the home straight. So here we are three weeks or so from the end of term and already things are beginning to unravel. Now call me old school but when did a trip to Alton […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2021

Essentials: The top ten Howe Gelb albums

Anna Tivel reimagines the past – Listen

The Contraptionists “Working Man’s Dread”

Video: Kiss The Tiger “I Miss You”

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 24

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album