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Bob Collum and The Welfare Mothers “This Heart Will Self Destruct”

April 27, 2021 Diccon Johnston 0

A witty, vaudevillian performance effectively combining swing, rockabilly and country-rock. ‘This Heart Will Self Destruct’ comes across like the musical equivalent of a theatrical show. It has an up-tempo sound and is largely comprised of superficially […]

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A Night to Remember – Three great nights at the famous “Duck”

April 27, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

Give an AUK writer an inch and they’ll take a mile – certainly this one has in the interpretation of ‘A Night to Remember’ as it covers 3 nights and 3 different artists, but they all […]

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Genesis Fermin “Genesis Fermin”

April 27, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

Pleasant singer-songwriter fare from the West Coast. Out of the East Bay, San Francisco area comes the eponymous debut album from self-proclaimed musical polyamorist – love that! – Genesis Fermin. When not performing solo, Fermin – […]

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Bandits On The Run “Hurricane” – Listen

April 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Coming from the big choruses division of American Indie-Folk bands, Bandits on the Run also have a great “it was fate” backstory: a young cellist catching the late train home happens upon a busker singing and […]

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Video Premiere: The Blue Highways “Tonight”

April 27, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1

Check out the video premiere of the passionate ‘Tonight’ from The Blue Highways.  This beautiful song has been recorded in the equally beautiful surroundings of St John’s Church, Hoxton.  The group usually includes the Lury brothers […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Interview: Kevin Connolly builds songs with passion, wit and wordcraft

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Anyone who’s caught Kevin Connolly’s live act knows he’s rarely at a loss for words. Speaking his mind like a street-corner preacher, the folk bard uses the stage as a pulpit for his witty wordcraft, both […]

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Elliot Smith vinyl releases out today

April 7, 2017 0

And there’s pictures!  Consequence of Sound report: “On the heels of a recent 20th anniversary reissue of Elliott Smith’s breakthrough album, Either/Or, fans of the singer-songwriter will soon have even more reason to empty their pockets. Smith’s 1998 […]

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Video: Paul Kelly “Rita Wrote a Letter”

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Paul Kelly has announced a new album, “Seventy”, which comes out on November 7th, and the first track to be taken from it has been a while in the making – it’s a follow-up to an […]

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