February 2022 – Page 15

The Other Side Of Me: Alan Fitter on the genius of Stephen Sondheim

February 15, 2022 Alan Fitter 0

AUK continues its series looking at the musical tastes of AUK writers beyond the americana genre. Two nights last week summed up ‘The Other Side Of Me’. On the Friday it was the turn of the […]

Society of Rockets “Unearthed”

February 15, 2022 Russell Murphy 0

A fine stop on the musical journey for this society They have ploughed their own furrow, San Francisco based Society of Rockets, criss-crossing a number of different genres since blossoming out from the Shimmer Kids Underpop […]

Abbie Gardner “Three Quarter Time” – waltzing through life

February 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

And so they say to us sometimes “Americana UK, why is there so little Dobro featured front and centre on the tracks you feature?” and usually we have little to say by way of a riposte […]

Video: Amy Speace “Cottonwood”

February 15, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Amy Speace released one of the standout albums of 2021, ‘There Used to be Horses Here’, in which she focused on the impact of losing her father. It was a deeply intimate and powerfully emotive collection […]

Dean Owens “Sinner’s Shrine”

February 14, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

Leith meets Tucson in a propitious if sometimes lyrically obscure combination. Dean Owens is no stranger to these pages and no stranger to being highly praised within them. His live shows have been praised as, ‘sunshine […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 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. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: February 2022

The Other Side Of Me: Alan Fitter on the genius of Stephen Sondheim

Society of Rockets “Unearthed”

Abbie Gardner “Three Quarter Time” – waltzing through life

Video: Amy Speace “Cottonwood”

Dean Owens “Sinner’s Shrine”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”