February 2022 – Page 26

Sofie Livebrant “Weep The Time Away: Emily Bronte”

February 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Lively folk-jazz settings of the poems of Emily Bronte are quite the treat. Sofie Livebrant lays the responsibility for this, her sixth album, at least in part at the feet of the Covid pandemic. You know […]

Raine Hamilton “Brave Land”

February 3, 2022 Ewan Lury 0

An LP that starts well but struggles as it goes on. Raine Hamilton’s chamber-folk album has moments of real quality, but also moments where she seems to lose sight of what she wants the album to […]

Track Premiere: Sam Kogon “Barbed Wire”

February 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Sam Kogon has had a varied career so far, which has the appearance of at least stumbling always into good fortune. He briefly sang lead vocals in the reformed 1960s group The Left Banke in 2015, […]

Video Premiere: Brother Hill “Mother of Our Nature”

February 3, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

We are delighted to premiere the utterly absorbing ‘Mother of Our Nature’ by Brother Hill. Musically and lyrically, this ethereal song is steeped in atmosphere and magic. It flows, growing and evolving through six epic minutes, […]

Interview: Matt North on how drumming and screenwriting made him a songwriter

February 2, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Get the best, how Matt North got Wilco’s producer, Lucinda Williams’ guitarist, Emmylou Harris’s bassist, and Chris Stapleton’s keyboardist to work with him. There aren’t many singer-songwriters who get to middle-age before starting their solo recording […]

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

Sofie Livebrant “Weep The Time Away: Emily Bronte”

Raine Hamilton “Brave Land”

Track Premiere: Sam Kogon “Barbed Wire”

Video Premiere: Brother Hill “Mother of Our Nature”

Interview: Matt North on how drumming and screenwriting made him a songwriter

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”