June 2022 – Americana UK

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Martin Johnson

June 30, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Deciding the Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century has proven to be surprisingly difficult, and the list has been through many drafts before crystalising into its published form. I’ve been trying to understand why […]

Eric & The Soo “We Will Stay The Same” – you and me, like this, forever

June 30, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Toronto’s Eric & The Soo have a new song out, ‘We Will Stay The Same‘, and this one is a co-write between band leader Eric Brombacher and guitarist/harpist Ken Yoshioka. It’s a song that makes a […]

Fellow Pynins “Lady Mondegreen”

June 30, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Sensitive crafting of original folk for a new generation. At first glance the appeal of an album of reworked traditional music might be limited only to the folk purist. But if applied to this second release […]

Video: Our Band “Up Here on this Mountain”

June 30, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Americana duo Our Band have struck some subtle gold with their new video for ‘Up Here on this Mountain’. Five musicians in a simple studio setting, with singers Justin Poindexter and Sasha Papernik leading the way […]

Freedy Johnston’s new album features Aimee Mann and Doug Pettibone

June 30, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston has announced his return with his long-awaited album ‘Back on the Road to You’, due to be released September 9th via Forty Below Records. Johnston’s ninth album is described as “an extraordinary return […]

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: June 2022

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Martin Johnson

Eric & The Soo “We Will Stay The Same” – you and me, like this, forever

Fellow Pynins “Lady Mondegreen”

Video: Our Band “Up Here on this Mountain”

Freedy Johnston’s new album features Aimee Mann and Doug Pettibone

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”