Album Reviews
Hot Club of Cowtown “Wild Kingdom”
A strong outing from a band who know who they are and aren’t afraid to embrace it. Back in 1994, guitarist and singer Whit Smith answered an ad vocalist and violinist Elana James placed in the […]
Year: 2022
Tracks
Rachel Sumner & Travelling Light “Strangers Again” – haven’t we met?
Rachel Sumner you may recall from the “Twang Factor” last year, where she was the runner up. Well, here we find her with new music with her new band Travelling Light, which features Ira Klein on […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Katie Knipp “The Gospel of Good Intentions”
Check out the premiere of this engaging live video of ‘The Gospel of Good Intentions’ from the multi-instrumentalist Katie Knipp. With Chris Martinez’s fuzzy guitar, Zachary Proteau’s powerful bass and soaring brass and woodwind from Otis […]
Features
AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Lyndon Bolton
When compiling my ‘Top Ten Ever’ list I spent surprisingly little time ruminating how and what to include. Instead, I just came up with ten albums that for various reasons have made a deep impression on […]
Tracks
Lou Reed “I’m Waiting For The Man (Demo)” – Early Acoustic Version
Exciting news to accompany this Track – those great people at Light In The Attic Records have a new archival release covering previously unavailable early demos of Lou Reed’s music from 1963-65. It’s called ‘Words & […]