2022 – Page 383 – Americana UK

Interview: Lucinda Williams on her AMAUK International Lifetime Achievement Award

January 14, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

With her collaboration with Charles Lloyd and “Lu’s Jukebox” album series Lucinda Williams keeps innovating. Lucinda Williams needs no introduction to Americana UK readers as her 40 years plus career could be viewed as a template […]

Police Dog Hogan “Overground”

January 14, 2022 Helen Jones 0

Well-written and structured, this album showcases some great songwriting that was largely facilitated by the pandemic. Like so many other recent albums, Police Dog Hogan’s newest couldn’t escape the influence of the pandemic finding its way […]

Kate Ellis “Scars” – have you considered couples therapy?

January 14, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Kate Ellis’ new single highlights its Americana credential by using not one but two AMA-UK instrumentalist award winners – Chris Hillman on electric guitar and Thomas Collison on keyboards. The song is taken from Kate Ellis’ […]

Video Premiere: Goodnight, Texas “Jane, Come Down From Your Room”

January 14, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the beautifully-shot video of ‘Jane, Come Down from Your Room’ by American folk-rock group Goodnight, Texas. Directed and edited by Kassy Mahea, it’s an excellent, cinematic accompaniment to a song that sounds gorgeously tuneful […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Keith Hargreaves

January 13, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2

Second in the series and probably the most accurate… discuss! So, another list that requires soul searching and many hours of trawling through the collection. What’s not to like? Especially as the caveat that is always […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 1

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 0

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Tracks

Lucy Farrell “Paperthin” – like walls, like emotions

March 6, 2023 0

‘Paperthin‘ is the first single from Lucy Farrell’s new album ‘We Are Only Sound‘ out on prestigious Hudson Records on April 21st, which marks her solo recording debut. Yeah, we were surprised too – a stalwart […]

Album Reviews

Departure Lounge “Transmeridian”

March 11, 2021 0

After two decades away, Departure Lounge return with a strong collection of melodic, quirky indie-pop songs and cinematic instrumentals. Cult UK indie-experimentalists Departure Lounge are back, with their first album in almost 20 years – ‘Transmeridian’. […]

Videos

Video: TEOA “Not the End”

April 22, 2020 0

The new single from The End of America shimmers with dreamy melody and hope. This is the harmonious trio’s first single since the release of the EP, ‘Light Within’, in March 2020. Singer, guitarist and song-writer, […]

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