2022 – Page 79 – Americana UK

Video: Bruce Springsteen “Nightshift”

October 17, 2022 Andrew Frolish 3

“Gonna be some sweet sounds // Comin’ down, on the nightshift,” sings Bruce Springsteen on his latest single and, indeed, this does sound so sweet. Beginning and ending with a bulb’s atmospheric glow, the Thom Zimny-directed […]

Something for the weekend: Billy Strings “Long Journey Home”

October 14, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We are having our annual writers’ get-together this week in Liverpool, our first since Covid – if you see a group of middle-aged men standing around […]

AUK’s Top 10 Albums of the 21st Century: Number 6 – Sturgill Simpson “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” (2014)

October 14, 2022 Clint West 0

Sturgill Simpson has taken americana to new places – some of them not always comfortable ones. His 2019 synthesised psychedelic blues-rock album ‘Sound and Fury’ certainly divided opinion. However, ‘Metamodern Sounds in Country Music’ was a much more widely […]

Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy playing "You're No Alone" at the Loft Chicago, 2010

Classic Clips: Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy “You’re Not Alone” – The Loft, Chicago, 2010

October 14, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Mavis Staples is one of American music’s national treasures. She is someone with both the voice and enthusiasm that if she sung the telephone directory, it would still sound wonderfully soulful and be utterly transfixing. Having […]

Only Child “Looking Forward To Looking Back – A Decade Of Only Child”

October 14, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A good primer for a Liverpool songwriter who combines message and music to great effect. As the title suggests this is 10 songs drawn from the four earlier albums, looking back over 10 years from Liverpool […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Tinariwen - Hoggar
By Joe Nathan , 1 hour ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just started It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways,...
By Joe Nathan , 16 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Salt Collective - A Brief History of Blindness
By Joe Nathan , 20 hours ago
RIP Wes McGhee
Wes McGhee died on 30th January, 2026. He had been ill ...
By durks , 22 hours ago
RE: Joe Ely Has Died
I was very sorry to hear this news when it was reported...
By durks , 22 hours ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just finished reading Old No. 1 at 50: A History of Guy...
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Nada Surf - Let Go
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
Americana 25 Festival
This looks like it should be a good day out.../p>
By Paul Kerr , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Snail Mail - Ricochet
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0

When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

March 30, 2026 0

Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 0

If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

Year: 2022

Video: Bruce Springsteen “Nightshift”

Something for the weekend: Billy Strings “Long Journey Home”

AUK’s Top 10 Albums of the 21st Century: Number 6 – Sturgill Simpson “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” (2014)

Classic Clips: Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy “You’re Not Alone” – The Loft, Chicago, 2010

Only Child “Looking Forward To Looking Back – A Decade Of Only Child”

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June