April 2023 – Page 3 – Americana UK

Essentials: The Top 10 Gretchen Peters Songs

April 27, 2023 Graeme Tait 12

Back on the 12th August 2022 I opened an e-mail from Gretchen Peters as many would have done across the country that morning with the single word headline ‘Announcement’. Intrigued I quickly proceeded to cast my […]

Kassi Valazza “Smile” – Turn that frown upside down

April 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Shh…don’t tell the video editor, but we’ve got a Track here for you that has a visualiser video that might just stray into full video territory. But I think it’ll be alright, he’s slipped out of […]

artwork for Angela Petrilli album "The Voices"

Angela Petrilli & The Players “The Voices”

April 27, 2023 Viv Fish 0

Celebrating the joy and fragility of life. In 2019, on the brink of success with the duo Roses & Cigarettes, Angela Petrilli suffered an unthinkable personal and professional loss when her best friend, bandmate and songwriting […]

Cover art for the Daddy Long Legs album "Street Sermons"

Daddy Long Legs “Street Sermons”

April 27, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Riotous harmonica-driven rhythm and blues. This is the fourth studio album from Daddy Long Legs who describe themselves as “New York City’s most diabolical Rhythm and Blues street gang” and say that the album “represents a […]

Daisy Chute “Women” – it’s society that needs reshaping

April 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Daisy Chute’s latest single is taken from her new EP ‘Maiden, Mother Crone’ which was released on April 14th. It’s a song that offers a perspective on the safety of women walking home at night – […]

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The The - Hanky Panky (vinyl)
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The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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Video: Gareth Dunlop “Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing” – love’s souvenir, a bitter memento

June 25, 2026 0

Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing is the absorbing new single from Belfast singer-songwriter Gareth Dunlop. The accompanying video was recorded live in Belfast’s historic Titanic Pump House, which is simply perfect for the lush vocal […]

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 2

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Videos

Video: The Long Version “Late Bloomer”

April 14, 2026 0

Late Bloomer is the new video from London-based band The Long Version. Fronted by American musician Tricia Davies Nearn, who delivers warm bass guitar and a gorgeously melodic, vulnerable vocal performance, The Long Version have crafted […]

Videos

Video: Leonard Cohen “Thanks for the Dance”

February 26, 2020 0

Is there a more darkly distinctive voice in music than Leonard Cohen’s? Last year his son, Adam, completed and released a set of songs they had begun working on before Cohen’s death. This posthumous collection was […]

Tracks

Jackie K “Nurse Jane” – don’t fetch the nurse, thanks…

November 24, 2022 0

This could not really be more different from the last song we featured on Americana UK from Saskatchewan’s Jackie K – ‘Dandelions Everywhere‘ was a happy song looking forward to Spring. And ‘Nurse Jane‘ – well […]

Month: April 2023

Essentials: The Top 10 Gretchen Peters Songs

Kassi Valazza “Smile” – Turn that frown upside down

Angela Petrilli & The Players “The Voices”

Daddy Long Legs “Street Sermons”

Daisy Chute “Women” – it’s society that needs reshaping

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing” – love’s souvenir, a bitter memento

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”