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Album Reviews

JD Graham “A Pound Of Rust”

July 10, 2023 GrahamBollands 0
Songs telling personal stories and a performance that is stripped back and raw, providing a compelling listen. JD Graham is a singer-songwriter with quite a story to tell, and his new album, ‘A Pound Of Rust‘, […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Jaime Wyatt (feat. Shooter Jennings) “Hurt So Bad”

July 10, 2023 Helen Jones 0
Last week, Graeme Tait picked Marty Stuart’s ‘This One’s Gonna Hurt You (For A Long Long Time)’, so this week, I thought another song about hurting was in order – which is, admittedly not something the […]
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Album Reviews

Nathan Seeckts “Something Rare and Beautiful”

July 10, 2023 Andrew Raw 0
Vibrant and emotional alt-country from Australian singer-songwriter. Nathan Seeckts is from Geelong, a city on the southern coast of Australia near Melbourne. ‘Something Rare And Beautiful’ is his second album after 2019’s ‘The Heart Of The […]
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The Grahams “The Wild One” – forever, we hope

July 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
The Grahams are marking a decade with a new eponymous album out September 8th which revisits songs from their back catalogue, reshaping and reimagining them through the prism of experience.  It’s a decade which saw a […]
Videos

Exclusive AUK Black Deer Backstage Video: My Girl The River

July 10, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
The Black Deer Festival 2023 was, as ever, an escape into a fantastic world of music and American culture.  There are still a few Super Early Bird tickets left for 2024 here.  The range of acts across […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Dean Owens “Sally’s Song (I Dreamed Of Michael Marra)”

July 27, 2026 0
Dean Owens is, of course, no stranger to these pages. With twelve albums and numerous AUK awards behind him, a search on this site will provide pages of reviews, interviews and videos. Typing the name Michael […]
Album Reviews

Mick Flannery “The House Must Win”

July 27, 2026 0
A labour of love, twenty years in the making from renowned Irish singer-songwriter. It is more than twenty years since Mick Flannery released his debut album Evening Train, but the tale it told of (as he puts […]
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Robert Plant to receive Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award

July 27, 2026 0
The Americana Music Association has announced that singer, songwriter and musical trailblazer Robert Plant will receive the Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the 25th Annual Americana Honours & Awards, taking place on 16th September 2026, at […]

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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

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EELS set to release their 16th album “Cookie Happened” in October… on the 16th

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The fabulous EELS  have announced their 16th studio album Cookie Happened is due for release on 16th October via E Works / Play It Again Sam. Alongside the announcement, the band has released a brand-new single, Cap […]
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Sofia Talvik “Meanwhile In Winnsboro” – Listen

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There will be, at some time in the future, a genre redefinition which gathers as a new sub-genre all the songs inspired by isolation, social distancing, working from home and fear of a highly contagious and […]
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5 dates for Aaron Lee Tasjan starting this Halloween

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During AmericanaFest in Nashville last month it was difficult to walk into any bar, club or backyard and not bump into Aaron Lee Tasjan. The singer-guitarist who released the excellent ‘Karma for Cheap’ album back in […]

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