Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 107
First world problems … As mentioned last week I am currently on hols in France. It has pissed down most of the time. It’s all very well reading, drinking and eating but occasionally you have to […]
Month: August 2023
Features
Let’s unpack the haul…
A favourite YouTube influencer video is the showing off what you bought on your latest shopping expedition, or unpacking a package that came through the post. Well, this isn’t YouTube, and here at Americana UK you […]
Album Reviews
Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits “For The Term Of My Natural Life”
Australian take on gothic Americana provides an antidote to optimism. Matt Malone’s third album, ‘For The Term Of My Natural Life’ fits in the gothic Americana category. That’s the one someone once described as replete with […]
Tracks
The Handsome Family “The King Of Everything” – is this the sound of joy?
The latest, and third, single from the new album ‘Hollow‘ by The Handsome Family is a warm and vibrant number that seems to embrace the world and positivity and just the wondrous nature of life. Is […]
Videos
Video: Iron & Wine “Lion’s Mane”
This week, our retro Friday video takes us all the way back to 2002 when Iron & Wine, AKA Sam Beam, released his debut studio album. ‘The Creek Drank the Cradle’ is a beautifully subtle, understated […]