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Video: The Attention Seekers “Where the Deals Are Done”

December 12, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1
We are big fans here at AUK Towers of the Newcastle-based americana-esque band The Attention Seekers so it’s good to be able share with you today their new song which will worm its way into your […]
Album Reviews

Alessandra Rose “Rodeomothh”

December 12, 2023 Michael Macy 0
Alessandra Rose’s sophomore outing ‘Rodeomothh’ is a marriage made in heaven – or, at least in Nashville. The vocals on this record combine with the lyrics to create an album that plumbs extraordinary emotional depths. It […]
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Brent Amaker & The Rodeo “Lets Drive” – Back on the road

December 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Brent Amaker can fairly be described as a maverick – and not in the sense of the mainstream country magazine.  Nope, Brent Amaker is not mainstream although the music that Brent Amaker & The Rodeo make […]
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Video Premiere: Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets “I Hate Falling in Love”

December 12, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1
Here’s the premiere of the latest video from Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets.  The intriguingly-titled ‘I Hate Falling in Love’ begins with Bowe’s smooth-toned, beautifully-melodic and resonant voice, and this remains the ethereal focus throughout […]
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Neil Young “Mr Soul” – from a new perspective

December 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
It’s been a few months so of course it’s time for a new Neil Young album – here’s a man that doesn’t believe in letting the grass grow under his feet.  It’s called ‘Before and After‘ […]

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Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]
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Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

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“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

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

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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. […]

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A quintet hailing from Philadelphia, Brother Starling are an Americana and Classic Rock band who have just released their debut LP, ‘The Weight of Change’. The album itself focuses on these volatile times which we live […]
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Nathan Kalish “Songs For Nobody” – Listen

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Things are not going right for Nathan Kalish as he freely admits, singing “My career is like an accident” on this rocking cut from his new album also called ‘Songs for Nobody‘, which will be out […]
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From his new album The Unseen Inbetween, out on January 18th, this is a great song from Steve Gunn, all jangle and hooks with lyrics that bite.  He’s in the UK for few dates in April […]

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