2023 – Page 165 – Americana UK

Ed Snodderly & The Shoestring Seven “Chimney Smoke”

July 27, 2023 Alan Fitter 1

A superb album that answers the age-old question ‘What exactly is americana?’ Ed Snodderly is a bit of a Renaissance man as he not only sings, plays guitar and piano and writes songs but he’s also […]

Video Premiere: Surgenor’s Runeii “Butterfly Man”

July 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Surgenor’s Runeii is a musical collective put together in 2022 to showcase a compilation of songs written by keyboardist Ian Surgenor over a thirty-year period. ‘Butterfly Man’ is the lead single from the group’s debut album […]

Classic Americana Albums: Over The Rhine “Drunkards Prayer”

July 26, 2023 Paul Russell 1

Never has the complicated, raw and unpredictable path to true love been better laid bare than this beautiful, stunning collection of heartfelt, highly personal songs. The core duo of Karin Bergquist, with her extraordinarily powerful voice, […]

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Ride Into The Light”

July 26, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Southern rock’n’roll but missing the groove. With southern rock music making major inroads recently (see Jason Isbell, The Allman Betts Band and, a bit of an outlier, Lucas Nelson), Robert Jon, from California, along with his […]

Wren Hinds “Don’t Die In The Bundu”

July 26, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

The warm soft winds of Hinds’ African homeland embrace this first offering for Bella Union. ‘Don’t Die In The Bundu’ is the fourth official album release from Wren Hinds who hails from the southeast coast of […]

Julie Christensen “Don’t You Push” – no names, no id, and that’s the cops

October 1, 2026 0

We’re always behind the times, look at us about to be making a fuss about ICE when we could be talking about the new tourist attraction cum snipers’ nest that a cemetery needs, or political adverts […]

Video Premiere and Q&A: Lady Nade “Identity”

October 1, 2026 0

Lady Nade’s journey of self-exploration is brought to vivid life in this bold new single, Identity. With uplifting, joyous backing vocals and instrumentation, Lady Nade delivers thought provoking lyrics that reveal the many aspects of herself. […]

Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0

The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]

Year: 2023