2023 – Page 198 – Americana UK

artwork for Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors album "Strangers No More"

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors “Strangers No More”

June 26, 2023 David Jarman 0

Vibrant ‘live in the studio’ collection from Drew Holcomb and his long-standing band The Neighbors, with Springsteenesque flavours. ‘Strangers No More’ is the ninth studio album from Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, a lineup dating back […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Johnny Cash “We’ll Meet Again”

June 26, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

Connecting to last week’s ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ by Charlie Rich, I could have chosen Slim Whitman’s ‘Just An Echo In The Valley,’ also written by Jimmy Campbell, Harry M. Woods, and Reginald Connelly. But I […]

Video: Roseanne Reid “Call It Love”

June 26, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Rosanne Reid conjures Memphis in the joyous video for ‘Call It Love’. Filmed in a recording studio Reid stands alone at the mic and delivers the type of southern groove that Justin Townes Earle slipped easily […]

Esther Rose “Safe To Run”

June 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Superior songwriting and deep recollections on Esther Rose’s fourth album. ‘Safe To Run‘ sees Esther Rose coming fully into her own singer-songwriter voice – earlier albums have moved from a very traditional country base through to […]

Nathaniel Riley “Bird Songs”

June 26, 2023 Peter Churchill 0

Highly impressive debut from Colorado singer/songwriter. ‘Bird Songs’ is the debut album from Colorado singer/songwriter Nathaniel Riley. It is, in his own words, his “first real ‘kick on the musical door ‘ and hopefully it will […]