2023 – Page 348 – Americana UK

Essentials: The Top 10 Mark Knopfler Albums

February 16, 2023 Emily Dongray 7

Mark Knopfler has had a hell of a career, and there seems to be no slowing in releases. From his first album with Dire Straits, through a successful solo career and duet albums, to award-winning film […]

Iris DeMent “The Sacred Now” – Optimism is blowing in the wind…

February 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Has Iris Dement ever sounded better? This is a fantastic song from her new album ‘Workin’ On A World‘ which is released on the 24th of this month. Written with Pieta Brown, ‘The Sacred Now’ draws […]

L.A. Edwards “Out of the Heart of Darkness”

February 16, 2023 Sean Hannam 0

Well-worn and forgettable AOR songs that come from where the streets have no name. ‘Out of the Heart of Darkness’ is the third album by California’s L.A. Edwards – main songwriter/ frontman, Luke Andrew Edwards, and […]

The Twang Factor 3 Results: Runners-up are Sunsinger and the High Seas

February 16, 2023 Clint West 0

Our runners-up spot demonstrates just how close The Twang Factor 3 was and the quality of the artists that entered. Our judge’s scorecards had Sunsinger and the High Seas exactly level with our eventual winner. The […]

Dog and Tony Show “Sidewalk Diamonds”

February 16, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Album three and band sixteen from Minnesota-based Tony Thomas. It’s an admiral quality in musicians to play a wide variety of styles over one’s career – and Minneapolis-based Tony Thomas has flexed his musical muscles in […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 2

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Year: 2023