2023 – Page 370 – Americana UK

No Oil Paintings “Rain Season”

January 31, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

An excellent debut showcasing No Oil Painting’s folk, country, blues and rock influences. ‘Rain Season‘ is the debut album by No Oil Paintings, a highly regarded four-piece ‘alt-folk’ band from Belfast; Chris Kelly on lead vocals […]

Sunny War “New Day”

January 31, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from her new album ‘Anarchist Gospel‘ which is released on February 3rd via New West Records, ‘New Day‘ picks away at love that is placed where maybe love should not be placed: “I’m love’s junkie […]

Video Premiere: Iona Griffey “Colourblind”

January 31, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out Iona Griffey’s new single ‘Colourblind’, which showcases the Suffolk singer-songwriter’s captivating voice. The song features the melodic bass and keys and the soaring electric guitar of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Coe, who fills out the sound […]

Julian Taylor tours the UK from tomorrow

January 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Following on from a first ever European appearance at the Moth Club in Hackney as part of the Americana Music Association UK showcases last Wednesday, Julian Taylor has now launched a UK tour, with some later […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Mavericks “A Better Way”

January 30, 2023 FredArnold 0

David Jarman has passed on The Everly Brothers magnificent ballad ‘So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go By)’ and I apologise for this tenuous link, but he mentioned several artists who have covered the song. In […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 1

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 0

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