January 2024 – Americana UK

The future of live music is in our hands

January 31, 2024 Tim Martin 0

The BBC ran an item on their website last week: “Grassroots live music venues suffer ‘most challenging year’, report says.” The BBC loves a negative news story, and there’s no getting away from the fact that venues […]

Video: Swimming Bell “For Al and Lee”

January 31, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Swimming Bell’s new single ‘For Al and Lee’ is accompanied by a muted, black and white video that uses line-drawn animation and stop motion to bring the song to life. This is the first single from […]

The Roseline “Keystone of the Heart”

January 31, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

The Roseline return with a bagful of melodies and a righteous ire. Hailing from Lawrence, Kansas ‘Keystone of the Heart’ is The Roseline’s 8th album and as you’d expect from a band this far into their […]

AUK Shortcuts January 2024: Doug Schmude, Cary Morin, Lars Nagel, Sturt Avenue, Dusty Wright, Puppets For Poets, Grey DeLisle, Thanks Light, Light Coloured Coat, The Lovely Basement, Rain Town Seers, Daniel Young, John Louis and Blair Borax

January 31, 2024 Paul Kerr 2

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

Live Review: Ashley McBryde, Albert Hall, Manchester, 23rd January 2024

January 31, 2024 Guy Lincoln 1

Ashley McBryde is currently touring the UK for the fifth (or is it the sixth?) time, playing a run of nine, mostly sold out, mid-size theatre dates. Not bad for someone who cut their teeth playing […]

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 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 […]

Month: January 2024