April 2024 – Page 2 – Americana UK

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The Bygones “The Bygones”

April 30, 2024 Andy Short 0

An exceptional debut. The Bygones’ debut is an astonishing and almost flawless album. Joshua Lee Turner and Alison Young became aware of each other when Turner played on a Simon and Garfunkel tribute tour. At the […]

Anna Tivel “Desperation” – crackin’ up…

April 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

What can we tell you about Anna Tivel that we haven’t mentioned before? Well, until the full album review arrives I guess we could just mention that ‘Living Thing‘ shows Anna Tivel expanding her sonic repertoire, […]

Video: Katie Pruitt “Self Sabotage”

April 30, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from Nashville-based Katie Pruitt, released to coincide with her new album. ‘Self Sabotage’ showcases Pruitt’s excellent voice, which blends soulful vulnerability and a gritty edge. Her guitar-work is striking – fluid, […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Charlie Parr “817 Oakland Avenue”

April 29, 2024 Michael Macy 0

When I started to think about writing something for this section of AUK, I was overwhelmed. So many songs are important to me. There are those that are talismans, almost magic incantations that I rely on […]

AUK’s Back Pages No. 3

April 29, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

Summer time’s here, kiddies and it’s time to take a trip. So let’s trip into the summer of 2005 with a look at the May – August discs (Vol. 2, numbers 5 to 8) delivered to […]

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 1

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: April 2024