April 2024 – Page 9 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: Freddy Trujillo “I Never Threw A Shadow At It”

April 24, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

You’ll have seen that Freddy Trujillo – bassist in The Delines and Richmond Fontaine – has a new album coming out, and will be opening for The Delines on their upcoming European tour (which does include […]

Video: The Avett Brothers “Country Kid”

April 24, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from The Avett Brothers is an absolute delight, both musically and visually. ‘Country Kid’ is an exuberant and affectionate song for childhood and growing up: “I was a country kid…Then I grew up […]

Interview: Donovan Woods on why “Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now”

April 23, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Why some fans were disappointed his father was still alive. Donovan Woods is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter whose songs have been covered by artists ranging from Tim McGraw to Barenaked Ladies, and who has also […]

Creature Comfort “If Not For You” – reimagining a Dylan/Harrison classic

April 23, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Creature Comfort reimagines a Dylan/Harrison classic with their take on ‘If Not For You’. The Nashville based quintet released this track as their first new single since 2021. “I was washing clothes one day thinking about […]

More People Should Really Know About: Corb Lund

April 23, 2024 Tim Martin 0

I found Canadian singer songwriter Corb Lund in 2020, through reviewing his ‘Agricultural Tragic’ album. His appeal for me was the blend of wit, Nuggets style garage-rock, and the better sorts of country. He has recorded […]

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Kasey Chambers - The Captain
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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
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Third World - Journey to Addis
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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Videos

Video: Tom Andes “Static on Every Station”

June 19, 2024 0

Louisiana based singer-songwriter Tom Andes mines 90’s nostalgia in the video for his new song ‘Static on Every Station’. Written twenty years ago, Andes unearthed the song to record it with a current sound. The singer […]

Album Reviews

Rich Jacques “Everything Must Change”

September 14, 2022 0

Polite pop songs in soothing soundscapes. As regular readers will know, AUK has a mini-series called ‘But is it Americana?’ in which writers try to answer that question with regard to specific artists or albums (the […]

Videos

Video: Mountaintop Junkshop “Misadventureland”

May 1, 2025 0

Resignation and the unravelling of a relationship is made to sound like a beautiful thing by Leicester-based Mountaintop Junkshop in their single ‘Misadventureland’. A sense of longing is generated by the combination of male and female […]

Month: April 2024

Track Premiere: Freddy Trujillo “I Never Threw A Shadow At It”

Video: The Avett Brothers “Country Kid”

Interview: Donovan Woods on why “Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now”

Creature Comfort “If Not For You” – reimagining a Dylan/Harrison classic

More People Should Really Know About: Corb Lund

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour