2024 – Page 179 – Americana UK

Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets announce UK and Ireland tour dates

July 16, 2024 Richard Parkinson 4

Last month, Nick Lowe and YepRoc announced the release of Lowe’s latest album “Indoor Safari’ in collaboration with Los Straitjackets. You can read about that here. Since releasing his last album – 2013’s “ Quality Street: […]

Live Review: Roots In The Round – Dean Owens, Kirsten Adamson and Matt Joe Gow, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 11th July 2024

July 16, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

A few years back (2017 in fact) Dean Owens adopted the Nashville tradition of a “singers in the round” night for a tour featuring him, Robert Vincent and The Worry Dolls (reviewed here). He’s revitalised the […]

Nolen Sellwood cover art 'Cadence to the Flame'

Nolen Sellwood “Cadence to the Flame”

July 16, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0

Minnesota-based Sellwood channels the beauty and spirit of Nick Drake. Following hot on the heels of 2023’s debut ‘Otherwise’, comes ‘Cadence to the Flame’, the second full-length offering from Minnesota-based folk artist Nolan Sellwood. ‘Otherwise‘ was […]

Track Premiere: Jordie Lane “Biscuit House”

July 16, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Australian Jordie Lane is now to be found in Nashville, a town that informs at least part of the latest single to be taken from his upcoming release ‘Tropical Depression‘ a rather coolly bouncing song, with […]

Video: Ben Brown “Blue”

July 16, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Enjoy the new single from Manningtree-based singer-songwriter Ben Brown. Quite simply, this song – and the way Brown performs it – is joyful. Upbeat and catchy, ‘Blue’ will bring a smile to your face. Brown’s vocal […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

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Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

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Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2024

Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets announce UK and Ireland tour dates

Live Review: Roots In The Round – Dean Owens, Kirsten Adamson and Matt Joe Gow, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 11th July 2024

Nolen Sellwood “Cadence to the Flame”

Track Premiere: Jordie Lane “Biscuit House”

Video: Ben Brown “Blue”

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album