2024 – Page 230 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Annie Bacon & her Oshen “Walk a Little Farther”

June 3, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Walk a Little Farther’ is the latest single from Annie Bacon, a song that is finely crafted and full of atmosphere. Bacon’s vocal performance is particularly effective; her weariness and hurt are evident in her voice […]

Something for the weekend: Snowglobe “People”

May 31, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the Athens/Memphis outfit Snowglobe, a band I first came across during my one and only foray into […]

Springsteen’s assault on both purse strings and senses continues unabated as 40th anniversary boxset to be released

May 31, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 5

Sony Music will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s history-making “Born In The U.S.A.” on 14th June with a special-edition release featuring new coloured vinyl and expanded packaging. Available on translucent red vinyl, the anniversary […]

How Gelb, Wethering Some Piano, AKP Records, 2024

Howe Gelb “Weathering Some Piano”

May 31, 2024 Tom Harding 2

Improvised Tucson Zen. It’s difficult to pinpoint what phase Howe Gelb has reached. His output is so multifarious, that we have long passed his primary identity as the pioneering Godfather of alt-country and subcategories that might […]

AUK’s Classic Clips: The Jayhawks “Take Me With You (When You Go)” – Pinkpop, 1993

May 31, 2024 Cam Fraser 1

For those of us who came to Americana via indie-rock or alt-rock, that journey was often inspired by some great crossover bands of the 1990s and subsequent years, such as Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown and the Drive-By […]

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

July 3, 2026 0

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”

July 3, 2026 0

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

Video Premiere: Annie Bacon & her Oshen “Walk a Little Farther”

Something for the weekend: Snowglobe “People”

Springsteen’s assault on both purse strings and senses continues unabated as 40th anniversary boxset to be released

Howe Gelb “Weathering Some Piano”

AUK’s Classic Clips: The Jayhawks “Take Me With You (When You Go)” – Pinkpop, 1993

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