2024 – Page 380 – Americana UK

Video: Jake Ian “The Bloodshot Sun”

January 19, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a memorable new song from Canadian singer-songwriter Jake Ian. ‘The Bloodshot Sun’ features classic songcraft, a beautiful, fluent piano melody and Ian’s characterful vocal, which is gorgeously warm and intimate. Towards the end, the music […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Kimberly Bright

January 18, 2024 Kimberly Bright 4

After seven months of this series, it has been entertaining to see how many different artists have appeared on AUK writers’ lists instead of the same names repeatedly. By my count, it has been about 110 […]

Hanks Company Band “Herb Deluxe”

January 18, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 0

Smoky blues rising from the swamp. On the strength of its rhythmic swampy blues and rasping vocals laden with soul this must be a record made in Louisiana sometime in the early 1970s. If the name […]

Preview: Playing on the Farm 2024 – Deadheads and good vibes

January 18, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

We feature the Grateful Dead from time to time here on AUK, and if you’ve ever grooved to “Live Dead”, “American Beauty” or “Europe 72” then the Playing on the Farm Festival, at the wonderful Abbey […]

Old Heavy Hands “Small Fires”

January 18, 2024 Helen Jones 1

Electric southern rock that’s both grown up and rebellious at the same time. “Heard you were leaving town with some other boy / Looking back on everything that I’ve destroyed / Full of misery and heartache,” […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 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. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Album Reviews

Cave Flowers “Western Spectre”

January 31, 2025 0

Cave Flowers offers an earthy, rock-solid appeal on the band’s sophomore release. Cave Flowers got its start in 2020 when Andy McAllister split the Pacific Northwest for the hazy hills of Southern California where he connected […]

Album Reviews

Pokey LaFarge “Rhumba Country”

April 24, 2024 0

Sunny, Summery, Vintage. Born Andrew Heissler and, interestingly, putting his birth name against his songwriting, singer Pokey LaFarge based his quirky renaming on the childhood nickname used by his mother. Growing up in Illinois, his love […]

Album Reviews

A.H. Pettus “How The West Was Once”

March 26, 2024 0

A basement recording tracks an artist’s emotional journey. ‘How the West Once Was’ is a recent release by A.H. Pettus. His previous offering, The ‘Black and White Album‘, was written under his pseudonym, which was also […]

Year: 2024

Video: Jake Ian “The Bloodshot Sun”

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Kimberly Bright

Hanks Company Band “Herb Deluxe”

Preview: Playing on the Farm 2024 – Deadheads and good vibes

Old Heavy Hands “Small Fires”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”