2024 – Page 43 – Americana UK

Tyler-James Kelly “Big Dreams” – and plans and schemes

November 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

We have neither honkeyed or, for that matter tonkeyed, for a while – well, that’s all about to be remedied. Tyler-James Kelly’s debut album ‘Dream River‘ has a definite feel of a ’70s take on honkey-tonking […]

Video: Medium Build “Yoke” (with Julien Baker)

November 15, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the new single from Medium Build, also known as singer-songwriter Nick Carpenter. The poignant ‘Yoke’ captures deep emotions and channels them into a spellbinding song. There’s subtlety and grace to the songwriting; musically, it’s […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Americana Songs of 2014

November 14, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

In 2024 there have been several 10, 20, 25, 30 even 50th anniversary albums reissued, remastered, revamped, remixed, revitalized, reconstituted, redeemed, re-recorded and finally released. It has renewed our faith in the music industry’s capacity to […]

Book review: Oliver Gray “Austin Healing – Cautionary Tales From 20 Years Of SXSW”

November 14, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

Oliver Gray should be known to AUK readers as our regular Austin correspondent having reviewed the annual SXSW Festival for us over several years. He is, of course, not an Austinite, nor even American. He is […]

Chris Acker “Famous Lunch”

November 14, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

Humourous and touching perspectives on life’s fleeting and provocative banalities. In 2014, Chris Acker left his childhood home of Seattle in Washington State to hitchhike to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Since then, he’s worked as […]