January 2025 – Page 4

Hudson Mueller “Money Vs Fame” – both a poisoned chalice?

January 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Hudson Mueller lays out the pros and cons of having either Money or having Fame on a song that plays all the right cards musically – it sounds great and the lyrics really land. What more […]

Video Premiere: Josh Phillips “Already Gone” (ft. Asheville Symphony)

January 30, 2025 Andrew Frolish 1

Here’s the latest single from Asheville, NC singer-songwriter Josh Phillips. This gorgeous collaboration with the Asheville Symphony will be raising money for local charity, BeLoved Asheville. At times playful, at times swelling in cinematic fashion, the […]

Bonnie “Prince” Billy “The Purple Bird”

January 29, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Will Oldham goes all Nashville on us but maintains his outsider status with style. We’ve precious few mavericks left alive these days but Will Oldham certainly fits the bill with his lengthy and much varied discography […]

Live Review: Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group, Cadogan Hall, London, 25th January 2025

January 29, 2025 Brian Hancill 2

This wasn’t billed as a music-and-storytelling show, but that’s what it was, and it was all the better for it. With a running time of almost two and a half hours and a set list of […]

Video: The Lumineers “Same Old Song”

January 29, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

The Lumineers have a new song called, um, ‘Same Old Song’. This is the first single from their fifth full-length album ‘Automatic’ due on 14th February from Dualtone Worldwide. The video, directed by Anaïs LaRocca finds […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Justin Hinds & the Dominos - Early Recordings
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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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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 […]

News

New Kim Richey “Edgeland” due March – Listen

January 12, 2018 0

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Kim Richey will release her first album in five years, Edgeland, on Yep Roc Records on 30th March, and you can hear the first track to be taken from it “Whistle On Occasion” featuring Chuck Prophet below. Recorded in Nashville, Edgeland is Richey’s eighth studio […]

Album Reviews

James McArthur and The Head Gardeners “Burnt Moth” (Moorland Records, 2016)

January 10, 2017 0

“Burnt Moth” is the second album from James McArthur, former drummer for Paul Weller’s touring band. It follows his well received “Strange Readings from the Weather Station”. And it is more of the same. This is a […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Grace Morrison

February 11, 2026 0

You might say Grace Morrison has a singular vision. “I live in Wareham, Massachusetts, which lovingly refers to itself as “The Gateway to the Cape,” she wrote by email. If you’re driving and see the Bourne […]

Month: January 2025

Hudson Mueller “Money Vs Fame” – both a poisoned chalice?

Video Premiere: Josh Phillips “Already Gone” (ft. Asheville Symphony)

Bonnie “Prince” Billy “The Purple Bird”

Live Review: Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group, Cadogan Hall, London, 25th January 2025

Video: The Lumineers “Same Old Song”

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