August 2025 – Americana UK

Something for the weekend: Bright Eyes feat. Hurray for the Riff Raff “Dyslexic Palindrome”

August 29, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – I am having a rare venture down to London to see Sam Russo tonight although I’m so tired I fully expect to fall asleep in […]

Marshall Crenshaw “From the Hellhole”

August 29, 2025 Bryan Bance 1

Marshall Crenshaw emerges from the Hellhole with a solid collection of recent recordings. It’s been over 40 years since Marshall Crenshaw burst on the scene with his eponymous debut, and he returns with a collection of […]

Midlake return with “A Bridge to Far” out in November

August 29, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

That’s a bridge to a place called Far, not a David Lean film. Midlake have announced their eagerly awaited sixth studio album, “A Bridge To Far”, due out 7th November 2025 via Bella Union. The album […]

WC Beck “A Mostly Quiet Life”

August 29, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Upbeat latest from well-travelled singer-songwriter. “A Mostly Quiet Life” is something of a hybrid album. Most of the songs were written between 2010 and 2012 when Beck lived in Portland. During a break in touring, he […]

Interview: Moved by Metaphor, Dar Williams Commits to the Hummingbird Highway

August 29, 2025 Brian D'Ambrosio 0

Dar Williams toured a spice farm in Belize set amid pristine jungles and primordial Mayan ruins. At a bumpy junction, the driver told the passengers that there were three possible options: steering east, veering west, or […]

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

September 2, 2026 0

Rayland Baxter’s new album, True Violet, will be released on 23rd October 2026 via ATO Records. he feels like the first time he’s truly found it. It is his first album in more than four years. […]

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

September 2, 2026 0

Vintage country music at its very best. One of the joys of good music of any genre is its ability to transport you to another time and another place. The new album by Dom Glynn and […]

Cover art for Nick Mitchell Maiato album "Naquera"

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

September 2, 2026 0

One Eleven Heavy’s Mitchell Maiato delivers a healthy dose of cosmic psychedelia for the 21st century. Four years have passed since we last heard from Nick Mitchell Maiato, at which time One Eleven Heavy, his sometime […]

Month: August 2025

Something for the weekend: Bright Eyes feat. Hurray for the Riff Raff “Dyslexic Palindrome”

Marshall Crenshaw “From the Hellhole”

Midlake return with “A Bridge to Far” out in November

WC Beck “A Mostly Quiet Life”

Interview: Moved by Metaphor, Dar Williams Commits to the Hummingbird Highway

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…

Video Premiere: Scott Cook “Steady For You”