December 2025 – Page 16

Laura Hugo “Radio” – stay tuned to this frequency

December 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Laura Hugo’s new single ‘Radio‘ is her first single since 2017 and comes in advance of her five song EP “Where We Go To Grieve” which will be released early next year. ‘Radio‘ is a poignant […]

Video Premiere: Foy Vance “I Think I Preferred The Question”

December 11, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re delighted to premiere the latest single from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance. ‘I Think I Preferred The Question’ opens with simmering, shimmering tension and thumping percussion like a heavy, slow heartbeat. When Vance begins to […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Calexico

December 10, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

Next year, Calexico will have been around for 30 years, which I find hard to believe. Core members John Convertino and Joey Burns first met in 1990 through their mutual friend Howe Gelb, when Convertino was […]

artwork for The Mammals album "Touch Grass Vol. 1"

The Mammals “Touch Grass Vol.1 & 2”

December 10, 2025 Chas Lacey 2

Contemporary folk-rock from the Catskills, blending family life with social commentary. In April 2023, our Live Reviews carried an account of a show in Lincolnshire that our reviewer defined as an “I was there” moment. The […]

Luke Tyler Shelton prom photo for "Blue Sky" EP

AUK’s Top 10 EPs of 2025

December 10, 2025 Graeme Tait 8

So here we are, dear readers, at that point in the year where we take a look back over the preceding months and marvel at the myriad of wonderful music that has adorned these articles. Of […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Month: December 2025

Laura Hugo “Radio” – stay tuned to this frequency

Video Premiere: Foy Vance “I Think I Preferred The Question”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Calexico

The Mammals “Touch Grass Vol.1 & 2”

AUK’s Top 10 EPs of 2025

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”