2025 – Page 174 – Americana UK

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “Creature from the Wild”

July 25, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the upcoming next album from Fruit Bats. In ‘Creature From The Wild’ singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson muses […]

Artwork for Patty Griffin album "Crown of Roses"

Patty Griffin “Crown of Roses”

July 25, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Patty Griffin emotionally dances her way to releasing a very personal but high-quality release. Take a listen, observe a craftswoman at work. Two time Grammy Award winner Patty Griffin is one of the more eminent songwriters […]

Book Review: Mark Brend “Down River: In Search of David Ackles”

July 25, 2025 Graeme Tait 8

Brend’s detailed and passionate evaluation sheds light on one of the great maverick talents of popular music. David Ackles’ recording career lasted barely six years, yielding just four albums. Of those four albums, his third, “American […]

Shonna Tucker from Drive By Truckers show at 9.30Club, Washington, DC July 23, 2010

Classic Clips: Shonna Tucker (Drive-By Truckers) “Where’s Eddie” – Live Acoustic, 18th January 2011

July 25, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

I am a huge fan of the passionate and heartbreaking white soul of Eddie Hinton, having been introduced to him by the Drive-By Truckers’ two cover versions of his songs on their “Go-Go Boots” album. The […]

artwork for Trevor Sensor's album "A Few Tears of Eros"

Trevor Sensor “A Few Tears of Eros”

July 25, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 1

Contemporary themes surface through a fascinating blend of genres. Trevor Sensor is the type of artist that, Spotify algorithm failing, you might discover in a fever dream, conjured up in a dark music club among theatre […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 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 tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2025

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “Creature from the Wild”

Patty Griffin “Crown of Roses”

Book Review: Mark Brend “Down River: In Search of David Ackles”

Classic Clips: Shonna Tucker (Drive-By Truckers) “Where’s Eddie” – Live Acoustic, 18th January 2011

Trevor Sensor “A Few Tears of Eros”

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album