2025 – Page 193 – Americana UK

Love Axe “Optimism Paranoia Desperation Abolition”

July 10, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

A thoughtful and contemplative attempt to wring some optimism from a time when there really isn’t much about. When the first Trump administration finally exited stage left in 2021, kicking and screaming as it went, songwriter […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Nick Meltio

July 10, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

The burly, bearded man you see hugging his Gibson J45 guitar in the video is Niklas (Nick) Meltio, who comes from Finland but is smitten by americana music. His debut album, “Desert Bound,” reflects the allure […]

Marissa Nadler emits “New Radiations” and announces UK dates

July 10, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Marissa Nadler will release her new album “New Radiations” on 15th August 2025 in the UK/EU via Bella Union and Sacred Bones in North America. Produced by Nadler herself and mixed by Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn […]

Behind the Songs: Chris Stamey “Anything Is Possible”

July 10, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

North Carolina singer-songwriter and producer Chris Stamey is an indie rock icon with a long and illustrious history, starting in the mid-70s with Mitch Easter in the band Sneakers, then co-founding the avant-pop band The dBs […]

BC Camplight “A Sober Conversation”

July 10, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A cathartic tale of redemption and renewed hope, brilliantly told. “I had spent 30 years being terrified to open that door, and afraid of the price I’d pay once I had. I’ve opened the door. To […]

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

Love Axe “Optimism Paranoia Desperation Abolition”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Nick Meltio

Marissa Nadler emits “New Radiations” and announces UK dates

Behind the Songs: Chris Stamey “Anything Is Possible”

BC Camplight “A Sober Conversation”

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