2025 – Page 234 – Americana UK

Ron Sexsmith wakes up to new record “Hangover Terrace”

June 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has announced the release of his latest album, “Hangover Terrace”, which will be available on 29th August 2025 on all digital platforms, limited edition turquoise vinyl and a limited-edition CD in a cardboard […]

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Dawn Landes live

June 6, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Will Varley, Wednesday, The Minus 5, Herman Dune and […]

My Politic “Signs of Life”

June 6, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Music is the sign of life when other aspects of civilisation fail. With the USA still as much a sharply-divided country as it has been since the Obama years, you might expect a musical duo using […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 188 “Things ain’t wot they used to be”

June 6, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Today is my birthday and as a present to myself in July 1980 I made my way to the Stafford Bingley Hall to attend the… ahem…” Over the Top Heavy Metal Brain Damage Party” featuring seven […]

Bicentennial Drug Lord “This Pabst Blue Ribbon” – what made Milwaukee famous…

June 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Bicentennial Drug Lord is quite a provocative band name – sounds like some retro-psychedelic band or maybe a Indie rock combo. In fact, as today’s song demonstrates, they are a band who can do both kinds […]

Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975

July 3, 2026 1

No doubt some really clued up expert on the Rolling Thunder Revue can pinpoint the actual evening that this clip comes from, but enough to say that it is footage captured whilst Joni Mitchell was on […]

Cover art for Fruit Bats album The Landfill

Fruit Bats “The Landfill”

July 3, 2026 0

After a gap of a mere nine months, Eric D. Johnson returns with a new Fruit Bats offering – the americana world should rejoice. We really need to get something out of the way immediately. The […]

Hell in a Handcart – making a profit for “The Man”

July 3, 2026 0

“In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act” – George Orwell “Well I woke up this morning…” as legendary blues numbers are won’t to have it. Normally my next line would […]

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