2025 – Page 245 – Americana UK

Peter (Peter, Bjorn and John) brings us his SunYears new album in August

May 29, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

SunYears – the solo alias of Peter Morén, best known from the internationally acclaimed indie band Peter Bjorn and John is returning with new music after announcing the release of their album “The Song Forlorn” which […]

Live Review: Boulder Fields, The Bell, Bath – 20th May 2025

May 29, 2025 Tim Martin 0

AUK writer Cam Fraser has a distinguished past playing in several bands and in 2024 he released the first album under the Boulder Fields name. Adding a West Coast sparkle to his unmistakeably Scottish sound, it […]

The Minus 5 “Oar on, Penelope!”

May 29, 2025 Paul Kerr 1

Power pop’s Zelig returns to the fray with an exhilarating set of songs. If you were to draw a Venn diagram regarding American bands tagged variously as No Depression, College Rock, Alt-Country, Paisley Underground and power […]

Win tickets to see JP Harris to play the Lexington, London next week

May 29, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

And the fabulous Jack Browning too! AUK is giving readers a chance to win a pair of tickets to see the fabulous JP Harris at the fabled Lexington in London on Tuesday 3rd of June. That’s […]

Listen: Ryan Wayne “Lion in the Walls” – reflecting on addiction and loss

May 29, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

Sombre and elegant, Ryan Wayne paints a picture on ‘Lion in the Walls’ from his new album “Functioning Dysfunctionals”. This is the second full-length from the Canadian singer-songwriter following his 2023 debut “Crow Amongst the Sparrows“. […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2025

Peter (Peter, Bjorn and John) brings us his SunYears new album in August

Live Review: Boulder Fields, The Bell, Bath – 20th May 2025

The Minus 5 “Oar on, Penelope!”

Win tickets to see JP Harris to play the Lexington, London next week

Listen: Ryan Wayne “Lion in the Walls” – reflecting on addiction and loss

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”