News
Something for the weekend: Lord Huron “Looking Back”
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader, and it’s good to be back after my Colombia travails although I do miss the feeling of being in a country governed by someone who feels […]
Year: 2025
Album Reviews
Ferran Orriols “Darrere Els Horts / Behind The Orchard”
Orriols’ sophomore album builds on the promise of his debut, musically defying borders and lyrically transcending language. Following on from his critically acclaimed debut album “PLATA (SILVER)”, released in 2023, Catalan singer-songwriter Ferran Orriols has returned […]
News
Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see The Devil Makes Three live
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 Brown Horse, Kassi Valazza, Dawn Brothers, Mike Delevante, The […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: In-Law Country – Geoffrey Himes “How Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and Their Circle Fashioned a New Kind of Country Music, 1968-1985”
Published in association with The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this hefty (357 pages + notes) book examines what Himes calls “a musical movement of outsiders who, in time, became influential insiders.” As this […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Bobbie Gentry “Ode to Billie Joe” – BBC, 1968
Classic clips might not get any more classic than this one. In the summer of 1967, a smoky Southern voice drifted out of transistor radios and into the American consciousness with a story that refused to […]