May 2026 – Page 24 – Americana UK

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

May 11, 2026 Ben Yelton 0

Technically excellent but emotionally bereft album from Gulf Coast female trio. Catching up on If You Only Knew, released by all-female trio The Krickets in October 2025, is like being battered with the world’s softest pillow. […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”

May 11, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

I’m back from 3 weeks of glorious touring around the Iberian Peninsula in the van. A total of 2,400 miles as we circled the entire country with a brief excursion into Portugal, and every single mile […]

Kris Drever “Doing This For Love” – anything, anything

May 11, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Kris Drever – known for both his solo work and as part of Lau – returns with his first solo record in six years, and this is the title track from it. It’s a song about […]

Video Premiere: Erik Stucky “Bag of Bones”

May 11, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single from Nashville-based Coloradan Erik Stucky is a compelling song, driven forward by Justin Vorp’s lightly insistent percussion and Steven Schumann’s pulsing bass. Full of unresolved tension, Bag of Bones hooks us in with […]

Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

May 8, 2026 Mark Whitfield 2

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]