August 2026 – Page 20

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

August 7, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new americana we’ve heard over the last few weeks which this month includes new tracks […]

The latest AUK Podcast featuring Dogwood Tales is available now

August 7, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week’s podcast features the band Dogwood Tales in conversation as they wait for their album, Every Star In Rockingham County, to come out on 28th of this month. There’s also a couple of new tracks […]

Icarus Phoenix “Choke” – and now I can barely speak

August 7, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

And to end the week on Tracks we have a new release from Icarus Phoenix, the Baltimore-based, Montana/Utah-rooted band led by Drew Danburry. Choke is a song that Drew tells us “is about running away from […]

Video Premiere: Izzie Walsh “I Need You More”

August 7, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the moody new video from Manchester singer-songwriter Izzie Walsh. Full of unresolved musical and lyrical tension, I Need You More is an emotive, atmospheric song, featuring a powerful performance from Walsh. Opening with delicate finger-picked […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 Andy Short 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Americana Stories – Jack Roscoe “Out of the Woods”

August 24, 2026 0

Jack Roscoe finally emerged as a songwriter during Lockdown after years of stalled attempts at music. He released his debut album, the folky Out of the Woods, in November 2023. He followed this up with his second […]

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0

It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

Album artwork for Lambchop's "Punching the Clown"

Lambchop “Punching The Clown”

August 24, 2026 1

Kurt Wagner’s very individual vision takes another sharp turn. Kurt Wagner, for he is the constant in Lambchop’s story, delivers the band’s 16th album and like most of those that have come before, it’s hard to […]

Month: August 2026