2026 – Page 137 – Americana UK

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

March 30, 2026 Richard Parkinson 4

Americana family pays fulsome tribute to a true classic of the genre. In an interview published in the February 2026 edition of Uncut, Emmylou Harris is quoted saying, “It’s because of Guy [Clark] and Townes [van […]

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June

March 30, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Celebrated artist Fruit Bats announces the forthcoming release of the brand-new album The Landfill on June 12th via Merge Records. The new offering finds Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Eric D. Johnson (who performs under the Fruit Bats moniker) […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 229 “Muscle Memory”

March 30, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 8

As we head into the Easter hols, I was thinking that it’s been nearly three years since I took off the gown and mortar and stopped trying to educate the minds of future generations. And yet […]

Crys Matthews “Forged In Fire” – won’t back down

March 30, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Appropriately enough, Forged in Fire, the new song from Crys Matthews, was released on No Kings Day, the new national holiday they’re having over there across the Atlantic. The social justice warrior, proud Black woman, and […]

Video: Starter Car “Throwing Down” – guitar music for race-car drivers

March 30, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from London-based four-piece band Starter Car. In Throwing Down, the band deliver bright, country-infused twanging guitars over upbeat, bouncing percussion. Lush backing vocals lend the song a dreamy feel and, towards […]

Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0

Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0

End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

Patty Loveless and Chris Staplerton at the CMA Awards 2022

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

July 24, 2026 0

One day, more than 30 years ago, Darrell Scott, pre-eminent singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, was visiting the grave of his great-grandfather and he noticed on a gravestone nearby, the phrase “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”. It was […]

Year: 2026

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June

Sounds from beyond the Shed 229 “Muscle Memory”

Crys Matthews “Forged In Fire” – won’t back down

Video: Starter Car “Throwing Down” – guitar music for race-car drivers

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn

Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”