Alasdair Fotheringham

Nick Gusman and the Coyotes “Lifting Heavy Things”

December 9, 2024 Alasdair Fotheringham 2

Repackaged 1990s alt-country time travel trips have rarely felt this rewarding. It’s far easier said than done, but why does this album, the third by St. Louis outfit Nick Gusman and the Coyotes, and as fine […]

The First Time: Alasdair Fotheringham – The Alarm + Kissing Bandits + Mercenary Skank (Exeter University, 24th January 1984)

June 30, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 2

Warning to all The Alarm fans so they can stop reading this now – I didn’t enjoy their part of this gig at all. But weird as it sounds, no matter how disappointing (to me) the […]

James And The Giants “James And The Giants”

June 29, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

20 years and counting into his career, free folk veteran James Toth keeps on raising his game. “Eyes don’t ever sparkle and the moon is never blue And no one ever cried a river. Hearts are […]

Dan Tyminski “God Fearing Heathen”

June 12, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A homecoming album for a bluegrass master at the peak of his and his band’s powers. For some music fans, Dan Tyminski is instantly associated with his global EDM smash hit collaboration ‘Hey Brother’ with Avicii […]

Interview: Rodney Crowell discusses new album “The Chicago Sessions”

May 26, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Chicago blues, John Prine, Jeff Tweedy and loving Guy Clark enough to safely hate him. He may be seventy-two but that doesn’t mean Rodney Crowell has stopped developing as an artist. His latest album, ‘The Chicago […]

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”

August 7, 2026 0

Southern rock debut for Canadian five-piece. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, The Wild High are a five-piece built around singer-songwriter Jon Harvey (formerly of the band Monster Truck). Harvey describes the band as “a chosen family of […]

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

August 7, 2026 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 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 […]

Articles by Alasdair Fotheringham

Nick Gusman and the Coyotes “Lifting Heavy Things”

The First Time: Alasdair Fotheringham – The Alarm + Kissing Bandits + Mercenary Skank (Exeter University, 24th January 1984)

James And The Giants “James And The Giants”

Dan Tyminski “God Fearing Heathen”

Interview: Rodney Crowell discusses new album “The Chicago Sessions”

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”

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

The latest AUK Podcast featuring Dogwood Tales is available now

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

Video Premiere: Izzie Walsh “I Need You More”