Andrew Frolish

Video Premiere: The Rosie Daze Band “Will Rise” – music for the ages

April 21, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Minneapolis-based The Rosie Daze Band will transport you into the musical past with their infectious brand of old-time folk and bluegrass. The group’s new single, Will Rise, is an absorbing combination of instruments delivered by superbly […]

Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

April 20, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

In the new video from Minnesotan band The Gated Community, we find the group in the studio, demonstrating their considerable talents and the work that goes into all the sonic textures present in Hope to Hell. […]

Video Premiere: Diyet & The Love Soldiers “Running Through the Great Divide” – a howling cry

April 17, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Canadian trio Diyet & The Love Soldiers is the heartfelt Running Through the Great Divide. Through thoughtful lyrics, the song explores ideas of growth, change and personal truth: “Running through the great […]

Video Premiere: Leeroy Stagger “Fiddler’s Daughter” – honouring creativity and whimsy

April 16, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Brighten your day with a joyous celebration of love – Leeroy Stagger’s Fiddler’s Daughter. The words feel authentic and real: “The pretty little poet, with the ribbon in her hair,” and the song is an unself-conscious […]

Video Premiere: Naomi Campbell “The Cottage” – who will sleep in that old White House tonight?

April 15, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

The ethereal new solo single from Naomi Campbell, a member of Motel Sundown, carries us back in time, conveying us there through a wistful melody and her yearning vocals. With a sense of forlorn nostalgia, The […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Sandy Bailey “Daughter of Abraham”

September 8, 2023 0

Some interesting perspectives. Bailey describes this self-produced, ten-song collection as incorporating elements of gospel blues, soul and classic Americana and says her songwriting comes from her identity as a single, 40-something, biracial mother, living and working […]

Videos

Video: Sam Brookes “18 & Sleeping”

November 9, 2020 0

Sam Brookes takes a challenging and personal subject and handles it with great sensitivity on ’18 & Sleeping’, the final video from his new album, ‘Black Feathers’. The album is inspired by loss and the accompanying […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Trevor Sensor “Chiron, Galactus”

June 6, 2025 1

Well that’s it from us for another week – if you’re an AUK supporter, your playlist will be with you at 5pm! We leave you dear reader with a song from Midwest singer-songwriter Trevor Sensor which […]

Articles by Andrew Frolish

Video Premiere: The Rosie Daze Band “Will Rise” – music for the ages

Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

Video Premiere: Diyet & The Love Soldiers “Running Through the Great Divide” – a howling cry

Video Premiere: Leeroy Stagger “Fiddler’s Daughter” – honouring creativity and whimsy

Video Premiere: Naomi Campbell “The Cottage” – who will sleep in that old White House tonight?

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks