Andrew Raw

More People Really Should Know About… Ags Connolly

August 6, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

The problem with having Ags Connolly in this ‘More people Should Know About…’ feature is that I guess many AUK readers will know of him already even if they aren’t very familiar with his work. However, […]

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters “The Ones That Stay”

August 5, 2024 Andrew Raw 1

Country music with beautifully heartfelt lyrics reflecting on the rhythms of life. This is Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters’ seventh studio album after 2022’s double album ‘The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’. It is […]

Album cover artwork for "Undefeated" by Frank Turner

Frank Turner “Undefeated”

July 9, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Barnstorming post-punk with intelligent and thoughtful lyrics. If you have not been to a Frank Turner concert, it is something to behold. He is up there giving it “110 percent”, as they say, backed by his […]

Luke Francis “Saguaro”

June 24, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Gentle indie-folk telling a vivid and evocative story of a break-up. Luke Francis was born and raised in San Francisco but moved to the Pacific Northwest aged 19. He quickly became involved in the indie-folk scene […]

Album cover artwork for Seasick Steve's "A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your Knees"

Seasick Steve “A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your Knees”

June 21, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

The blues fused with other genres to very good effect. Just over halfway through this, Seasick Steve’s fourteenth album, comes the track ‘Funky Music’ with the words “The blues been calling me/ All of my life/ […]