Columns
Introducing “Shuffle”
Long-time AUK writer David Cowling returns with a new fortnightly column as he digs into his collection of leftfield americana. There are moments in my life when I have connected directly with a song or […]
Articles by David Cowling
Album Reviews
Sarah Louise “Deeper Woods” (Thrill Jockey, 2018)
This is a record that is wrapped in layers. There’s Sarah Louise’s guitar playing, her voice, and vibes and strings, all melded together to give a kind of pointillist vision of the nature that surrounds […]
Album Reviews
Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage “Awake” (Sungrazing Records, 2018)
For their second record together, Sanders and Savage continue to mix ethereal traditional folk with dabs of colour from across the musical spectrum. The mix of six originals and five covers offer no easy distinction […]
Album Reviews
Mark Huff “Stars For Eyes” (Exodus Records, 2018)
Mark Huff gives the impression of being one of those people who can pick up a guitar and make up a song on the spot that will be dripping with hooks and full of memorable […]
Album Reviews
Elle Mary & The Bad Men “Constant Unfailing Night” (Sideways Saloon, 2018)
The title gives a clue to the darkness enveloping this record – it wears its black heart proudly and does its best to draw us into the crepuscular. The music is core to the vision, […]