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Interview: Igloo Hearts exist as one voice, two bodies

September 17, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Igloo Hearts gives folk-pop music a new shade of ardency. In true outlier fashion, the North Wales-based husband and wife duo have gone quietly about their business with an eye to gaining traction outside their realm. […]
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More People Should Really Know About: oso oso

September 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Indie quartet oso oso (yes, lower case) released “Life Till Bones”, the band’s fifth album, on the heels of their last, “Sore Thumb”, recorded after the death of guitarist Tavish Maloney at age 24. Maloney was […]
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Ten to One: Robbie Fulks ages well on “Now Then”

September 15, 2025 Dean Nardi 1
With his “Now Then” album (Compass Records, 2025) out, AUK asked Robbie Fulks ten questions about one topic – songs… You would expect that country rockers are very good at making music about getting old while […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Sarah McQuaid

September 12, 2025 Dean Nardi 1
From her beginnings as a music critic turned folk singer, Sarah McQuaid has evolved into a mature artist with important thoughts to ponder then sing about. It is quite easy to get lost in her music […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Two of “The Bear”

September 11, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
There was an Essentials feature on season 1 of Hulu’s hit TV series “The Bear” posted back in June (2025). Much has changed leading into season 2. Picking up seemingly days after the first season’s end, […]

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Susto Stringband “Hard Drug” – visions of death

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Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

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Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

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Susto Stringband “Hard Drug” – visions of death

March 27, 2026 0
Seems to be our week for stringbands, but that’s ok. Susto, the alt-country group led by frontman Justin Osborne, have announced the release of Susto Stringband (Volume 2) on May 29 via Missing Piece Records. It’s […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

March 27, 2026 0
Here’s the spirited new single from London-based americana duo Roswell Road. Singer-songwriters Jasmine Watkiss and Zoë Wren tell frank, authentic stories, opening up with refreshing honesty about themselves and their everyday lives. Weirdo at the Party […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0
As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

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  • Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”
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  • Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Melbourne alt-country act evoke Mazzy Star and The Delines on their impressive debut – melancholy and dreamy nocturnal ballads. As well as being the name of a hotel chain, Best Western is the moniker for a […]
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Video: Run Rivers “Lost Love”

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Another great video today, this time for this marvellously atmospheric single from Run Rivers, out on September 15th.
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Eric Bolander “Cold Men” – Listen

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More than a chilling tale, some sort of gothic-folk creation, the new song by Eric Bolander is a song that protests the treatment of the miners of the Blackjewel Mine in Harlan County, Kentucky.  The mine […]

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