Guy Lincoln

Margo Cilker “Valley Of Heart’s Delight”

September 19, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

A second wonderful instalment of Southern country storytelling from an emerging star. ‘Valley Of Heart’s Delight’ is the follow up to Margo Cilker’s 2021 debut record, the barely pronounceable ‘Pohorylle’. The debut was a massive critical […]

More People Really Should Know About: Tyler Lance Walker Gill

September 12, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Tyler Lance Walker Gill is a self-proclaimed ‘song singer, drink slinger’ of indeterminate age. He was born in Bullitt County Kentucky and currently works out of Louisville, which is all of 22.7 miles away from his […]

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Various Artists “God Less America” – Crypt Records, 1995

August 29, 2023 Guy Lincoln 1

In late 1995 Tim Warren compiled an LP of 50s and 60s country songs entitled ‘God Less America’ that he released on his Crypt record label. Nigh-on 20 years later in 2014 Todd Starnes had a […]

Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz “Answers Belie”

August 23, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Prolific yet profoundly disaffected Californians deliver downbeat verdict on the world. ‘Answers Belie’ is a new record by Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz. It is fashioned and delivered with a real sense of purpose, there is […]

Classic Clips: Wilco “Impossible Germany” – KCRW session at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, 2016

August 18, 2023 Guy Lincoln 1

Given that the name of this feature is ‘Classic Clips’ then you can not get more classic than this. I’d normally avoid offering something so fundamental to AUK and as widely known and loved as Wilco […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”