Jonathan Aird

Breaking Grass “100 Degrees In The Shade” – it’s too darn hot….

October 20, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Breaking Grass have a hard-boiled tale for you here – it’s not just a prison break, no no no: it’s a Bluegrass prison break. And who can blame them for wanting to quit the chain gang, […]

Track Premiere: William Russell Wallace “Fire Season”

October 20, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

William Russell Wallace is a rock and roll story teller in the tradition of Tom Waits or Tom Petty. His latest release is ‘Confidence Man‘ which is something of a concept album dealing as it does […]

Violet Whimsey “Come To Me” – no, we are in love. Trust me.

October 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

New Jersey band Violet Whimsey are led by Ann Kim who wrote this song, the band’s new single, with a little help from a seminar. See, they can work. As she tells it, it all began […]

The Deltaz “Turn It Back” – bring it all on

October 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

If you’re someone who feels that there’s something wrong with the Tracks editor – all these emotionally contemplative singer-songwriters, folk bands and yes even Bluegrass, but not so much of the blood-pumping rock touched alt-Country/Americana – […]

Gemma Laurence “Adrienne” – I think I like you… am I just a friend?

October 18, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Gemma Laurence has taken some time since her last recordings, her new single ‘Adrienne‘ is the first new music since 2019’s ‘Crooked Heart‘. The Brooklyn based singer originally from Maine describes her delicate folk – tinged […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Breaking Grass “100 Degrees In The Shade” – it’s too darn hot….

Track Premiere: William Russell Wallace “Fire Season”

Violet Whimsey “Come To Me” – no, we are in love. Trust me.

The Deltaz “Turn It Back” – bring it all on

Gemma Laurence “Adrienne” – I think I like you… am I just a friend?

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album