Jonathan Smith

Beans on Toast “The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee”

January 17, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

A potpourri of child-friendly, environmentally-minded songs from AUK favourite. Something a little different for the AUK pages, ‘The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee’ is a collection aimed broadly at ages 2-10, though there’s plenty that anyone […]

Classic Americana Albums: Steve Earle “Guitar Town”

November 16, 2022 Jonathan Smith 6

Steve Earle was already in his 30’s when ‘Guitar Town’ was released in 1986, so it is perhaps unsurprising that he had been able to stockpile songs of such quality that the record already sounded like […]

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Matt Owens and the Delusional Vanity Project: “Beer For The Horses”

November 15, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Classic Americana in a hugely enjoyable ‘live to tape’ outing. Matt Owens may well be a man in a hurry…after twenty years in the music business, having first found global success with indie-pop behemoths Noah and […]

Tommy Alexander “Feelings”

November 14, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Nashville move prompts deep-voiced troubadour to move onwards and upwards. Having been massively involved in the songwriting community of the Pacific NW states, the arrival of the Covid era prompted a relocation south to Nashville for […]

Ella Ruby “Baby Blue”

October 26, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Debut filled with the subtle beauty of love, pain and hope. ‘baby blue’ is the first collection from ella ruby (in lower case), a singer-songwriter from Seattle. Comprising five tracks of acoustic music with softly whispered, […]