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Martha Tilston announces UK dates, new video – Watch

March 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Martha Tilston, whose new double A-side we recently featured, has announced details of her new album “Nomad” which will be released via Squiggly Records on May 12th, which will include “expansive electric guitar, slide guitar, rolling […]
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Fleet Foxes to play first new music in 5 years

March 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
News from Pitchfork on our favourite furry small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals: “Fleet Foxes have announced four new shows at Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall. They are part of Australia’s annual Vivid LIVE festival, and take place from Friday, May 26 […]
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Ryan Adams covers Springsteen for Radio 1 – Watch

February 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Some other nice clips on the bigger BBC site, and you don’t need to be 13 to watch them. Billboard reports: “In anticipation of BBC Radio 6’s celebration of the year 1994, singer-songwriter Ryan Adams covered […]
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Grandaddy return with first new album in over a decade

February 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Lovely news from Consequence of Sound – like the prodigal son returning (although there’s no evidence they’ve done anything wrong).  They report: “Ever since Grandaddy reformed six years ago, fans have been begging for a new record from Jason […]
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RS Country talks to Rhett Miller

February 24, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And what better excuse for sticking a picture of Rhett Miller up for a Friday morning than a new RS Country interview with him where he talks about the Old 97s’ new record. They report: “When […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 232 “Suprising”

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Lavinia Blackwall and Neil Farrell with SJ McArdle “The Cruel Father” – old tales spun into song

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Video Premiere: The Two Tracks “Mexico By Friday”

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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

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May 29, 2026 0

Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026

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Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 232 “Suprising”

June 1, 2026 0
Last week’s heatwave was the setting for an adventure. Regular readers will know that Mrs H and I venture out in a van every now and then, but the Bank Holiday was the first time that […]
Tracks

Lavinia Blackwall and Neil Farrell with SJ McArdle “The Cruel Father” – old tales spun into song

June 1, 2026 0
Ah, the perils of being an heiress of £14,000 a year – well, for every Darcy there’s going to be at least a dozen Wickhams.  And that’s what we find in this new song, that comes […]
Videos

Video Premiere: The Two Tracks “Mexico By Friday”

June 1, 2026 0
The latest single from The Two Tracks is a deeply personal song that draws us into the real lives of Julie and Dave Huebner. In Mexico By Friday, The Two Tracks deliver lyrics that take us […]

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  • Lavinia Blackwall and Neil Farrell with SJ McArdle “The Cruel Father” – old tales spun into song
  • Video Premiere: The Two Tracks “Mexico By Friday”
  • Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”
  • Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Letitia VanSant and David McKindley-Ward “Eye Of The Storm”

December 18, 2024 1
Rising binary stars shine brighter. Letitia VanSant and David McKindley-Ward’s new album could be a game-changer. For them. This is one of the great duos in the Americana firmament today but not as well-known as it […]
Videos

Video: Ned Roberts “Angel Station”

October 11, 2017 0
Last seen round these parts with the wonderful Lights On The River, this is London man Ned Roberts’ latest single our on October 20th, a lovely piece of country-hued melancholy taken from his album Outside My […]
Videos

Video: Rod Picott “Primer Gray”

March 1, 2018 0
Ahead of a big March tour and taken from his superb new double album Out Past The Wires, this is a typically honest and raw song from the great Rod Picott. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAuMh0hwJ70&feature=youtu.be

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