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Wilco announce new album “Cousin” – Listen to the first track

August 1, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

Wilco have announced as they put it “a new member of the family”. Wilco’s 13th studio album will be called ‘Cousin’ and be available September 29th in the UK and indeed worldwide on CD, vinyl and […]

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Something for the weekend: Joy Oladokun “Taking Things for Granted”

July 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with an artist we’ve covered occasionally here on AUK in the past following her nomination for an Americana Music Award in the […]

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The Wandering Hearts announce UK dates for 2024

July 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

British folk and Americana group The Wandering Hearts have announced a UK tour for Spring 2024. The harmony-packed trio set sail from Edinburgh on March 26th winding their way around the four nations until they hit […]

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Video: The Gaslight Anthem feat. Bruce Springsteen “History Books”

July 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

The Gaslight Anthem have shared a new song ‘History Books’ on their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The heavy-hearted track, which sees frontman Brian Fallon trading duet vocals with longtime band champion and […]

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Julian Taylor’s UK tour starts tonight – Listen to his new song “Georgia Moon”

July 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

After making waves in the UK last year with his ‘Beyond The Reservoir’ album which we among others raved about, award-winning singer-songwriter Julian Taylor is returning to the UK this week, this time with his full […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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A concept album from a fine teller of stories, this will hold your interest from start to finish. Grant Glad has been around the Minnesota music scene for some time; most notably as frontman for the […]

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