A brilliant update of rural blues and ragtime, earthy and authentic and, at times, spellbinding. While AUK traditionally shies away from the modern blues idiom we are honour bound to recognise the role that traditional blues […]
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]
I suppose part of the worth of this feature is, having selected an artist, you choose a favourite album, and then, pick another and damn it with faint praise. Here at AUK we’re not really in […]
We’re at the back end of 2007 this time around. So, alongside the four monthly issued CDs there’s an end of year bonus, a best of 2007. Before delving into them we have our usual dive […]
18 years on, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan remain the best torch bearers for sweet and sour dusty ballads. Originally released in 2006, “Ballad Of The Broken Seas” saw the unlikely pairing of Scotland’s Isobel Campbell, […]
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