Paul Kerr

The Handsome Family “Hollow”

September 11, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

After a seven year gap The Handsome Family return with a wonderful album which draws the listener into their uniquely dark universe. It’s hard to believe that The Handsome Family, Brett and Rennie Sparks, have been […]

The Clement Brothers “Dandelion Breeze”

September 4, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Pitch perfect sibling harmonies and gossamer sounds. It’s well reckoned that sibling voices are the ultimate in harmony duos, The Everlys being the perfect example. Here to test that presumption is the pair of identical twins […]

AUK shortcuts August 2023: Christian Parker, Davie Knowles, Dan Blakeslee, Shannon Clark and the Sugar, Crowes Pasture, Eric Long, William John Titus Bishop, Chris Murphy, The Family Wash, Paul J. Bolger and Richard Townend And The Mighty Bosscats

August 31, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

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 […]

Gabriel Moreno “Wound In The Night”

August 24, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Song poems with a continental bent which ultimately fail to spring to life. While the sainted saviour of dull Sunday mornings, Cerys Matthews, has said that Gibraltar-born troubadour Gabriel Moreno is “an offshoot of Leonard Cohen […]

Preview: Mid Sussex Music & Ale Festival, Sat 26th – Sun 27th August 2023

August 23, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

With the August bank holiday weekend coming up then that means that the ever popular showcase for UK based Americana acts, the Mid Sussex Music & Ale Festival is about to take place again at The […]