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Album Reviews

Gillian Welch “Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs Box Set” (Acony Records, 2020)

December 18, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

When they come to write the social history of 2020, perhaps the only folk with fond memories of the year will be fans of Gillian Welch. Previously quite spare with her recordings (five albums in 15 […]

Album Reviews

Josh King “The Shed” (Independent, 2020)

December 10, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

Gosh, yet another lockdown album, it’s getting that our end of year awards might have to include this as a new category. If so, Josh King would certainly be in the running as this short but […]

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Reg Meuross “Raw” (Hatsongs, 2020)

October 30, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

Normally AUK doesn’t review releases sent to us more than six months after their release. This album, the third in a trilogy of stripped back folk songs from Reg Meuross, was originally released back in October […]

Album Reviews

Elvis Perkins “Creation Myths” (MIR/Petulama Records,2020)

October 27, 2020 Paul Kerr 1

Full disclosure. This reviewer was quite enamoured of Elvis Perkins’ first two albums, ‘Ash Wednesday’ and the more emphatic ‘Elvis Perkins In Dearland’, at the tail end of the aughties, finding him to be a literate […]

Album Reviews

Carolina Story “Dandelion ” (Black River Americana, 2020)

October 16, 2020 Paul Kerr 1

Carolina Story, a husband and wife team, Ben and Emily Roberts, have crafted a rather fine album on what is their second release. The pair are assisted by a fine crew of musicians who deliver a […]

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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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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Something(s) for the weekend: Jason McNiff, Tobias Panwitz and The Milk Carton Kids

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Well, that’s it from us for another week, and we leave you dear reader with not one but two new songs from artists very dear to our hearts here in AUK Towers. Firstly, longtime AUK friend […]

Album Reviews

Northline “this is AHORA” (Tunedly, 2020)

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This 5-song EP, by Northline, was inspired by a book of the same name by Willy Vlautin (of Richmond Fontaine, The Delines). In a nutshell, the book tells the story of a young girl living a […]

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Exclusive AUK Backstage Video: Annie Dressner, Lucy Grubb, Dan Wilde & Luke James Williams

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This March, a group of fine singer-songwriters will be hitting the road together, performing solo and in collaboration with one another, and delivering a unique experience for music-lovers.  Annie Dressner, Lucy Grubb, Dan Wilde and Luke […]

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