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Erisy Watt “not either or but everything”

October 10, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Album number 3 for LA environmental scientist indie folk singer. So many artists have experienced major upheavals in recent years – many linked to Covid. For Watt, she had to cope with the challenges of losing […]

Emily Haden Lee “The Woman I Would Be”

September 19, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Therapeutic labour of love for Chicago-based singer-songwriter. Haden Lee was brought up, lucky thing, in a family where music was integral. As she grew up she heard Crosby, Stills and Nash, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Miles […]

Ben Arsenault “Make Way For This Heartache”

September 6, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Laid-back sophomore release for Canadian singer-songwriter. Our music appreciation is so often influenced by our parents’ record collections – and Vancouver-based Arsenault had a sterling music education as his parents encouraged him to listen to the […]

The Red Clay Strays “Made By These Moments”

August 19, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Powerful second album from widely lauded Alabama-based quartet. Live this band are apparently the real deal – raising a mighty ruckus with their powerful playing and the impact of lead singer Brandon Coleman. Their debut album […]

Brian Mackey “Good Morning Ireland”

August 16, 2024 Paul Russell 1

Beautiful, deeply emotional release, oozing warmth and vulnerability It’s almost impossible to try and imagine how it feels to cope with the loss of a child. Brian McKey lost his son Brian to a heroin overdose […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

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