Paul Russell

Teresa Storch Band “Open Your Heart”

April 30, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Strong new album from duo who love jamming. The unmistakeable music category of the ‘jam band’ is definitely rooted in American music. Bands like Big Head Todd and the Monsters, The Dave Matthews Band, Phish and […]

Pete Astor “Tall Stories & New Religions”

April 9, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Re-examining a career of masterful songs from prolific tunesmith. When you’ve got a career as extensive and eclectic as Pete Astor, one can’t help but become reflective when one celebrates 40 years of making records. That’s […]

Ma Polaine’s Great Decline “Molecules”

March 26, 2024 Paul Russell 0

West Country duo shine on captivating folk-blues album. Finding out the background to any artist is always illuminating and reading the publicity around this release, it was a joy to read that one of the main […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Winterpills “July”

March 11, 2024 Paul Russell 2

It’s fascinating to understand why certain songs click with the listener – for me it’s the tune. If it’s a catchy, hummable tune – I warm to the song as if it’s a new best friend. […]

Stephie James “As Night Falls”

February 28, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Distinctive debut for Nashville songwriter- Iggy Pop meets Judy Garland. It’s not easy to make a mark in the music business these days with a sound that’s not only original but also successfully blends different styles. […]

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Album Reviews

Frank Turner “Undefeated”

July 9, 2024 0

Barnstorming post-punk with intelligent and thoughtful lyrics. If you have not been to a Frank Turner concert, it is something to behold. He is up there giving it “110 percent”, as they say, backed by his […]

Album Reviews

Will Stratton “Points of Origin”

March 4, 2025 0

Striking stories intertwine in the vast, changing Californian landscape. Influences are always a tricky subject, perhaps better addressed directly and just as swiftly forgotten. ‘Points of Origin’ is Will Stratton’s eighth studio album, no small feat […]

News

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Articles by Paul Russell

Teresa Storch Band “Open Your Heart”

Pete Astor “Tall Stories & New Religions”

Ma Polaine’s Great Decline “Molecules”

For The Sake Of The Song: Winterpills “July”

Stephie James “As Night Falls”

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

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”