Peter Thompson

Artwork for Patty Griffin album "Crown of Roses"

Patty Griffin “Crown of Roses”

July 25, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Patty Griffin emotionally dances her way to releasing a very personal but high-quality release. Take a listen, observe a craftswoman at work. Two time Grammy Award winner Patty Griffin is one of the more eminent songwriters […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: The Chicks

July 9, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Uniquely talented, The Chicks (they dropped the word ‘Dixie’, of course, back in 2020, due to the word’s association with slavery), make great records (generally), perform brilliant live shows and have been no strangers to controversy […]

Artwork for Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman album “Hearsay & Heresy”

Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman “Hearsay & Heresy”

July 4, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Fancy some comfort food? This record from a radio DJ and a guitar tutor delivers it by the forkful. Mark Radcliffe and David Boardman are two members of the seven-piece americana band FineLines; Boardman being one […]

AUK Short Cuts: Tim Turophile, Reid Andrés, Murray Attaway, Grundhoefer & Brimer, Tawny Ellis, Big Love Car Wash, Nathalie Archangel, Slash Pine Drifters and Alison Tucker

June 24, 2025 Peter Thompson 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, […]

Artwork for Art Schop album “The Fifth Hammer”

Art Schop “The Fifth Hammer”

June 19, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

A deep, challenging, thought-provoking listen, which one must immerse oneself in and seek to understand the lyrics. Art Schop is a performing name of Brooklyn-based British solo artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Martin G. Walker and “The […]