Tim Martin

Paperback Riders – All-American Christmas reading

December 23, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Coming so close behind the celebration of Thanksgiving in late November, Christmas in the United States might end up being a second-best holiday. While many Christmas traditions originate from central Europe, the Americans were responsible for […]

Tim Martin: My Americana Year – 2022

December 8, 2022 Tim Martin 0

All through 2022 I’ve been banging on about what a great year it has been for new music. I looked back at the scores I’ve given and overall, they are higher than in 2021. Have I […]

Live Review: Matt Owens & The Delusional Vanity Project, The Grapes, Bath – 25th November 2022

December 1, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Football has a lot to answer for. Not least a last-minute switch from the Chapel Arts Centre to a free, late gig at Matt Owens’ regular city centre haunt, The Grapes. AUK has been featuring “Small […]

[EP Cover Art] Suburban Daze_Georgie Neilsen

Georgie Neilsen “Suburban Daze”

November 30, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A great debut EP which shouts that a new talent has arrived. The debut EP from Australian indie-folk singer Georgie Neilsen opens with ‘A Day In A Life’, which starts with a section so quiet that […]

Paperback Riders – Willy Vlautin “Lean on Pete”

November 25, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Willy Vlautin will be best known to AUK readers as the guitarist and songwriter with Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. At the same time, he has been building a career as a novelist and short story […]