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Jerry Leger “Lucky Streak – Latent Lounge, Live From The Hangar”

March 25, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

An excellent solo performance of songs plucked from Leger’s back catalogue. Fast becoming a favourite on the UK live circuit, either solo or with his band The Situation, Canada’s Jerry Leger at times seems too good […]

Constant Follower “The Smile You Send Out Returns to You”

March 25, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Cathartic songwriting. A dreamy, generous, heart-pulling listen. The new song cycle from Stephen McAll tackles addiction and recovery, mental health, parenthood and the impact of kindness. His previous album “Neither Is, Nor Ever Was” (2021) and […]

Hayley Savage “Hayley Savage”

March 25, 2025 John Lee 0

An album over a decade in the making but that time has been well-spent producing songs that are intimate and authentic. Some albums arrive in a flurry of hype; others take years to ripen. Hayley Savage’s […]

Brother and The Hayes “In Good Company”

March 24, 2025 Stephen Rostkoski 0

Nashville’s history and culture is felt throughout the sibling duo’s second album. A deep sense of history, along with an appreciation of fine songwriting, form the backbone of “In Good Company,” the second album from Tennessee’s […]

Album cover artwork for The National Trust by Alex Rex

Alex Rex “The National Trust”

March 24, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Raw prog-folk with sometimes bleak, sometimes darkly humourous words. Alex Rex is the name used by Alex Neilsen, former leader of the psych-folk outfit Trembling Bells, for his solo work. This album was written after Rex […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

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 […]

Jerry Leger “Lucky Streak – Latent Lounge, Live From The Hangar”

Constant Follower “The Smile You Send Out Returns to You”

Hayley Savage “Hayley Savage”

Brother and The Hayes “In Good Company”

Alex Rex “The National Trust”

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

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

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks