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Paul Kelly “Fever Longing Still”

November 7, 2024 Graeme Tait 6
Creative fire still burns for Australia’s finest songsmith with first album release of the decade. With “Fever Longing Still”, his 29th studio album, and first solo release of self-penned songs since 2018’s “Nature”, Paul Kelly has […]
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Amythyst Kiah “Still + Bright”

November 6, 2024 FredArnold 0
Amythyst Kiah emerges from the dark of “Wary + Strange” to brighter things on stunning new ‘cinematic’ album. Amythyst Kiah , a formidable Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee, although now living in Johnson City. Her […]
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The Wild Feathers “Sirens”

November 6, 2024 Declan Colley 2
Evolving in the right direction, The Wild Feathers nail it. Musical and artistic evolution is something many bands find hard to do during their life cycle, but it is certainly not an issue for The Wild […]
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Clem Snide “Oh Smokey”

November 5, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
Eef Barzelay swaps partners and still comes up with the goods. After hooking up with a band fan, Scot Avett of The Avett Brothers, on his previous album, “Forever Just Beyond“, Clem Snide’s main man Eef […]
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Fancy Hagood “American Spirit”

November 5, 2024 Helen Jones 0
Sage lessons woven into smooth melodies make for an easy listen that still carries a meaningful weight. There aren’t many artists who can say they cut their teeth making pop music – even spending time opening […]

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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]
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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0
Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]
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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0
Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
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Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Interview: Bill Filipiak is soaking it all in, living his life with the top down

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