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Blair Dunlop “Out of the Rain”

May 29, 2024 Jonathan Smith 1

A bright new slice of UK-born Americana. ‘Out of the Rain’ is Blair Dunlop’s fifth album, but the first since 2018’s poignant, somewhat downbeat ‘Notes From an Island’. As such, the new offering appears distinctly more […]

Darrin James “See Right Through”

May 29, 2024 Michael Macy 0

Regional star Darrin James shines in new release ‘See Right Through’ Out beyond the bright lights of Nashville, Austin and the other centres of Americana is a whole constellation of regional musical stars. Darrin James is […]

Covert art for Freddy Trujillo album Never Threw A Shadow At It

Freddy Trujillo “I Never Threw A Shadow At It”

May 28, 2024 Clint West 0

Richmond Fontaine and The Delines’ bass player explores his Chicano roots on a very personal and musically ambitious new album. Freddy Trujillo is the bass player with Richmond Fontaine and The Delines but he’s also a […]

Emily Barker “Fragile As Humans”

May 24, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Emily Barker returns with an album which encapsulates the human condition with style and empathy. While it’s true that we humans are quite fragile (see Covid) we’re also quite resilient and it’s to that resilience that […]

Artwork for Indian Pacific album Won the Battle Lost the War

Indian Pacific “Won The Battle Lost The War”

May 24, 2024 Andy Short 0

Indie folk with plenty of jangle. Occasionally an album comes along that is just a joy. It reminds you of sunny days and can genuinely improve your state of mind. This new collection from the Australian […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]