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AUK Shortcuts February 2023: Novelty Island, Rust Dust, Nolen Sellwood, Steve Stoeckel, D’Arcs Family Jams and Del Shannon…

February 23, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional 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 […]

Ron Sexsmith “Vivian Line”

February 22, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Mayor of Melody Town, Ontario re-elected for the 17th time. Americana songwriting has a history. Perhaps more than any other genre of popular song, the annals of whatever it is that presents as Americana are littered […]

Krano “Lentius Profundius Suavius”

February 22, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Venetian enigma returns with another compelling glimpse of his soul. This is an album that has to be experienced in its full-blooded and lengthy whole. It’s almost shamanic in its hypnotic attack, combining as it does […]

Hollow Hand “Your Own Adventure”

February 22, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Gentle 60s and folk-inspired indie pop. Hold onto this one for the summer. The title Max Kinghorn-Mills has given Hollow Hand’s 3rd album, ‘Your Own Adventure’, speaks to the DIY attitude of the recording. “About just […]

Kirsten Adamson “Landing Place”

February 21, 2023 John Jenkins 1

Exceptionally good – one to appreciate for many years to come. Kirsten is probably fed up with comparisons to Nanci Griffiths, Emmylou Harris, and similar 80s female singers of the same scene but that should be […]