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Modern Nature “The Heat Warps”

September 18, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0
From hibernation into a scary world. A search on AUK having revealed nothing, Modern Nature may be a new name for readers. They certainly are to this reviewer who has been entranced by this record of […]
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Leslie Graves and Toby Goodshank “Between Worlds”

September 17, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
Other-worldly folk-rock collaboration from New York artist-musicians. “Between Worlds” is the first collaboration between two established members of the New York art and music scene. Leslie Graves’ previous release was 2023’s “Hidden In The Days” while […]
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Cooper Kenward “ha ha, now i’m sad”

September 17, 2025 Andrew Raw 0
Words on the existential questions of life set to top-quality seventies pop with added country. “ha ha, now i’m sad” is LA-based Cooper Kenward’s third album after “Cooper Kenward” (2022) and “Dying in a Diner” (2024). […]
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Amanda Shires “Nobody’s Girl”

September 16, 2025 Paul Kerr 0
Amanda Shires continues her flight into the mainstream. Following on from her adventurous 2022 album, “Take It Like A Man”, Amanda Shires continues to voyage well beyond her humble beginnings as a talented roots-based singer, writer […]
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Emma Swift “The Resurrection Game”

September 16, 2025 Peter Thompson 0
Born out of a traumatic period in her life, Australian-born, Nasvhille-based singer-songwriter Emma Swift’s second full-length release (and first album release of originals), “The Resurrection Game” is a strong selection of songs. The record follows a […]

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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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