Album Reviews
Old Sea Brigade “Motivational Speaking”
Old Sea Brigade expertly navigate troubled waters on latest LP. “I’m learning to let go, I’m building a life, now I can look at the scars, and not think of the knife” sings Ben Cramer on […]
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Album Reviews
Chris Eckman “Where the Spirit Rests”
A dark and deeply immersive dive into the human condition from one of America’s finest songwriters. Erstwhile member of one of Seattle’s finest exports, The Walkabouts, Chris Eckman has been resident in Ljubljana for many years […]
Album Reviews
Joseph Spence “Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing”
Unexpectedly joyous and mesmerising music by a master from a bygone era. The esteemed editor here at AUK likes to keep the writers on their toes by supplying a diverse range of material for review; however, […]
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Katherine Priddy “The Eternal Rocks Beneath”
A much-anticipated debut album that lives well up to expectations. There is just something about traditionally played and sung folk music that more complex albums can’t begin to match. When the voice is as good as […]
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Steve Dawson “At the Bottom of a Canyon in the Branches of a Tree”
Inspired meditations wrapped in west coast folk-rock and Chicago soul. We have, in part, Richard Thompson to thank for Dawson’s return to the Americana scene and the recording of his new album after a hiatus of […]