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Aerial East “Try Harder”

April 9, 2021 Harold Hogan 0

Strange yet familiar, dreamlike yet tangible; a beautiful and intimate record. Aerial East’s ‘Try Harder‘ is a coming of age record about what it means to be a woman in America. At once strange and familiar, […]

Amanda Cook “Narrowing The Gap”

April 8, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

As good a piece of modern bluegrass as you’re ever likely to find. Bluegrass albums can elicit mixed responses on AUK with some holding the view that they shouldn’t be included in an Americana genre, which […]

Morgan Wade “Reckless”

April 8, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Indie country with a mainstream rock’n’roll and pop attitude. This is an interesting album for americana fans, and not necessarily for all the obvious reasons. While Morgan Wade is only 26 and ‘Reckless’ is her debut […]

Israel Nash “Topaz”

April 8, 2021 Diccon Johnston 0

The modern, vital heart of country soul beats right here. ‘Topaz’ is the seventh album by Israel Nash and it firmly benchmarks a significant step in his musical evolution. It has lost none of the expansive […]

Naomi In Blue “An Experiment”

April 7, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

Highly impressive country/folk noir EP opening with a stone-cold killer. Here for our consideration is an EP from British-Chilean polymath Naomi Larsson, aka Naomi In Blue. Only four tracks, but that’s often enough to make a […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0

The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

May 11, 2026 0

Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

Aerial East “Try Harder”

Amanda Cook “Narrowing The Gap”

Morgan Wade “Reckless”

Israel Nash “Topaz”

Naomi In Blue “An Experiment”

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

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