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Departure Lounge “Transmeridian”

March 11, 2021 Sean Hannam 0

After two decades away, Departure Lounge return with a strong collection of melodic, quirky indie-pop songs and cinematic instrumentals. Cult UK indie-experimentalists Departure Lounge are back, with their first album in almost 20 years – ‘Transmeridian’. […]

Morning Bride “Goodbye, Seaside Danny Wilde”

March 10, 2021 Helen Jones 0

Richly woven and warm, these transportive tales will take you away. While Morning Bride are a band formed in London, its members come from various northern realms: the Yorkshire coast for rhythm guitarist Mark James Pearson, […]

Cassandra Jenkins “An Overview on Phenomenal Nature”

March 10, 2021 Harold Hogan 0

Spellbinding Art-Americana from NYC. New York native Cassandra Jenkins returns with her second full-length studio album; an intimate, varied, and complex piece of work. Due to go on tour with Purple Mountains before David Berman’s suicide, […]

Ontarians “The Greatest Short Story Never Told”

March 9, 2021 Sean Hannam 0

Distinctly average first long-player from a trio including two veteran, Canadian roots-rock scenesters – works best when it sounds like Springsteen and Wilco. ‘The Greatest Short Story Never Told’, which is the debut album by Canadian […]

Harbottle and Jonas “The Beacon”

March 9, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Traditional folk for the 21st century, richly textured playing on fine songs. “Lockdown albums” have become commonplace. Some are good, some seem more designed to while away the time. Very few have been genuinely great. ‘The […]

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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 […]

Departure Lounge “Transmeridian”

Morning Bride “Goodbye, Seaside Danny Wilde”

Cassandra Jenkins “An Overview on Phenomenal Nature”

Ontarians “The Greatest Short Story Never Told”

Harbottle and Jonas “The Beacon”

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

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”