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Jeremy Pinnell “Ties of Blood and Affection” (Sofaburn Records 2017)

September 21, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
A Northern Kentucky singer-songwriter, Jeremy Pinnell builds on the stark, soul-searching of his much acclaimed debut ‘OH/KY’ with a fuller sound and more relaxed delivery on this his second album. This work is still rooted in […]
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Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer “Not Dark Yet” (Silver Cross Records, 2017)

September 21, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
For those that don’t know, and there can’t be many, Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer are sisters (Shelby was christened Shelby Lynn Moorer), Shelby Lynne being the elder by three years. Yet, despite both having been […]
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Michael Nau “Some Twist” (Full Time Hobby, 2017)

September 21, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Michael Nau had already been pretty busy over the years with his bands Page France and Cotton Jones, but having released a solo debut, Mowing, last year – which had been the result of working into […]
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Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real “Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real” (Fantasy Records 2017)

September 20, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
Lukas Nelson is, of course, the son of Willie Nelson and the Promise of the Real has been his band for the past 10 years at least; this is their first studio album since their epic […]
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Eric Westbury “Atomic Wilderness” (Barreltown Records 2017)

September 20, 2017 Dave Jennings 0
There is something immediately striking about this album; that feeling of familiarity and reassurance you only really get when hearing something for the first time that just “sounds right”. And Atomic Wilderness certainly sounds right. It’s […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
Interviews

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0
Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
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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Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor: My top 10 tracks of 2021

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Every year in recent times I seem to listen to fewer and fewer whole albums – it’s often a time issue, as creating the monthly supporters’ compilations along with trawling through dozens of submissions every week […]
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Beans On Toast “Not Everybody Thinks We’re Doomed” – is this what you Humans call optimism?

October 27, 2021 0
An uplifting and optimistic new song from Beans on Toast, with support from Blaine & Jack from Mystery Jets.  The world’s unpredictability is what makes it brilliant is the message that Beans wishes to convey, as […]
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Dream Machine “The Illusion” (Castle Face Records, 2017)

June 21, 2017 0
Having wound up his band Warm Soda, going out with an excellent final album, Matthew Melton returns with his new band Dream Machine. Gone are the power pop leanings of Warm Soda and in comes a […]

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