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Classic Americana Albums

Americana UK takes you through the classic albums of the genre

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Willard Grant Conspiracy “Flying Low”

February 23, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 4
The nineties were abundant with americana bands that brought some serious innovation and new sounds to the genre. Some, like Wilco, made it big. Others, like American Music Club and Willard Grant Conspiracy, built quite a […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Donna the Buffalo “Rockin’ In The Weary Land”

February 16, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 4
Once again this writer’s musical synapses whir into action to come up with another classic americana album. And once again the hardest part is defining classic. This time the definition is to seek an album that […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: The Lemonheads “It’s A Shame About Ray”

February 2, 2022 Mark Nenadic 2
Hard to believe that it’s been thirty years since this doozie was first unleashed. Evan Dando has been a long time lover of Gram Parsons, Big Star and others that we’d consider ‘classic’ americana artists. Accordingly, […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Sparklehorse “Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot”

January 26, 2022 Paul Kerr 2
The weird and wonderful world of Sparklehorse was fully formed from the start. I can’t recall what exactly led me to purchase ‘Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot’ back in 1995. Most likely it was via some article regarding Cracker, a […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Dave Edmunds “Repeat When Necessary”

January 19, 2022 Martin Johnson 6
Echoes of the ‘50s but this music created a new wave with a Rockpile foundation. Dave Edmunds is an obsessive fan of ‘50s rock’n’roll, early ‘60s black and white pop, early R&B and country music, and […]

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Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

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Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

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More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

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Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0
Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]
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Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0
Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]
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Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0
Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

  • Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour
  • Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn
  • Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”
  • More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder
  • Ismay “Half Truth”
  • Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm
  • Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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A top ten of classic Americana albums

May 19, 2020 2
Will I be listening to this top ten in ten years? For the most part, probably. Most of the selections have stood my test of time for a good twenty or thirty years and I don’t […]
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Kim Richey “A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer” (Yep Roc, 2020)

April 2, 2020 1
Kim Richey’s ‘A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer’ is a 20th-anniversary edition of her 1999 album ‘Glimmer’. And here’s the dilemma: should this album be reviewed as a comparison to the original? Or should […]
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George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

July 7, 2026 0
An old-styled folk protest album from two past masters of the genre which skewers the current administration with acerbic lyrics. This is George Mann and Si Kahn’s second album working together following the release of Labor […]

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