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“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Jonathan Aird

May 29, 2020 Paul Villers 1

Our popular feature in which the your humble writers spill the beans on their influences, musical roots and record buying habits is back. This week Deputy Editor and man who is averse to foppish hair and […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Robbie Robertson “Breaking The Rules”

May 29, 2020 Paul Villers 0

We are all good at Americana-UK Towers. The weather has been nice, none of the writers have (recently) slaughtered each other during the night in our communal dormitory and we discovered that our favourite chi-chi little […]

AUK’s top 10 Americana albums ever: Martin Johnson

May 28, 2020 Clint West 2

At AUK we are on a quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums Ever’. Over the coming weeks and months each AUK writer will in turn, present their own personal selections. When each writer has […]

Home Life: Michael Weston King

May 28, 2020 Del Day 0

For nigh on thirty years UK singer-songwriter Michael Weston King has been forging himself a well-respected lofty position on the roots scene with his solo work, the now defunct country rockers The Good Sons, and most […]

Classic Americana Albums: The Ozark Mountain Daredevils “The Ozark Mountain Daredevils” (A&M, 1973)

May 27, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 2

Mention the Ozark Mountain Daredevils these days and most responses would be along the lines of “didn’t they have some soft, country-ish single in our charts years ago?”. Yes, that was ‘Jackie Blue’ in 1974 but […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Various Artists - Wanted! The Outlaws
By Joe Nathan , 25 minutes ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Alvvays - Alvvays
By Joe Nathan , 2 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Henry Paul Band - Feel the Heat
By Joe Nathan , 4 hours ago
RE: Versions!
This time a Dylan 'classic' although there are more tun...
By Paul Villers , 5 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
By Joe Nathan , 5 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Richard Paul - Midwestern Modesty
By Peter Thompson , 12 hours ago
RE: Pedro Sánchez
It certainly couldn’t make things worse, Paul. I have a...
By Martin Johnson , 14 hours ago
RE: Pedro Sánchez
My tried and trusted tactic of shouting "FUCK OFF!" at ...
By Paul Villers , 14 hours ago
Nothing is real (maybe)
An interesting read if you can get through some of the ...
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 0

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Artwork for the Wave Pictures album Gained/Lost

The Wave Pictures “Gained/Lost”

March 11, 2026 2

Ambitious, dream-soaked pop that reaches high but rarely quite lands. There’s something immediately intriguing about Gained/Lost. On paper, the ingredients are enticing: the literate jangle of The Smiths, the wide-eyed psych-pop glow of The Flaming Lips, […]

artwork for Lynn Miles album "A Bouquet of Black Flowers"

Lynn Miles “A Bouquet of Black Flowers”