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Caught Light: Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers on time, trust and the art of letting go

November 24, 2025 John Lee 1
As we meet, Tony Dekker is sitting outside a café in Vancouver, Canada. It’s a fitting setting for a conversation with the Great Lake Swimmers’ frontman – calm, thoughtful and quietly attuned to the world around […]
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Interview: Rufus Wainwright brings Kurt Weill’s music into the 21st century

November 19, 2025 Brian D'Ambrosio 0
Rufus Wainwright’s fascination with Kurt Weill began early. “I first came in contact with Kurt when I was about 12 or 13,” he recalled. “I was at a record store and I saw an album with […]
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Interview: Rebecca Pidgeon’s search for truth in a place of no illusions

November 17, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
When Los Angeles-based musician and actress Rebecca Pidgeon notes that the recording of her twelfth album, Unillusion, marks a return to the organic, acoustic sounds of her Chesky Records debut The Raven, everything about this album […]
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Ten to One: Cooper Kenward collects memories, good and bad

November 12, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
L.A.-based singer/songwriter Cooper Kenward’s third album is called “haha, now I’m sad” (Soggy Anvil Records, 2025), and you could say its emotions are all over the place. The title hints at the intertwined duality of happy […]
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Interview: Talking about his new album, collaborations and spiritual connection with Jerry Joseph

November 11, 2025 Andrew Frolish 2
Jerry Joseph recently released “Panther Tracks, Vol. 1”, a raw, unflinching collection of songs that reflect his life, struggles, and triumphs. During Joseph’s recent UK tour, AUK’s Andrew Frolish spent some fascinating time with him over […]

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Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

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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

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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”

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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 […]

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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

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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

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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

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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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Track Premiere: Leroy From The North “Push”

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There is, of course, no-one in the band called Leroy, and the band are based in California where they have honed a mix of country-rock and Seventies style Southern rock.  So what’s this all about?  The […]
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Video: Charley Crockett “Hard Luck & Circumstances”

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Charley Crockett is one of the most distinctive voices in country music today, translating a traditional sound into something new and fresh.  ‘Hard Luck & Circumstances’ finds Crockett in fine form, superbly textured instrumentation boosting his […]
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James Deely “A Harder Road” – By the grace of God we go

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James Deely has been playing music for years, first along the Jersey shore, then South Florida, then Los Angeles, and then this year via a tour of Ireland. He’s just released his ninth record “Songs from […]

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