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The Mayflies USA “Kickless Kids”

July 11, 2025 Guy Lincoln 0

Comeback LP takes power-pop vets down short country detour. Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a maths teacher introducing the concept of Venn diagrams to a bunch of bored North Carolina teenagers. The professor is trying […]

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The Horsenecks “In The West”

July 11, 2025 Chas Lacey 0

Cowboy ballads and fiddle tunes in Old-Time string band tradition. Lovers of folk music with an Appalachian twist will find much to delight in the third album release from The Horsenecks, a husband-and-wife duo based in […]

Love Axe “Optimism Paranoia Desperation Abolition”

July 10, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

A thoughtful and contemplative attempt to wring some optimism from a time when there really isn’t much about. When the first Trump administration finally exited stage left in 2021, kicking and screaming as it went, songwriter […]

BC Camplight “A Sober Conversation”

July 10, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A cathartic tale of redemption and renewed hope, brilliantly told. “I had spent 30 years being terrified to open that door, and afraid of the price I’d pay once I had. I’ve opened the door. To […]

Lavinia Blackwall “The Making”

July 9, 2025 Michael Macy 0

Lavinia Blackwall’s “The Making” is a welcome addition to the canon of Baroque pop. “The Making” is an extremely well-produced album, the result of collaboration between Blackwall and her partner, Marco Rea, with help from Thomas […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

August 3, 2026 0

During the almost 55 years since the release of her eponymous debut album, Bonnie Raitt has established herself as a top quality singer and slide guitar player; she has won many awards over her career, including […]

artwork for Mason Jennings album "Dark Wings"

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

August 3, 2026 0

Minneapolis-based troubadour draws upon the Creative Spirit in turbulent times. Dark Wings is the eighteenth studio album from the prolific Mason Jennings. With a significant following in the USA and worldwide, new releases from the Minneapolis-based […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Samuel James Taylor

August 3, 2026 0

In one of several playfully erudite, self-written reflections included in press materials accompanying his debut solo album, Wild Tales and Broken Hearts (Sweet Irene Records, 2022), Sheffield troubadour Samuel James Taylor brands himself a believer in […]

The Mayflies USA “Kickless Kids”

The Horsenecks “In The West”

Love Axe “Optimism Paranoia Desperation Abolition”

BC Camplight “A Sober Conversation”

Lavinia Blackwall “The Making”

For The Sake Of The Song: Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Samuel James Taylor

Sophie Moore “Trouble in Mind”

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