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Chillicothe “Funnel Cloud Town”

June 10, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 1

Dysfunctional but beautiful songs which encapsulate small-town America. Nicholas Altobelli has been releasing albums since his early 20s, setting up his own record label in 2011. This is his first release using the name Chillicothe. Chillicothe […]

Cat Terrones “Shelter In Our Beauty”

June 9, 2025 Tim Martin 0

A first album which shows promise, we can look forward to seeing how her writing evolves. Los Angeles native Cat Terrones grew up watching whales and swimming in the Pacific. That has given her a feel […]

Luke O’Hanlon “The River Only Flows One Way”

June 9, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

An evocative, lyrical spate. Liverpudlian songwriter Luke O’Hanlon describes his third solo album as an “emotionally honest folk record, created over two years, a personal mediation on grief, identity and change”. He has spent the two […]

Counting Crows “Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!”

June 6, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

A jubilant return with all the fear that’s fit to print. Fading glory in Oklahoma, the modern panopticon of the surveillance state, “we are dissolving from night to morning and I want to believe in something”. […]

Elena Loper “Weathervane Whale”

June 6, 2025 Stephen Rostkoski 0

Dream-folk debut displays the beguiling talents of this Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter. The eleven songs on “Weathervane Whale” were written and recorded during the lockdown years of the pandemic. Pacific Northwest artist Elena Loper used the enforced […]

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 […]

Chillicothe “Funnel Cloud Town”

Cat Terrones “Shelter In Our Beauty”

Luke O’Hanlon “The River Only Flows One Way”

Counting Crows “Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!”

Elena Loper “Weathervane Whale”

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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