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artwork for Bonny Light Horseman album "Keep Me On Your Mind / See You Free

Bonny Light Horseman “Keep Me On Your Mind / See You Free”

July 2, 2024 Graeme Tait 7

Acclaimed trio revel in imperfection to deliver a sprawling unvarnished masterpiece. The artwork for the new album from Bonny Light Horseman has a certain predestine feel about it. The original painting hangs from the wall of […]

Michael Waugh “Beauty & Truth”

July 2, 2024 Tom Harding 0

Brave and bold ballads. In Carl Jung’s words, “Shame is a soul-eating emotion.” The psychological burdens of societal guilt can lead to self-annihilation. To recover from it is to be made anew. Australian singer-songwriter Michael Waugh’s […]

Nick Taylor “Not Alone”

July 1, 2024 Tim Martin 0

A solid debut album blending roots rock and country with songs that suggest future greatness. The point at which Country becomes Americana is the subject of much debate at AUK. With Nick Taylor’s debut we have […]

Artwork for Dave Alvin Jimmie Dale Gilmour album "Texicali"

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore “Texicali”

June 28, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 0

Solid collaboration from two of Americana’s finest. Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin must have two of the most distinctive voices in Americana. Of course they also both have long and distinguished careers including many solo […]

Ben Vallee “Introducing…”

June 28, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0

Joyously classic country debut sets teeth grinning. The scene is set within the opening seconds of Ben Valley’s first record – a fiddle scratches the most classic of opening notes, and then what sounds like the […]

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Electric Elm “Play The Velvet Underground” – back in those endless days

June 24, 2026 0

Electric Elm is a collaboration between singer-songwriter Chris Bousquet (aka American Elm) and multi-instrumentalist and producer Eric Lichter (Earl Slick, Mercury Rev). Bousquet and Lichter are longtime friends who grew up in adjacent Connecticut shoreline towns. […]

Video Premiere: Chris Murphy “Songs From The Trees”

June 24, 2026 0

New music from internationally renowned violinist Chris Murphy transports us through time and space into a cinematic world of myth and mystery. Steeped in atmosphere and layered with musical tension and release, Songs From The Trees […]

This is Lorelei is back with a new album in September

June 23, 2026 0

We have been big fans of Nate Amos around these parts for some time now and what a few years he’s had. Between delivering breakout records both as a solo artist — under his This Is […]