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Iron And Wine “Light Verse”

April 26, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

An album containing many wonderful and heartfelt moments. It’s hard to believe that this is Iron And Wine’s first album for seven years, after the Grammy-nominated ‘Beast Epic‘. So has it been worth the wait? It […]

Album cover artwork for the album 'Meet The Lostines' by The Lostines

The Lostines “Meet The Lostines”

April 26, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

A wonderfully vibrant New Orleans brew of country, soul, gospel and swamp. The Lostines are singer-songwriters Casey Jane Reece-Kaigler and Camille Wind Weatherford. Both come originally from the Pacific Northwest and met when they relocated to New Orleans. […]

John Canning Yates “The Quiet Portraits”

April 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Dream Whispers from former Ella Guru frontman. There is no question that the former Ella Guru singer and songwriter John Canning Yates has picked an appropriate title for his new solo album, which keeps itself determinedly […]

artwork for Dawn Landes album "The Liberated Woman's Songbook"

Dawn Landes “The Liberated Woman’s Songbook”

April 25, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Landes breathes new life into eleven songs that trace the women’s rights movement through the ages for a contemporary audience. Dawn Landes belongs to that complexing group of artists that have never quite achieved the commercial […]

artwork for Pokey LaFarge album "Rhumba Country"

Pokey LaFarge “Rhumba Country”

April 24, 2024 Viv Fish 0

Sunny, Summery, Vintage. Born Andrew Heissler and, interestingly, putting his birth name against his songwriting, singer Pokey LaFarge based his quirky renaming on the childhood nickname used by his mother. Growing up in Illinois, his love […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 James McMurtry Songs

May 21, 2026 2

It was the legendary American author Stephen King who said, “James McMurtry may be the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation”. At the same time, much closer to home, BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris called him “the […]

Bedouine “Neon Summer Skin”

May 21, 2026 0

A beautiful reflection on family, and the search for home and belonging, with a new depth to the music. Bedouine is the project of Azniv Korkejian. Her family has migrated between Armenia, Syria and Saudi Arabia […]

Laura Veirs to release an August album before touring the UK in September

May 21, 2026 0

Esteemed Portland, Oregon-based artist Laura Veirs has announced that her new album, Temple Songs, will come out on 14th August via her label Raven Marching Band Records. Veirs has also shared her lead single Flying Into […]

Interviews

Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0

There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 2

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

Interviews

Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 1

At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]

Album Reviews

Chillemi “With Woman”

June 17, 2021 0

Chillemi’s debut album ‘With Woman‘ recorded in bedrooms is an intimate retro soundtrack to modern times. ‘With Woman‘ is Chillemi’s moody, intense, sometimes repetitive offering which ambitiously attempts to capture the same timeless spirit as Roy […]

Album Reviews

Califone “villagers”

August 3, 2023 0

An evocative, stream of consciousness and harmony interspersed with some surprises. Tim Rutili, the main man behind Califone, has been producing records for almost a quarter of a century. Califone’s new album’s contains nine songs which […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Doug Hoekstra “Carry Me”

February 9, 2022 0

AUK favourite Doug Hoekstra’s latest single is a delightfully personal tribute to his son, Jude, who appears throughout the video. The footage from the pair’s expeditions mirrors Jude’s life-journey and growth. Many songs that celebrate children […]

Iron And Wine “Light Verse”

The Lostines “Meet The Lostines”

John Canning Yates “The Quiet Portraits”

Dawn Landes “The Liberated Woman’s Songbook”

Pokey LaFarge “Rhumba Country”

Essentials: The Top 10 James McMurtry Songs

Bedouine “Neon Summer Skin”

Laura Veirs to release an August album before touring the UK in September

Simon Joyner “Tough Love”

Still Life Painter “A Month of Longest Days”