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Various Artists “Sounds of the North West”

June 29, 2023 Helen Jones 2

A compilation that shines a deserving spotlight on some great emerging and more established talent from the North West of England. There is, it has been noticed, a high volume of AUK writers from the North […]

Erin K “Sink to Swim”

June 28, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

New album from London dwelling indie darling. Erin Kleh’s previous outing 2019’s ‘I Need Sound’ opened the door for her and ‘Sink to Swim’ should at the very least prop the door open for her audience to […]

Duke & Goldie “Duke & Goldie”

June 28, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

Perceptive writing to cosmic country-rock . Just looking at the photo and typeface of their debut EP there is a distinctly early 1970s feel about this Canadian duo. Six songs later and that sense becomes complete […]

Cover art for Joelton Mayfield's debut EP

Joelton Mayfield “I Hope You Make It” EP

June 27, 2023 FredArnold 1

Sensitive songwriting and fine tunes from this Texan newcomer’s debut EP. Mayfield is a young man from Marble Falls, Texas (not quite 20 at the time of release) and he has talent. He won a songwriting […]

artwork for Lucinda Williams album "Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart"

Lucinda Williams “Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart”

June 27, 2023 Graeme Tait 4

With an A-List supporting cast, Williams delivers her strongest and most consistent album of the 21st Century. There’s something about having to spend most of your career fighting against the prejudices of a business dominated by […]

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Old 97s - Too Far to Care
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
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Wilco - summerteeth
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Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun
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Rolling Stones - Some Girls
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Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1

Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Tracks

The Third Mind “East/West” – Listen

March 24, 2020 0

As we have already established (see the many ‘What is this Americana….‘ articles) the genre that we call Americana is quite broad. Some songs feature twang and depressing songs about break-ups, and some songs have no […]

Album Reviews

Who? What? When? Why? & Werewolves? “Hard Feelings”

August 17, 2021 0

Short but surreally sweet from Philly nu-grass duo. In recent years bluegrass has spread its wings, and found renewed vigour in drawing on wider influences including jazz, folk and roots music, often described as nu-grass or […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Laura Rabell “Immortal”

June 25, 2020 0

It’s safe to say that Laura Rabell is acquainted with the machinations of Momus, the personification of satire and mockery in Greek myth. For he surely had her marked down for an encounter with irony when […]

Various Artists “Sounds of the North West”

Erin K “Sink to Swim”

Duke & Goldie “Duke & Goldie”

Joelton Mayfield “I Hope You Make It” EP

Lucinda Williams “Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart”

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”