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Dar Williams “Hummingbird Highway”

September 15, 2025 FredArnold 0

‘One of America’s very best songwriters’ (The New Yorker) continues to deliver, with a high-quality and varied collection of songs. When you think of really top class female singer-songwriters named Williams, the name that does not […]

Dick Loftin “Souvenirs”

September 15, 2025 Rick Thorn 0

Oklahoma singer, songwriter shares over fifty years’ worth of material. ‘Souvenirs‘ very aptly demonstrates that it’s never too late to fulfill a lifelong dream. Well into his Seventies, this is Dick Loftin’s first album. He has […]

John Fogerty “Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival Years”

September 15, 2025 Rick Bayles 11

One of the great names of americana is back with new recordings of many of his classic songs. When it comes to trying to identify the founding fathers of what we think of as americana, the […]

The Far West “Everything We Thought We Wanted”

September 12, 2025 Jonny Brick 0

Happy-sad third album from SoCal country-rockers. The pitch for the music of The Far West, whose new album is their first since 2014, is “horribly painful songs that you can dance to”, according to bass player […]

Lloyd and the Leftovers “Spin the Wheel”

September 12, 2025 Ben Yelton 0

Intriguing debut release from Australiana indie-folkers. The debut album from Lloyd and the Leftovers (great band name, by the way) joins the recent wave of Australian-flavoured Americana. Hailing from Walyalup on the west coast, their sound […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch
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RE: The Paper Kites
Glad you enjoyed it Phil, they're a great band :)
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The Paper Kites
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Toots & the Maytals - In the DarK
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Drive-By Truckers - Gangstabilly
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Miles recorded a version of Crosby’s “Guinnevere”. &n...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Megan Mornoney's third full length album Cloud Nine and...
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RE: My Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2025
I’ve been working on an expanded version of this list t...
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RE: My Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2025
Thanks but I purposely never use words like be...
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Interviews

Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

February 23, 2026 0

Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]

Interviews

Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It is not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

Album Reviews

Sam Outlaw “The Nonessential”

March 12, 2025 0

A mixed bag of new and old recordings. Inspired by the works of George Jones, Sam Outlaw ditched his LA Advertising job, took on his late Mother’s maiden name and enjoyed early success in the UK […]

News

After too long, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter return to UK/Europe for April tour

January 29, 2026 1

Late last year Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter released their fifth full length album, “Forever, I’ve Been Being Born”, via Southern Lord (USA) and Ideologic Organ (Europe). Awarding it an easily merited 9/10, AUK’s Andy […]

Columns

AUK Back Pages No. 9

November 7, 2024 4

The middle third of 2007 is in our sights on this latest peek into Americana UK’s chequered history. There’s the discs, sent out monthly to our paid-up supporters (bless you all) and a brief dip into […]