Album Reviews – Page 401

Our latest posts

[ July 3, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July” Videos
[ July 3, 2026 ] Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026 Live Reviews
[ July 3, 2026 ] Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones” Album Reviews
[ July 3, 2026 ] Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana” Features
[ July 3, 2026 ] Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album News

Peter Rowan “Calling You From My Mountain – A Bluegrass Journey”

July 22, 2022 Tim Martin 0

If you ever doubted bluegrass’s continuing relevance then this is the album to hear. The rollicking take on Woody Guthrie’s ‘New York Town’ that starts ‘Calling You From My Mountain’ proves that Peter Rowan’s voice is […]

artwork for Matt James album "Breaking The Fall"

Matt James “Breaking The Fall”

July 21, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Former indie rock drummer stays close to roots with first solo offering. Matt James first made his name in the mid nineties as the drummer with the indie rock band Gene, where, championed by the likes […]

Laura Veirs “Found Light”

July 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

More Blood. More Tracks. Laura Veirs examines the fall out of divorce. If 2020’s release ‘My Echo‘ was the album that saw Veirs document the move towards her divorce from Tucker Martine at the end of […]

Fireside Collective “Across The Divide”

July 20, 2022 Peter Churchill 0

Unashamedly bluegrass, but bloody good bluegrass. Fireside Collective wouldn’t be the first band to have used the forced isolation of lockdown to inspire a songwriting retreat of sorts. Indeed, it has inspired a whole raft of […]

Artwork for Luthe Black and the Cold Hard Facts album 'Moment of Truth'

Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts “Moment of Truth”

July 20, 2022 David Jarman 0

Echoes of Dylan and Chris Gaffney in a fine collection from multi-instrumentalist Rick Wagner’s band project. ‘Moments of Truth’ is Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts, the band project fronted by Rick Wagner, the follow-up […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]