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[ October 1, 2026 ] Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice Essentials
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Alastair Ottesen “Pathless Land”

February 22, 2021 Tyler Davies 0

Skilfully written songs, stunning arrangements, all with a timeless feel. It can often feel as though timeless albums are a thing of the past, only to be produced in a rose-tinted bygone era, as if the […]

Artwork for Michael Feuerstack album "Harmonize the Moon"

Michael Feuerstack “Harmonize the Moon”

February 19, 2021 Richard Phillips 0

Dreamy songs punctuated by eerie sounds In these days of playlists and piecemeal consumption of music, Feuerstack has crafted an opus that is worthy of listening to at a single sitting; with most of the ten […]

The Paper Kites “Roses”

February 19, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Gorgeous, contemplative piece undermined by a couple of poor song choices The Paper Kites are from Australia and ‘Roses’ is the release that celebrates their tenth year of releasing gentle ‘slow core’ indie records, all melancholy […]

Ian Fisher “American Standards”

February 18, 2021 Mark Nenadic 2

Seventies/Eighties AOR poppy Americana from a Missourian transplanted to Mid-Europe Reading the bio for Ian Fisher, one’s mind might easily conjure up the dusty, gritty acoustic epithets waiting to flow from your gramophone speaker. Stop right […]

A J Croce “By Request”

February 18, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

A trip through roots American music with a smorgasbord of well known and deep cut covers A J Croce has built his reputation as a respected singer-songwriter who has written with some of the best songwriters […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 2

An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0

Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]

Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0

The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]