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Stony Point Rd “Beautiful Losers” (Independent, 2020)

November 3, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

Stony Point Rd’s ‘Beautiful Losers’ is a collection of songs originally written in the late 90s and early 2000s by Ola Goransson. The songs are focused on characters living their lives in a small American town […]

Native Harrow “Closeness” (Loose, 2020)

November 3, 2020 Clint West 0

With ‘Closeness’ their fourth album, Native Harrow have not just confirmed the immense promise of 2019’s ‘Happier Now’, they have expanded and diversified their sound to create a work of immense and enduring quality. Moreover, the […]

Mike McClure “Looking Up” (Independent 2020)

November 2, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Mike McClure has been a fixture of the Americana touring scene for the past 25+ years both as a founder member of the Red Dirt Band and as a sideman for artists such as the late […]

Desert Blonde “Live Slow Die Old” (Independent, 2020)

November 2, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

Started initially in the studio in winter 2020 but ultimately finished in the extended quarantine that 2021 has proved to be this fourth EP from Desert Blonde, a.k.a. Zach Hinkle, reflects that fact. Without the ability […]

Felix Hatfield “False God” (Fangbite Records, 2020)

October 30, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

Felix Hatfield is the type of artistic polymath that you don’t meet every day. His creative works of madcap art and surrealist music over the last 25 years are unconstrained by genre and comprise of silent […]

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

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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

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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 […]