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Ben Kunder “Searching For The Stranger” (Independent, 2020)

June 1, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Alarm bells start ringing for this writer when faced with a promo picture of a singer-songwriter replete with a beard and sporting the obligatory woolly hat. Fearing the worst, tracks are cued up with trepidation. Phew! […]

Paul J Bolger “Paul J Bolger” (Wolfe Island, 2020)

May 29, 2020 Tim Martin 0

Paul J Bolger says of his new self titled album: “After a lifetime spent shifting between music, visual art and film I am doing what I want to do at an age some might say I […]

Emily Duff “Born On The Ground” (Independent, 2020)

May 29, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

Emily Duff’s ‘Born On The Ground’ is a breakup album, a collection of nine songs capturing nine different relationship break-ups from her past. In her own words it is a “luxurious, 20/20 hindsight look back, without […]

Andrew Hibbard “Andrew Hibbard” (Sofaburn Records 2020)

May 29, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

This self-titled offering is Andrew Hibbard’s third album, following on from ‘Foot in the Door’ from 2012 and ‘Under the Knife’ from 2015. The first was made when he was 17 so we can assume that he […]

Hollowsage & the Three Mile Islanders “Nuclear Home” (Independent, 2020)

May 28, 2020 Scott Baxter 2

This was first sent in to AUK towers in March this year, but something happened and everything went mad and there’s little point in explaining what that thing was, as besides it causing misery to thousands, […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

July 15, 2026 0

One of the most influential singer-songwriters of the modern era, James Taylor returns to the UK this month for his first London performance in three years when he takes to the stage at The O2 Arena […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0

And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London. Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

News

LA’s Alex E.T. to release second album “Color Of Strange” on Curation Records

July 1, 2025 0

The latest act to emerge from the California neo-psych/ americana scene, is Los Angeles based songwriter/guitarist Alex E.T. (Alexandra Elaine Tapié) and her band of the same name. They have announced their second album “Color Of […]

Videos

Video: Black Deer Festival – The Teskey Brothers

June 16, 2023 0

Today’s video highlights another band that will be lighting up the Black Deer Festival this weekend. The Teskey Brothers produce an authentic roots sound, soulful songs full of warmth and character. ‘Remember the Time’ is a […]

Album Reviews

Finn Bonel “Spectral Songs”

January 20, 2021 0

A worthy downer folk collection that flattens the spirits nicely. Louche, stoner-esque , psych-folk is served up piping lukewarm (in a good way) by South Londoner Finn Bonel. Beck Hansen is a significant influence here; that […]

Ben Kunder “Searching For The Stranger” (Independent, 2020)

Paul J Bolger “Paul J Bolger” (Wolfe Island, 2020)

Emily Duff “Born On The Ground” (Independent, 2020)

Andrew Hibbard “Andrew Hibbard” (Sofaburn Records 2020)

Hollowsage & the Three Mile Islanders “Nuclear Home” (Independent, 2020)

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change