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AUK Short Cuts: Sequoia Rose, Everett Wren, Old Lost John, The Red Barn, Rooster Blackspur, Sara Bug, Hollowsage & the Three Mile Islanders, Tessio, The Popravinas! and Gabriel Minnikin

February 3, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

Live Review: Lloyd Cole, The Barbican, London – 25th January 2025

February 3, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

Upon opening the Barbican Centre on 3 March 1982, the Queen remarked that it is “one of the wonders of the modern world”. That remains a moot point, however, it can’t be denied that the centre […]

Adrian Crowley “Measure of Joy”

February 3, 2025 Gordon Mackay 0

Adrian Crowley returns with a brooding collection of songs. Four years after ‘The Watchful Eye Of The Stars’, Adrian Crowley returns with his 10th studio offering, the John Parish-produced ‘Measure of Joy’. What is immediately striking […]

artwork for Ben Nichols & Rick Steff album "Lucero Unplugged"

Ben Nichols & Rick Steff “Lucero Unplugged”

January 31, 2025 Chas Lacey 0

An acoustic and intense return to songs from the Memphis band’s 25-year history. Though the vogue for Unplugged albums may have peaked in the 90’s with multi-platinum selling versions by the likes of Eric Clapton and […]

Cave Flowers “Western Spectre”

January 31, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Cave Flowers offers an earthy, rock-solid appeal on the band’s sophomore release. Cave Flowers got its start in 2020 when Andy McAllister split the Pacific Northwest for the hazy hills of Southern California where he connected […]