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Jerry Leger “Lucky Streak – Latent Lounge, Live From The Hangar”

March 25, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

An excellent solo performance of songs plucked from Leger’s back catalogue. Fast becoming a favourite on the UK live circuit, either solo or with his band The Situation, Canada’s Jerry Leger at times seems too good […]

Film Review: “A Complete Unknown”

March 25, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 4

James Mangold and Timothée Chalamet bring Bob Dylan’s electric controversy to the big screen. Back in 2022, when I found out that Bob Dylan was playing in my home city in what promised to be a […]

Festival Review: South By Southwest 2025, 11th – 16th March, Austin, Texas

March 25, 2025 Oliver Gray 1

Having missed out on last year’s South By Southwest Festival for various reasons, AUK’s occasional foreign correspondent Oliver Gray returned to the fray this year, accompanied, as always, by his intrepid chum Paul Dominy on photo […]

Constant Follower “The Smile You Send Out Returns to You”

March 25, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Cathartic songwriting. A dreamy, generous, heart-pulling listen. The new song cycle from Stephen McAll tackles addiction and recovery, mental health, parenthood and the impact of kindness. His previous album “Neither Is, Nor Ever Was” (2021) and […]

Hayley Savage “Hayley Savage”

March 25, 2025 John Lee 0

An album over a decade in the making but that time has been well-spent producing songs that are intimate and authentic. Some albums arrive in a flurry of hype; others take years to ripen. Hayley Savage’s […]

Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”

July 16, 2026 0

Gary Marsden was a finalist in Americana UK’s Twang Factor under his nom de musique of Cold Bones Lullabies. He has sent us a story based on another one of his songs, which you can find […]

Album Reviews

Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”

July 16, 2026 0

The married duo present a set of winsome songs that succeed in feeling nostalgic but still new and carefully crafted. If you’re a fan of Gram Parsons or Emmylou Harris, husband-and-wife duo Eleese and Matthew Meschery’s […]

The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step

July 16, 2026 0

One More Mile is the latest single from The Suitcase Junket, the recording name of poetic folkster Matt Lorenz. It’s a song that in a sense belies it’s upbeat tempo and optimistic feel – it’s taken […]

Jerry Leger “Lucky Streak – Latent Lounge, Live From The Hangar”

Film Review: “A Complete Unknown”

Festival Review: South By Southwest 2025, 11th – 16th March, Austin, Texas

Constant Follower “The Smile You Send Out Returns to You”

Hayley Savage “Hayley Savage”

Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”

Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”

The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step

Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK