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Jake McKelvie “A New Kind Of Hat”

August 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1

Massachusetts troubadour delivers his brand of indie alt-country – music for body and soul. Jake McKelvie’s latest is his first proper solo album since 2016’s “Rhinestone Busboy” and it is a quiet delight, full of lo-fi musings […]

Amy Rigby “Hang In There With Me”

August 12, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Corrosive and seductive in equal measure, Amy Rigby’s triumphant return is to be celebrated. Amy Rigby’s music comes from the DIY punk ethic of exploring your art through the everyday. Finding art in the rhythms of […]

Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, 25th-28th July 2024

August 12, 2024 Mark Howson 3

While all AUK content is free to access, subscribers who donate a small amount each month to support the site are sent a Spotify/Apple Music playlist each month featuring the best songs from albums we’ve reviewed […]

artwork for Gene Clark album "Back Street Mirror Revisited"

Re-release Review: Gene Clark “Back Street Mirror: Revisited”

August 12, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

New version of 2018’s EP release sees the addition of five tracks that previously appeared as part of 2016’s limited edition “The Lost Studio Sessions, 1964 – 1982”. Gene Clark’s status within, not just Americana music […]

Jenny Don’t and the Spurs “Broken Hearted Blue”

August 9, 2024 Helen Jones 0

A confident album from a band who know exactly who they are and showcase it with aplomb. When Jenny Connors was younger, she was given the moniker Jenny Don’t due to her “strong-willed and independent nature”, […]