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James Jonathan Clancy “Sprecato”

December 21, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Out there experimentalism from ‘Alien Cowboy’… it’s a trip. This is way out there. A cosmic, lo-fi postcard from the edge perhaps. What edge is probably the question? We never find out. There’s strummed guitars, echoey […]

Oliver James Brooks “In A Little Long While”

December 21, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Lo-fi alternative folk on Canadian songwriter’s fourth album. This is Toronto-based Oliver James Brooks’ fourth studio album. Two years in the making, the recording was done with friends in Oliver’s living room using seventies gear for […]

Artwork for Lesley Gore album "Ever Since [Deluxe Edition]"

Re-release Review: Lesley Gore “Ever Since [Deluxe Edition]”

December 21, 2023 Peter Thompson 1

Reissue of mature, sophisticated 2005 release given Deluxe Edition tag with inclusion of a previously unheard recording. Lesley Gore shot to prominence in 1963 with the #1 (US) hit ‘It’s My Party‘ which she recorded when […]

Andrew Weiss and Friends “Beverly Hills, Thanksgiving Day”

December 20, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

Deep thoughts with deft turns of phrase all to a warm West Coast sound. Amid the gloom under relentlessly grey skies as the year draws to a close a glimmer of sunshine appears from Long Island […]

Alex Nicol “Been A Long Year Vol.1 & Vol.2”

December 20, 2023 Peter Churchill 0

Montreal melancholia chills nicely. Having released ‘Been A Long Year Vol.1’ as an EP earlier in the year Canadian Alex Nicol has now added another 5 songs to create a full-length album, ‘Been A Long Year […]

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

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Jason McNiff has announced the release of his latest album, Ten Blue Songs, his 10th, and, despite the melancholy title, he assures us it is a record of celebration, a celebration of the musical life he […]

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

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Those of you familiar with us will know that we are a website based in the People’s Republic of Liverpool and so we’re always happy to feature music on our wavelength from around these parts […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

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With nearly two decades of songwriting under his belt, Clayton Chaney feels more connected than ever to his craft, offering some incredibly heartfelt, pensive, and witty songs grounded in real human experience. “I try to keep […]