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Rich Jacques “Everything Must Change”

September 14, 2022 Rhys Kelly 0

Polite pop songs in soothing soundscapes. As regular readers will know, AUK has a mini-series called ‘But is it Americana?’ in which writers try to answer that question with regard to specific artists or albums (the […]

Dan Petrich “Children of Ghosts”

September 14, 2022 Paul Russell 0

A haunting photo inspires a moving and accomplished album. The power of photography has always amazed and intrigued – the images created by one person and their camera can speak a thousand words. When music is […]

Jonathan Jeremiah “Horsepower for the Streets”

September 13, 2022 Helen Jones 0

A rich and stylistically certain take on the peaks and troughs of the past couple of years that imparts a feeling of hope that lingers. “Come bring it in brothers should you need it / I […]

Andrew Combs “Sundays”

September 13, 2022 Peter Churchill 0

A shift in direction and a hint of experimentation from the talented Mr Combs. Andrew Combs latest album ‘Sundays’ comes from a dark place. A mental breakdown in December 2020 amid a global pandemic had the […]

Quick “Paper Planes and Picture Frames”

September 13, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Progressive Newgrass with a jazzy flavour and some great harmony vocals. Quick are a ‘newgrass’ band based in Glasgow. They have been described as “”incorporating progressive and intricate concepts played through traditional acoustic instrumentation”. They have […]