Album Reviews
Lucero “When You Found Me”
Honest and original Americana from Lucero. Simply a must listen and already a top 10 contender for 2021. Not a great deal of good has come out of the last 12 months, life has slowed down […]
Reviews
Book Reviews
Paperback Riders: James Agee “Now Let Us Praise Famous Men”
A Convoluted Wordy Tale of Hard Times – But is it a Classic? Paper Back Riders is a new occasional series intended to highlight books that are considered a fundamental backdrop to Americana Music. There won’t […]
Album Reviews
Todd Snider “First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder”
Humour and rancour manifest themselves in rhythmic grooves. Snider’s nineteenth studio album’s title is derived from his weekly YouTube streams where he has delivered ‘sermons’ to his audience sharing his reflections and music. Adherents to his […]
Album Reviews
Brigitte DeMeyer “Seeker”
Seamless blend of roots, soul and gospel with top-notch vocals. Many AUK aficionados will be familiar with Brigitte DeMeyers’ music through her highly regarded collaboration with Will Kimbrough, their 2017 release ‘Mockingbird Soul’ scoring 8/10 in […]
Live Reviews
Festival Review: South By South West, March 16th – 20th 2021
Oliver Gray has attended Austin’s South By South West Festival for the last seventeen years. Now he tackles the online version. Negotiating the South By Southwest Festival normally entails walking for miles, staying up very late […]