Album Reviews
Kieran Conaway “Your Ghosts” (Buoy58, 2020)
The Americana music scene is getting crowded with new names. Getting a record deal is hard to come by, and in these hard times, it is even going to get harder. So it is no wonder […]
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Northline “this is AHORA” (Tunedly, 2020)
This 5-song EP, by Northline, was inspired by a book of the same name by Willy Vlautin (of Richmond Fontaine, The Delines). In a nutshell, the book tells the story of a young girl living a […]
Album Reviews
Jason Simon “A Venerable Wreck” (BYM Records, 2020)
Few artists reviewed by AUK have had a Peel Session, but back in 2001, Jason Simon (as part of his still extant band Dead Meadow) recorded one for John Peel in Fugazi’s home studio. An energetic […]
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Lara Herscovitch “Highway Philosophers” (Independent, 2020)
The themes Lara Herscovitch covers in her songs are broad to say the least; they range from (literal and figurative) small things like caterpillar racing and tire pressure, to loftier topics such as the meaning of […]
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Darren Hayman “Home Time” (Fika Recordings, 2020)
Darren Hayman’s ‘Home Time’ is music that is likely to divide. For some it will be light and mannered with an ironic pose. For others it will be playful, charming and endearing. This reviewer sits in […]