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Eli West “The Shape of a Sway”

August 6, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
A quietly fiery masterpiece of liberated and liberating bluegrass. Of all the different types of americana, bluegrass can be one of the most challenging to review – but some might say that’s an unintended consequence of […]
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Later Youth “Living History”

August 6, 2025 John Lee 0
An ambitious and affecting debut that fuses indie, americana, and nostalgia-fuelled introspection. The debut album from Later Youth – the new solo project of The Travelling Band’s Jo Dudderidge – feels like paging through a diary […]
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Tyler Childers “Snipe Hunter”

August 5, 2025 Peter Churchill 0
Memorable opener paves the way for another high-class album from the formidable Mr Childers. There are some albums that start in a rather low-key manner. Albums that worm their way surreptitiously into the subconscious after a […]
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AUK Shortcuts: Hadnot Creek, Rah Rah Rabbit, Gary Owens JR., Patton Magee, Odd Marshall, Lee Hunter & The Gatherers, KP Hawthorn, Florence Sommerville and Haystack Slim & The Broken Arrow

August 5, 2025 Paul Kerr 1
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]
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Dave McCann “Soothsayer’s Blues”

August 5, 2025 Jonny Brick 0
Eclectic and rootsy seventh album from Canadian singer/songwriter. Canadian singer Dave McCann recorded this album down in Mississippi, the state which, for the last century, has helped acts cook up a gumbo of music that eventually […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November

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Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell, who is releasing her new album Shadow Child on 8th May 2026 via Outside Music, has announced a run of six UK headline shows as part of a wider UK and European […]
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Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

April 21, 2026 0
Candace Hastings is long steeped in songwriting. Her first came when she was in fifth grade; it had just one chord and was written on the three-quarter-size Kay guitar that her mother bought for her the […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]

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Video Premiere: Annie Bacon & her Oshen “Walk a Little Farther”

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‘Walk a Little Farther’ is the latest single from Annie Bacon, a song that is finely crafted and full of atmosphere.  Bacon’s vocal performance is particularly effective; her weariness and hurt are evident in her voice […]
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The Burnt Pines – “The Burnt Pines”

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An almost perfect soundtrack for the current winter around us. The Burnt Pines self-titled album is an Americana showcase for a few reasons. First of all, it yet again proves that the debate whether a piece […]
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Video: Ben Harper “Uneven Days”

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A powerful video and a powerful song from Ben Harper about dependency and wholeness.  It’s the title track of his new album, which has just been released.

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