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The Crooked Jades “Empathy Moves the Water” (Independent, 2018)

March 25, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0
The Crooked Jades are new to me despite their 24 years and 9 albums.  Listening to this offering I am reminded that somebody once said to me, of a student placement, that over and above all […]
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I’m With Her + John Smith, Hackney Empire, 19th March 2019

March 25, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
Considering I’m With Her performed at the Bush Hall and Union Chapel when they toured the UK back in 2018, the choice of venue this evening could be interpreted as a measure of this trio’s ambition, […]
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Grand Canyon “Le Grand Cañon” (Bodan Kuma Recordings, 2019)

March 25, 2019 Steven Rafferty 0
Be forewarned my friends… loading this album up on your player of choice will instantly reconfigure the technology of that device. Without any outwardly observable signs that changes are taking place, it will have been empowered […]
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Pete Gow “Here There’s No Sirens” (Clubhouse Records, 2019)

March 22, 2019 Harold Hogan 0
Pete Gow, veteran frontman of the acclaimed Case Hardin,  has recorded his first solo record ‘Here There’s No Sirens.’ Released on the same label as Case Hardin, Gow’s sound is a deliberate departure from the band’s usual […]
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Clockwork Carousel “Clockwork Carousel” (Tick Tock Records, 2018)

March 22, 2019 Jim Finnie 0
Who would have guessed it!  Americana is alive and well in the New Forest in the shape of Clockwork Carousel who have just released their self-titled debut album.  Normally at this stage – and certainly for […]

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An impressive blues-influenced mixture of laid-back and edgier numbers. Coast of Light is Luke Winslow-King’s ninth album after having debuted with Luke Winslow-King in 2008. It is a bit of an outlier from many of the […]
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Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

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The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]
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Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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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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The sophomore album from New Haven, Connecticut’s indie-sleaze-inspired quartet. Early 2021, studio footage reveals a minimalist performance, little physical expression, three of the band members partly masked, as befits COVID times. The music is economical: a […]

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