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Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “Our Remaining Pig” – sometimes the hard thing is what must be done

February 4, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the outstanding new single from Tacoma, Washington songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig. ‘Our Remaining Pig’ is steeped in atmosphere, with beautifully arranged instrumental layers, including flourishes of keys over fuzzy bass, building tension throughout. Hillig’s […]
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Video: The Avett Brothers “Matrimony” – a magical snapshot in time

February 3, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Readers, this is a real treat. AUK-favourites, The Avett Brothers, have released a video for ‘Matrimony’, recorded all the way back in 2005. This never-before-seen footage was long thought lost and transports us to the band’s […]
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Video: Howling Bells “Melbourne” – my house is now a hip café

February 2, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
‘Melbourne’ is the new single from Australian trio Howling Bells, comprised of vocalist and guitarist Juanita Stein, her brother and guitarist Joel Stein and drummer Glenn Moule. While the rhythm and guitar is insistent and the […]
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Video: Sounding Arrow “Zero Gravity” – leaving the earth forever

January 30, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
With the weight of the world feeling like an increasingly heavy burden, just imagine what it would be like to experience zero gravity and float away, drifting above all the noise below. That’s the premise behind […]
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Video: Mimi O’Bonsawin “Steady” – soul searching is my favourite pastime

January 29, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
From the opening lines: “Ask me where I wanna be // Look around tell you what I see // Don’t want to be anywhere but here,” Mimi O’Bonsawin’s single ‘Steady’ is so heartfelt and disarmingly emotive that […]

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This time around, we’ve got new albums from a brace of Coreys, a new single from a feted musician and poet, plus a landmark anniversary for a beacon of Louisiana music. MoMojo Records are releasing a […]
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The New York Times recently published a list of what they say are the “30 Greatest Living American songwriters”, and while it was nice to see Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Brandy Clark make the cut, […]
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Eclectic collection from the Rhode Island four-piece celebrating their roots, families and local people. Three years after their Emotional Contracts album, Deer Tick return with their latest collection. The title is taken from the name of […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

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Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Back in 2010, Frank Turner and Jon Snodgrass set themselves the challenge of writing an entire album in one day.  The result was ‘Buddies’, an unpolished record that became a cult favourite.  Ten years on and […]
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Country music with beautifully heartfelt lyrics reflecting on the rhythms of life. This is Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters’  seventh studio album after 2022’s double album ‘The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’. It is […]
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