Features
The Americana Spirit of 24: Peter Thompson
AUK writers look back at the last 12 months in americana, starting with our staff writer Peter Thompson. Is it that time already? The year has simply flown by – I feel like I’m still waiting […]
Andrew Bird
Tracks
Rufus Wainwright “Harvest” – from WBS
WBS – that’s Wainwright, Bird and Stills, and in this incidence the Stills is Chris Stills. The Bird is Andrew Bird, no exciting Byrd connection there but hey, you can’t have everything. And Rufus Wainwright doesn’t […]
News
Rufus Wainwright reveals new folk album out in June
Rufus Wainwright has announced ‘Folkocracy‘ will be released on June 2nd via BMG. This is the Canadian-American’s 11th album that comes after ‘Unfollow the Rules‘ was released in 2020. ‘Folkocracy‘ includes the new single ‘Down in […]
Videos
Video: Andrew Bird “Never Fall Apart”
Andrew Bird delivers another minimalist anthem with the video for ‘Never Fall Apart’. Prominent Anishiaabe musician Keith Secola mimes Bird’s words on screen as he follows a long string of yarn from his telephone through the […]
Videos
Video: Andrew Bird feat. Phoebe Bridgers “I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain”
Andrew Bird and Phoebe Bridgers reimagine an Emily Dickinson poem in ‘I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain’. Bird appears in grainy black and white, looking tense and inquisitive in a slim-fitting suit. Microscopic scenes of […]