Austin Lucas

Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Jonathan Aird

January 29, 2026 Jonathan Aird 4

You’ll doubtless let a sigh of relief pass your lips, dear readers, when you hear that I am not going to tell you what a heart-wrenching difficulty this entry into “The Greatest Americana Songs of All […]

Songs Not Bombs Vol. 2 for Gaza is out today

April 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

We carried news last month of a new project in support of the children of Palestine who are going through unimaginable trauma at the moment, and the project has just released a second compilation featuring previously […]

Austin Lucas “Just A Girl” – covering with a reason

October 31, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

On this latest release from Austin Lucas we find that this cover of No Doubt’s song “Just A Girl” is by way of carrying a message – and since it’s quite an important one we’re going […]

Austin Lucas “Baby, I’m An Anarchist” – surely you knew?

April 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

Here’s a pretty little song – a sweet melody of laid-back country-tinged Americana. However, you might like to check the lyrics quite closely because then you’ll find that Austin Lucas is as angry as ever, and […]

Video: Austin Lucas “Cry Over”

March 16, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

On his new single, Americana UK favourite Austin Lucas asks the question: “What do you cry over // If not these things.” In a world so full of tragedy, systemic abuse of power and the dishonesty […]

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