Chris Eckman

Live review: The Delines + Chris Eckman, Union Chapel, London – 26th March 2026

April 2, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0

It is hard to believe that The Delines have now been making music for more than 12 years. Was it really that long ago that Richmond Fontaine was gently laid to rest, and Willy Vlautin, surely […]

Chris Eckman “The Land We Knew The Best”

March 21, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

Total absorbtion from the mountains of Slovenia. For this, his seventh solo album, Chris Eckman introduces a more layered, richer feel than its predecessor. The languid vocals that alone generate so much atmosphere remain but he […]

Eckman returns to deliver a new album and the promise of a tour -čudovito!

November 19, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Chris Eckman is one of those songwriters that we love here at AUK Towers. He’s proved it over the years as the songwriter of the Seattle rock-folk band The Walkabouts, as well as across a six-album […]

Chris Eckman “Where the Spirit Rests”

July 7, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

A dark and deeply immersive dive into the human condition from one of America’s finest songwriters. Erstwhile member of one of Seattle’s finest exports, The Walkabouts, Chris Eckman has been resident in Ljubljana for many years […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Live review: The Delines + Chris Eckman, Union Chapel, London – 26th March 2026

Chris Eckman “The Land We Knew The Best”

Eckman returns to deliver a new album and the promise of a tour -čudovito!

Chris Eckman “Where the Spirit Rests”

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album