Conor Oberst

Sounds from beyond the Shed 219 “Annual Events”

January 27, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 3

Apologies for the day-late missive this week, but things seem to have got very busy now I can walk unaided (for a bit anyway), which is perfect timing as this coming Friday I shall be heading […]

Something for the weekend: Bright Eyes feat. Hurray for the Riff Raff “Dyslexic Palindrome”

August 29, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – I am having a rare venture down to London to see Sam Russo tonight although I’m so tired I fully expect to fall asleep in […]

Something for the weekend: Bright Eyes “1st World Blues”

August 1, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re an AUK supporter, this month’s playlist will be with you at 5pm and we leave you in the meantime with a new song from […]

Essentials: A ten song americana trip through California

February 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

The Golden State is one of the geographical pillars of country and roots music giving rise to the Bakersfield sound, acid folk, country rock, the Paisley underground and much more. In 2023, the Country Music Hall of […]

The Felice Brothers announce new album and autumn UK/Europe tour

April 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Felice Brothers have announced a new album ‘Valley of Abandoned Songs’, which will be released on 27thJune on Conor Oberst’s new record label, Million Stars. The album resulted from a process of going through their […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers