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 […]

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Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

March 23, 2026 0

Dead Goat has announced the release of their first album, which is self-titled and comes out this Friday (26th March) via AV8 Records. Who are they, you ask? Well, individually, they are each accomplished artists in […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 0

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 0

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Live Reviews

Ryan Adams + Karen Elson, 02 Academy, Bournemouth, 19th September 2017

September 25, 2017 0

In a rare moment of chat towards the end of this show, Ryan Adams took a swipe at a previous live review where he was accused of being self-indulgent. “Man” he proclaims, “That’s like eating a […]

Videos

Video: The Delines “Maureen’s Gone Missing”

March 4, 2025 0

The Delines are known for their evocative, detailed storytelling. Characters and situations that could easily be found in one of Willy Vlautin’s compelling novels are condensed into a few powerful lines of song, drawing us into […]

Dirty Dozens

Dirty Dozen: Steve Black

October 30, 2016 0

Westcountry Americana songwriter Steve Black, know for his work alongside Alan West is a terrific singer/songwriter in his own right and his blend of easy, Laural Canyon style country music on “Right Here and Now” on NEO Music […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 219 “Annual Events”

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

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

Essentials: A ten song americana trip through California

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

Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”