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Track Premiere: Darling West “Good Luck Charmer “

September 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Good Luck Charmer‘ is the new original tune from Darling West, the duo, of Mari Sandvær Kreken and Tor Egil.  It’s a song that came together around the time of their most recent album ‘We´ll […]

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Laurel Canyon Night at AmericanaFest 2020, Paper Dress Vintage, London, 29th January 2020

June 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Remember those January nights drifting from one venue to another crammed venue? Glorious Hackney alive with music and good feelings.  Seems like another world now, but it was really only a few short months ago.  […]

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Darling West “We’ll Never Know Unless We Try” (Jansen Records, 2020)

February 4, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

Darling West are Norwegian duo Mari and Tor Egil Kreken, partners in life and music. A little research reveals quite a buzz about this pair who have spent considerable time Stateside with great success. This […]

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Track Premiere: Darling West “Make It Last”

January 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Some people may have raised an eyebrow when they heard that Norwegian duo Darling West had been called “Cosmic Folk” by Lucinda Williams. Well, doubters, take a listen to today’s premiere and you’ll soon see […]

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Corner House “Caribou Party”

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February 25, 2021 0
A fresh take on earthy old-time string music and Celtic folk from Boston quartet Corner House Corner House are a young string band quartet based in New England, with Ethan Setiawan on mandolin and mandola, [...]
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XIXA “Genesis”

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A glorious trip through the dark underbelly of Tucson desert rock First off. Who on earth could resist a band who list as influences, ‘70s Spaghetti Westerns and ‘80s horror films, Edgar Allan Poe and [...]
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Chris Pierce “American Silence”

February 23, 2021 0
Passionate, well-constructed, generously-spirited protest music that can’t be ignored. There’s a quote attributed to Americana/folk musician Todd Snider out there where he says ‘I didn’t write this song to change people’s minds, I  wrote it [...]
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Jesse Brewster “The Lonely Pines”

February 22, 2021 1
A very assured outing by a roots music renaissance man who can do it all. To be adept at Americana in the full sense of what this genre is supposed to represent, you simply just [...]
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Alastair Ottesen “Pathless Land”

February 22, 2021 0
Skilfully written songs, stunning arrangements, all with a timeless feel. It can often feel as though timeless albums are a thing of the past, only to be produced in a rose-tinted bygone era, as if [...]

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Video Premiere: James Combs feat. April Mann “Strange Signs”

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Los Angeles-based James Combs has set himself the ambitious project of releasing a series of bi-monthly double singles with his long-time collaborators Matt Hergert (drums) and the multi-instrumentalist John Would, who also takes on production […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: The Shortlist

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February 25, 2021 4

Last week we completed our writers’ lists of their top 10 americana albums ever. Since then we have been busy tallying up the totals to produce a shortlist of 20 albums. Our writers will now […]

Introducing “Shuffle”

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February 25, 2021 2

Long-time AUK writer David Cowling returns with a new fortnightly column as he digs into his collection of leftfield americana. There are moments in my life when I have connected directly with a song or […]

Brady Harris “Damsel” – Listen

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February 25, 2021 0

‘Yours For You’ is the new 6-song record from LA-based artist and longtime friend of AUK Brady Harris which features 5 originals plus a cover of The Stranglers ‘Golden Brown’. The EP is the follow-up […]

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Corner House “Caribou Party”

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February 25, 2021 0

A fresh take on earthy old-time string music and Celtic folk from Boston quartet Corner House Corner House are a young string band quartet based in New England, with Ethan Setiawan on mandolin and mandola, […]

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