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Love – is it all there is?

February 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
You know by now that we never miss a chance to have a themed Track special if we possibly can, and what could be more special than Valentine’s Day with all that it entails?  It offers […]
Videos

Video Premiere: David James Allen “Another Day Older”

April 6, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1
Here’s the latest release from Toronto’s David James Allen.  There are gorgeous layers and textures that give ‘Another Day Older’ captivating depth, especially the string arrangement from Jillian Sauerteig.  Over the rich and rhythmic instrumentation, Allen’s […]
Album Reviews

David James Allen “The Architect”

March 10, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
A ten-year meditation on Imposter Syndrome with the music of the last 60 years. ‘The Architect’ is 32-year-old Canadian David James Allen’s third album and is based around a ten-year-old idea of writing about the challenges […]

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Artwork for the Pieta Brown album "Dreamin' Of"

Pieta Brown “Dreamin’ Of”

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Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Let It Happen”

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Anniversary Cheers: The Mercy Brothers “Strange Adventure” celebrates 23 years

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Pieta Brown “Dreamin’ Of”

August 13, 2026 0
New album from a lauded indie-folk performer with poetic lyrics over a nuanced backing. Dreamin’ Of is Pieta Brown’s ninth album and her second recorded with Bon Iver alumni S.Carey and Mike Lewis producing with her […]
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Track Premiere: Charissa Hoffman “Forward Motion”

August 13, 2026 0
What do you get when you give a sixth-generation musician and aspiring songwriter a ukulele? You’re expecting fey songs or something a little bedroom-based, right? No, no, no…that’s not Charissa Hoffman at all. She explains that […]
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Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Let It Happen”

August 13, 2026 0
Here is a wonderful addition to your summer soundtrack. Let It Happen, a song full of heart and positivity from Jo Bartlett and Neil Haydock, should be bursting loudly from your speakers beneath the heatwave sun. […]

  • Pieta Brown “Dreamin’ Of”
  • Track Premiere: Charissa Hoffman “Forward Motion”
  • Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Let It Happen”
  • Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns
  • Anniversary Cheers: The Mercy Brothers “Strange Adventure” celebrates 23 years
  • Laura Veirs “Temple Songs”
  • After six years, Laura Cortese announces new studio album “Lucky Water”
  • Stephen Jacques “Les Surfeurs De Santa Cruz”
  • Isreal Nash saddles up to reimagine Sweetheart of the Rodeo
  • Live Review: Everette + Ned Swarbrick, 45 Vinyl Café, York – 5th August 2026
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Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 0
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]
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Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

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Singer-songwriter Jo Mango has teamed up with an array of songwriters, academic researchers and sustainability organisations to create the When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday project. The project’s aim is to bring together academic, musical, artistic and practical […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 5 – Gretchen Peters “Blackbirds” (2015)

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Gretchen Peters’ contribution to the singer-songwriter craft through the twenty-first century has few if any peers, such is the cannon of her work and the quality of her albums, peaking with the award winning, ‘Blackbirds’ in 2015. […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: The Bobby Fuller Four “I Fought The Law”

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Boris Johnson, holder of the highest political office in the land, is a liar and a lawbreaker. We’d quite like to come up with our usual smart-arse funny stuff but on this occasion we think we’ll […]

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