Francesca Brown

Francesca Brown “Blue Coyote Moon” – Listen

June 15, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Californian singer-songwriter Francesca Brown had a busy 2020. Recording a total of three musical projecs, with today’s song coming from the third of these the EP ‘Pandemania.‘ As may be guessable from the Eps cover […]

Francesca Brown “Live From Quarantine EP”

April 9, 2021 Tim Newby 0

EP highlights Brown’s polished vocals, while staying within the well-worn safety of a simple pop-country vein. California based singer-songwriter Francesca Brown’s latest offering is a six-song EP, ‘Live From the Quarantine’. As the name implies […]

Drunken Prayer “The Name Of The Ghost Is Home”

May 26, 2022 0

Drunken Prayer comes up with an album any Americana fan can call their own, drunk or sober. How would one categorise “modern Americana’? A straw poll might elicit a myriad of answers from the millions […]

Terry Allen “Smokin The Dummy/Bloodlines”

May 26, 2022 0

Reissues of two classic albums, presented with a great deal of care and consideration. In what increasingly seems to be a labour of love, independent label Paradise of Bachelors follow on from their acclaimed reissues […]

The Low Drift “The Low Drift”

May 26, 2022 0

Wanderings in a musical landscape. The Low Drift is a musical collaboration between Emma Thorpe, Matt Hill, and Huw Costin, with guidance from psychogeographers Jane Samuels and Morag Rose, which through song explores landscape and […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 0

I heard from a colleague, who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there […]

News

Introducing ‘The Twang Factor’ – AUK’s showcase for new artists

September 17, 2020 2

Another reminder about this one everyone! At AUK we are firm believers in supporting new talent, especially in the current difficult environment. We are therefore putting our money where our mouth is by introducing ‘The […]

Features

This website kills fascists – Vote for hope today

December 12, 2019 16

Today dear reader is one of the most important days for this country that we’ve faced in decades, certainly since 1979. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago on the day of 2017’s […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Sean Hannam

Features

May 26, 2022 0

Choose my top 10 americana albums of the 21st century? Tough call. To make it easier on myself, I tried not to deliberate too long on what would make the cut – there was no […]

Interview: Cristina Vane on fuelling her brand of country blues with ’90s indie

Interviews

May 26, 2022 0

How a lifetime of travel can influence and inspire. Cristina Vane had a late one last night. It might be a civilised time on a sunny spring afternoon in the UK for Paul Gibson, but […]

Video: Larkin Poe “Bad Spell”

Videos

May 26, 2022 0

Leather jacket swagger from the Lovell sisters. This fierce blues rock barnburner from Larkin Poe conjures arena strutting 70’s rockers and the first wave of British blues in the 60’s. ‘Bad Spell’ is the first […]

Dawes announce new album “Misadventures of Doomscroller”

News

May 26, 2022 0

Listen to the opening track from it below. In news of possibly the best album title of the year so far, LA’s Dawes have announced details of their new album ‘Misadventures of Doomscroller’ which lands […]