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Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part Two, 10-1

December 16, 2025 Mark Whitfield 2

Following on from yesterday’s piece where I counted down from 20-11, here are my top ten tracks from 2025 which for me form the heart of the website and why I still love editing it after […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part One, 20-11

December 15, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s been another very full on year here in AUK Towers, a year in which we got bombarded with albums but more than that, by the four minute pieces of music which make them up – […]

Icarus Phoenix “See or Care” – existance in life, or not

September 26, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

‘See or Care‘ is the final single from the huge new Icarus Phoenix album “I Should Have Known the Things You Never Said“, a double CD release of 37 songs. And as befits its status, ‘See […]

cover art for Icarus Phoenix album "I Should Have Known The Things You Never Said (Deluxe Edition)

Icarus Phoenix “I Should Have Known The Things You Never Said” (Deluxe Edition)

August 7, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

Danburry and team expand on the compelling uneasiness of last year’s album with an additional twenty-nine songs from the same recording session. In his review last September of Icarus Phoenix’s latest release, “I Should Have Known […]

Icarus Phoenix “Mark & Kyle” – taking big steps together

July 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

When we say that Icarus Phoenix are friends of the site it is more true than that phrase sometimes conveys, as Drew Danburry is indeed both a long time friend of the site and a long […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

September 21, 2026 0

I went to Brighton this week to see The Jayhawks. They were playing at the newly restored Corn Exchange. The gig was being promoted by the excellent Brighthelmstone Promotions, and a good time was promised and […]

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

September 21, 2026 0

This latest single from Brown Wimpenny heralds the Autumn into Winter tour by the band alongside an ever-changing roster of artists from the same Broadside Hacks record label. The song came into their repertoire in an […]

Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy

September 21, 2026 0

Check out the absorbing Ships at Sea from Boston-based bluegrass quintet Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground. Written by Toronto-based band Basset, this is a gorgeously-tuneful song that showcases Setiawan’s clear, pure voice. The words are full […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part Two, 10-1

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part One, 20-11

Icarus Phoenix “See or Care” – existance in life, or not

Icarus Phoenix “I Should Have Known The Things You Never Said” (Deluxe Edition)

Icarus Phoenix “Mark & Kyle” – taking big steps together

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”