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Jake Xerxes Fussell and James Elkington team up for first soundtrack

September 26, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Songwriters Jake Xerxes Fussell and James Elkington have collaborated on their first original film score for “Rebuilding”, the new feature film written and directed by Max Walker-Silverman. The film, which stars Josh O’Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meghann […]

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Steve Gunn emerges into the Daylight with a new album and tour

September 10, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Steve Gunn has been at the vanguard of American experimental / guitar-oriented rock music for over a decade. After a trio of acclaimed albums recorded for Matador, Gunn will release his 7th studio record – and […]

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New album and tour dates announced from Jake Xerxes Fussell

April 19, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has announced his new album, ‘When I’m Called’.  It’s his debut for Fat Possum and is out on 12th July alongside its lead single, ‘Going To Georgia’.  […]

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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Emily Dongray

May 5, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

Writing this list was tricky. Thinking about music in terms of its release date is all well and good, but I tend to think of things as before and after 1980, not 2000. In fact, that’s […]

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James Elkington “Ever-Roving Eye” (Paradise of Bachelors, 2020)

April 28, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

First of all, there must be apologies, as this review is late. However, this delay comes from Americana UK doing such a rare album justice. James Elkington crossed the pond in 2000, taking his guitar and […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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The Scarlet Goodbye “El Camino Adios” – farewell, then

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Today’s song “El Camino Adios” is the title track of the recently released (through The Label Group/Virgin Records) second album from The Scarlet Goodbye, the band headed by Daniel Murphy (Golden Smog and Soul Asylum) and Jeff […]

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The Song Remains: Chris Strachwitz (1931-2023)

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Arhoolie Records laid the foundation for the appreciation of American roots music. Chris Strachwitz, folklorist, musicologist and founder of Arhoolie Records died on 7th May from heart failure. There is no way of knowing how many […]

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Video: Grace Pettis “Landon”

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‘Landon’ is a deeply personal, true-story song from Grace Pettis.  The song is a heartfelt reflection on her past behaviour when a gay friend came out.  Over a gentle, tuneful strum, Pettis sings a beautiful apology. […]

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