Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Jonny Brick

October 16, 2025 Jonny Brick 1

Yes, it’s a fool’s errand, but this feature helps contributors like me to express their love for particular songs which, to them, define the nebulous americana genre. My top ten includes some of the biggest names […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Jason Isbell Songs

May 8, 2025 Daisy Innes 18

Jason Isbell is no hidden secret. The Alabama native is undeniably one of our most talented songwriters and sits somewhere between the Southern Gothic of William Faulkner and the character-driven narratives of John Prine. Finding his […]

The Americana Spirit of 24: Peter Thompson

December 9, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

AUK writers look back at the last 12 months in americana, starting with our staff writer Peter Thompson. Is it that time already? The year has simply flown by – I feel like I’m still waiting […]

Live Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Eventim Apollo London – 25th November 2024

December 3, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 7

As with his albums, whether solo or with The 400 Unit, an abiding impression of Jason Isbell’s shows has been one of a continuing story. Obviously any show is going to contain a mix of old […]

Video: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit “This Ain’t It”

October 9, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit deliver over eight minutes of musical magic in this electrifying live performance of ‘This Ain’t It’. Isbell and his band are incredible performers – a tight, precise collective bursting with […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers