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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Paul Kerr

October 9, 2025 Paul Kerr 2
Jeez! You sign up to Americana UK, thinking you’re on the road to hobnobbing with the stars in the VIP area at gigs, and then you’re thrown a curveball. Your top ten americana songs? First off, […]
Album Reviews

John Murry and Michael Timmins “A Little Bit Of Grace And Decay”

September 18, 2024 Martin Johnson 2
Joy and beauty abound in revisited classic Gothic Americana songs. John Murry’s three solo recordings add up to one of the most consistently excellent song catalogues of 21st-century songs and are probably the prime definition of […]
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New film, soundtrack album and UK and Ireland tour dates from John Murry

July 19, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
John Murry has announced the release of  “a little bit of Grace and Decay – Original Soundtrack Recording for The Graceless Age: The Ballad Of John Murry” on 20th September 2024 on TV Records.  The album […]
Features

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: The Best of the Rest

October 6, 2022 Clint West 0
The votes have been cast and counted and next week we will begin the run-down of the Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century as chosen by our writers. Number 10 will be revealed on […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: The Shortlist

September 29, 2022 Clint West 8
We began our quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century’ way back in January. Since then, thirty AUK writers have offered up their own personal selections for readers to peruse. We […]

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Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]
Interviews

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 […]
Album Reviews

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

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A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

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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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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

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Video: Deer Tick “Wants/Needs”

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The excellent new single from Rhode Island roots-rockers Deer Tick, taken from their latest album Vol 2 (released together with Vol 1).  Great video too and you can catch the band on tour in the UK and […]
Album Reviews

Owls of the Swamp “Meteorite” (Labelship, 2016)

November 16, 2016 0
With the gentle burble of synths and hushed vocals, OoTS sound like they are floating in space. Listening to this leads me to imagine a scenario where they’ve prematurely awoken from suspended animation on a 100 […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Townes Van Zandt “Dead Flowers”

April 19, 2021 0
This week we go from one guitar playing Van Zandt to another. From “Badlands“, featuring the great Steven Van Zandt, to “Dead Flowers” by Townes Van Zandt. ‘Dead Flowers‘ is a cover of The Rolling Stones’ […]

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