Jolie Holland

Jolie Holland “Highway 72” – not looking for pity…

September 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

LA-based artist Jolie Holland will release her new album ‘Haunted Mountain‘ on October 6th, and today’s new song, a duet with friend and collaborator Buck Meek, is taken from it. ‘Highway 72‘ is a road-weary tune […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Jolie Holland Songs

April 6, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

Ten essential songs by Jolie Holland seemed like a good idea for a piece for AUK but seriously when the time came to choose only 10 songs from her 20 year career the practical impossibility of […]

artwork for Herman Dune album "The Portable Herman Dune Vol. 2"

Herman Dune “The Portable Herman Dune Vol. 2”

March 22, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

David Ivar’s second helping of re-imagined recordings from his back catalogue continues to deliver. Back in September of last year David Ivar, the artist that is Herman Dune, released the first of which will be a […]

Whatever Happened To… Jolie Holland

October 18, 2021 Tim Martin 1

In this edition of ‘Whatever Happened To….’, serial contributor, Tim Martin, takes a look at the career of a fine musician who quit The Be Good Tanyas just as their star started to ascend. In 2003 […]

Gordon Barry “All The Live Long Year” (Froggy Bug Music, 2020)

October 29, 2020 Viv Fish 0

Gordon Barry, an award-winning Irish singer-songwriter from charming Wexford, has remarkably handsome vocal talent and refined musical skills. ‘All the Live Long Year‘, the follow up to Barry’s debut album ‘The Best Way To Kill A […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

August 6, 2026 0

Here’s the sound of the summer; Marianne is upbeat folk from singer-songwriter Karl Bray. Featuring guitar from Paul Phillips, former member of Pooh Sticks, Marianne opens with a light strum before the song settles into its swaying […]

Jolie Holland “Highway 72” – not looking for pity…

Essentials: The Top 10 Jolie Holland Songs

Herman Dune “The Portable Herman Dune Vol. 2”

Whatever Happened To… Jolie Holland

Gordon Barry “All The Live Long Year” (Froggy Bug Music, 2020)

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

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