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Video: Passenger “Sword from the Stone”

January 14, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1

Filmed in the epic Scottish Highlands, here’s the latest video release from Passenger, ‘Sword from the Stone’.  The gorgeous scenery is a match for the beauty of the song.  The single coincides with the release […]

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Passenger “Songs for the Drunk and Brokenhearted”

January 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Lucky for some 13th album from Mike Rosenberg is an absorbing and reflective collection of folk stories for the times we live in It’s been three years since Passenger’s last studio album “proper,” an unusual […]

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Interview: Passenger on writing in lockdown, his new album and how 2020 changed him

January 7, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Not content with headlining Black Deer 2018 and having a number one album on the UK americana charts in the same year, Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg also has the 24th most viewed YouTube video of […]

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Will Oldham, Ron Sexsmith and more to play livestreamed Cat Stevens festival

December 2, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Yusuf / Cat Stevens has announced CatSong Festival, a special live YouTube broadcast in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his classic 1970 albums ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ and ‘Mona Bone Jakon’. Over 40 artists […]

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Something for the weekend: Passenger “A Song for the Drunk and Brokenhearted”

October 23, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg, who headlined Black Deer 2018, hasn’t had a new album now since that same year’s ‘Runaway’ which was billed as his […]

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Corner House “Caribou Party”

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February 25, 2021 0
A fresh take on earthy old-time string music and Celtic folk from Boston quartet Corner House Corner House are a young string band quartet based in New England, with Ethan Setiawan on mandolin and mandola, [...]
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XIXA “Genesis”

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A glorious trip through the dark underbelly of Tucson desert rock First off. Who on earth could resist a band who list as influences, ‘70s Spaghetti Westerns and ‘80s horror films, Edgar Allan Poe and [...]
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Chris Pierce “American Silence”

February 23, 2021 0
Passionate, well-constructed, generously-spirited protest music that can’t be ignored. There’s a quote attributed to Americana/folk musician Todd Snider out there where he says ‘I didn’t write this song to change people’s minds, I  wrote it [...]
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Jesse Brewster “The Lonely Pines”

February 22, 2021 1
A very assured outing by a roots music renaissance man who can do it all. To be adept at Americana in the full sense of what this genre is supposed to represent, you simply just [...]
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Alastair Ottesen “Pathless Land”

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Skilfully written songs, stunning arrangements, all with a timeless feel. It can often feel as though timeless albums are a thing of the past, only to be produced in a rose-tinted bygone era, as if [...]

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Video Premiere: James Combs feat. April Mann “Strange Signs”

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February 26, 2021 0

Los Angeles-based James Combs has set himself the ambitious project of releasing a series of bi-monthly double singles with his long-time collaborators Matt Hergert (drums) and the multi-instrumentalist John Would, who also takes on production […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: The Shortlist

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February 25, 2021 4

Last week we completed our writers’ lists of their top 10 americana albums ever. Since then we have been busy tallying up the totals to produce a shortlist of 20 albums. Our writers will now […]

Introducing “Shuffle”

Columns
February 25, 2021 2

Long-time AUK writer David Cowling returns with a new fortnightly column as he digs into his collection of leftfield americana. There are moments in my life when I have connected directly with a song or […]

Brady Harris “Damsel” – Listen

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February 25, 2021 0

‘Yours For You’ is the new 6-song record from LA-based artist and longtime friend of AUK Brady Harris which features 5 originals plus a cover of The Stranglers ‘Golden Brown’. The EP is the follow-up […]

Front cover for Corner House Caribou Party EP

Corner House “Caribou Party”

Album Reviews
February 25, 2021 0

A fresh take on earthy old-time string music and Celtic folk from Boston quartet Corner House Corner House are a young string band quartet based in New England, with Ethan Setiawan on mandolin and mandola, […]

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