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Five Alive! The Minus 5 return with first all new album… in five years

March 19, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Acclaimed collective The Minus 5, spearheaded by legendary musician and songwriter Scott McCaughey, returns with “Oar On, Penelope!” out May 30th on via Yep Roc Records. Produced by Scott McCaughey and mixed by engineer Ed Stasium […]
Videos

Video: Patterson Hood “The Forks of Cypress” (ft. Waxahatchee)

March 5, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
The latest single from Drive By Truckers co-founder Patterson Hood is the beautifully-written, arranged and produced “The Forks of Cypress”.  The song, already epic-sounding, is enhanced by vocal accompaniment from the outstanding Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield); their […]
Album Reviews

Patterson Hood “Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams”

March 3, 2025 Tim Martin 0
The unexpected songs impress most on Hood’s fourth solo album. It’s not DBT, but it is an intriguing look at another side of an established name. For his first solo album in 12 years Patterson Hood […]
Videos

Video: Patterson Hood “The Pool House”

February 19, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Come the end of the year, when we’re compiling lists and discussing the best albums of 2025, many people will still be talking about “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams” by the great Patterson Hood.  Released later […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Loose Cattle’s Michael Cerveris and Kimberley Kaye on “Someone’s Monster”

January 28, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
Character development and storylines make great americana songs. With a background in the stage and the punk side of the New York music scene, Loose Cattle’s leaders Michael Cerveris and Kimberley Kaye may not have been […]

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Paper Verses “Windstill”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

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Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

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Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy

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Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

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Paper Verses “Windstill”

September 21, 2026 0
Kent folk duo follow up two impressive EP releases with a beautiful debut. Paper Verses are a folk duo based in Broadstairs, Kent. Simone Lincoln and Matt Evans have released their debut full-length collection following two […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

September 21, 2026 1
I went to Brighton this week to see The Jayhawks. They were playing at the newly restored Corn Exchange. The gig was being promoted by the excellent Brighthelmstone Promotions, and a good time was promised and […]
Tracks

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

September 21, 2026 0
This latest single from Brown Wimpenny heralds the Autumn into Winter tour by the band alongside an ever-changing roster of artists from the same Broadside Hacks record label.  The song came into their repertoire in an […]

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  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”
  • Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train
  • Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy
  • Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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January 22, 2018 0
Oberson Rose hail from New England, a band whose sound has been described as “…a wonderful retro-fried slice of rock and psychedelic pop”. The band have shared this new track with AUK which has some lovely Beatles […]

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