Paul Kelly

Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Hello Melancholy, Hello Joy”

April 5, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a new video from arguably the greatest singer-songwriter Australia has ever produced (with the possible exception of Barry Humphries). ‘Hello Melancholy, […]

Interview: Paul Kelly on the eternal present and the attraction of opposites

January 23, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

Kelly has got the fever (longing still). ‘Back to the Future’ is one of a dozen songs on Paul Kelly’s “Fever Longing Still,” which could just as easily been titled “Back to Basics,” for that is […]

Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “How to Make Gravy”

December 20, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another weekend dear reader. As those of you who have ever had much to do with Australia may know (and hey we have some Aussie readers, morning comrades), 21st December is Gravy […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s Top 20 songs of 2024: Part One, 20-11

December 16, 2024 Mark Whitfield 6

As I often remark these days, or these years, where once my musical life was all about albums, I along with apparently everyone under the age of 65 now have the attention span of a goldfish […]

artwork for Paul Kelly album "Fever Longing Still"

Paul Kelly “Fever Longing Still”

November 7, 2024 Graeme Tait 6

Creative fire still burns for Australia’s finest songsmith with first album release of the decade. With “Fever Longing Still”, his 29th studio album, and first solo release of self-penned songs since 2018’s “Nature”, Paul Kelly has […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Hello Melancholy, Hello Joy”

Interview: Paul Kelly on the eternal present and the attraction of opposites

Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “How to Make Gravy”

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s Top 20 songs of 2024: Part One, 20-11

Paul Kelly “Fever Longing Still”

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”