Phoebe Bridgers – Americana UK

Video: Andrew Bird feat. Phoebe Bridgers “I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain”

November 25, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Andrew Bird and Phoebe Bridgers reimagine an Emily Dickinson poem in ‘I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain’. Bird appears in grainy black and white, looking tense and inquisitive in a slim-fitting suit. Microscopic scenes of […]

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Harrison Whitford “Afraid Of Nothing”

January 5, 2022 Mark Nenadic 0

As intimate as indie/folk gets, with regret and longing served up in healthy portions. Hushed. That’s the word. Harrison Whitford is a ‘hushed’ contemporary folkie. An eerie, slightly unnerving, equally wistful vibe pervades this second album. […]

Interview: Julian Taylor has many irons in the fire, and can’t wait to see “his” band again

Interviews

December 6, 2023 1

The Deputy Editor finally managed to bridge the time gap to talk to Julian Taylor at home in Canada. He explained about how his latest albums came about, spoke about his new career-spanning release, and [...]

Vishtèn Connexions “Expansion” – the music of life

Tracks

December 6, 2023 0

Can there be a time of year when we more need the Americana UK Kinda Folky Instrumental Midweek Break (or the AUKKFIMB as we like to call it). What with the frantic pace of December, [...]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Bear’s Den + Emma Gatrill, Union Chapel, London – 27th November 2023

December 6, 2023 0

The official line-up of Bear’s Den consists of Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones but set up ready on stage were trumpets, guitars, piano, a banjo and in pride of place, a golden harp – clearly, [...]

Book reviews

Book Review: Amy Yates Wuelfing, with Joan Arkuszewski and Loren Hunt “Still Drinkin’ & Smokin’, Rockin’ & Rollin’: An Oral History of New Hope’s John & Peter’s”.

December 6, 2023 0

The majority of books that we get for review here at AUK take the form of biographies or personal memoirs. This is a book that really falls a bit into both categories, yet it has [...]

Album Reviews

Uncle Lucius “Like It’s The Last One Left”

December 6, 2023 0

A welcome return from the gold standard of Texan Southern roots rock bands with their first album in eight years. AUK’s Rick Bayles called Uncle Lucius “one of Texas’ finest” in 2021, hoping that they [...]