Rain Parade

Live Review: Rain Parade, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – 15th June 2024

July 1, 2024 Guy Lincoln 1

We all know the Paisley Underground (let’s get ‘that’ out of the way upfront!) is a moment in time of great significance for those of us who were there first go round and this applies to […]

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AUK’s EP Round-Up – June 2024

June 19, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

OK, hands-up which of you, our esteemed readers, noticed that there was no ‘Monthly EP’ Round-Up’, for May. Well, never fear, for this month we have a bumper edition, with no less than fifteen new releases […]

Interview: Rain Parade’s Matt Piucci on their upcoming tour and his thoughts on the Paisley Underground

June 5, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

After a two-man visit last year, Rain Parade are coming back with a full band lineup. Back in 1983, Rain Parade released one of the essential albums to come out of the so-called Paisley Underground scene. […]

Rain Parade “Surprise, Surprise” – well, this was unexpected…

May 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, just what has been the biggest surprise? Rain Parade appearing as the support band for Dream Syndicate? The new album ‘Last Rays Of A Dying Sun’ appearing last year? The announcement of the full band […]

Rain Parade announces deluxe reissue of debut LP and UK dates

March 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Rain Parade has announced a deluxe 2xLP reissue of their classic 1983 debut album, ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’ on Label 51 with a release date of 26th April. The band was part of the late […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 0

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1

Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]