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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Davidson

March 19, 2026 Andy Davidson 2

This is the final AUK writers’ choice of Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time. Watch out for the countdown to the song voted Number 1, coming shortly. I finalised this feature knowing Moses had left […]

The Holy Grail Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Session

December 6, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

One of Maida Vale 4’s brilliant, arcane recordings. It would be safe to say John Peel championed Smog. Bill Callahan recorded three Peel Sessions, the first in November 94, then again in October 97 and finally […]

Shuffle: The joy of repetition

June 4, 2021 David Cowling 0

As you should know by now if you have been following this column, whatever I write is inspired by whatever comes up on my iPod in shuffle mode. This week I was minded to interrupt the […]

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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “I Found a River”

June 12, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new video for a new song by Alberta-based sextet Starpainter which YES I KNOW we ran last week, but Jon […]

artwork for Kris Drever album "Doing This For Love"

Kris Drever “Doing This For Love”

June 12, 2026 2

Meditations on the unglamorous, but with melodic hooks, from Scottish folk-award winner Anyone coming to this album for their first experience of Kris Drever may well be expecting something fairly traditional in light of his many […]

Cover art for Jesse Colin Young album "Light Shine"

Classic Clips: Jesse Colin Young “Darkness Darkness” – All Star Jam, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, 1984