The Hanging Stars

The Hanging Stars “Hollow Heart”

April 7, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

The Hanging Stars are close to perfection on a magnificent album which just about defines “cosmic country” From the moment The Hanging Stars glide gently into the perfumed garden which is ‘Ava’, the opening song on […]

Sounds from beyond the shed – Week 51

March 30, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Believe it or not Easter Hols are coming Thank f**k for that. Covid numbers are at an all time high, spend more lessons covering for absent colleagues or uploading work for isolating students than I do […]

Fourth album by The Hanging Stars out today, new music and tour details announced

March 25, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The Hanging Stars have today released their latest album, ‘Hollow Heart‘ out now on Loose Records. This fourth album from the London five-piece was recorded at Edwyn Collins’ Clashnarrow Studios in North-Eastern Scotland. Their previous albums […]

Video Premiere: The Hanging Stars “Black Light Night”

February 22, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Check out the captivating video for ‘Black Light Night’, the latest single from London’s The Hanging Stars. Swirling instrumental layers wrap around Richard Olson’s dreamily hypnotic voice as we take a sonic journey into the cosmos. […]

Festival Review: Red Rooster Festival, Euston Hall, Suffolk, 27th-29th August 2021

September 3, 2021 Oliver Gray 0

Our roving reporter, Oliver Gray, gets back into the field as music opens up. After a six-hour in-depth review of the M25, we arrived to the strains of Iraina Mancini, with a surprising and reassuringly old-fashioned […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]