The Jayhawks

Classic Americana Albums: Golden Smog “Weird Tales”

April 19, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 8

Landing in 1998 Golden Smog’s second album distilled all the promise of the debut “Down by the Old Mainstream” into a cogent musical collaboration taken way beyond the initial excitement of collaborating with friends and co- […]

Classic Clips: The Jayhawks “She Walks in So Many Ways” – Letterman, 2011

September 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Jayhawks are one of those bands who never get old, no matter how many times you hear them and regardless of their current band composition. In 2011 they released ‘Mockinbird Time’, their eighth studio album […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Here are the results of the readers’ vote

April 9, 2021 Clint West 6

Firstly a big thank you to our readers who voted in their droves. We really do appreciate your participation and love the brilliant list that your collective thoughts have generated. There were only six common albums […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Whitfield

February 18, 2021 Clint West 1

Today sees us publish the last of our writers’ personal top tens. It’s been both entertaining and educative and has demonstrated the wide range of knowledge and tastes that AUK writers collectively possess. All the selections […]

10 cool songs featuring The Devil

November 25, 2020 Clint West 6

Back in April we published ’10 cool songs about Jesus’ and it proved to be immensely popular. So, in the spirit of our well-renowned adherence to, ahem … the principles of balance and impartiality – or […]