The War on Drugs

Craig Finn “People Of Substance” – good to hang around with

January 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Taking a break from his regular day job as frontman of the Hold Steady, Craig Finn is preparing his latest solo album for release on April 4th. On ‘Always Been‘ Finn has been working with Adam […]

The War On Drugs “Live Drugs Again”

September 25, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

Slightly unhinged review of the past twenty years. The War On Drugs was formed back in 2005 by Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile. Vile left a few years later after the release of their first album […]

Cass McCombs performing - Top 10 Greatest Americana Artists JG

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Joe Graham

November 2, 2023 Joe Graham 4

I puzzled over how to compile and preface this list for the best part of four months. I’m bad at choosing favourites, my mind tending toward blankness if asked on the spot. Suitably, when I started […]

artwork for one Adam One album "Where Do I Begin"

One Adam One “Where Do I Begin”

March 24, 2023 Viv Fish 0

Good things come in small packages. The duo that is One Adam One are Americana veterans, singer-songwriter Adam Reichmann and his long-term musical partner Todd Schnitzer. The two have a long history of writing together, forming […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The War on Drugs “Pain”

November 8, 2021 Peter Churchill 0

Okay, so when it comes to the thread that is the AUK Chain Gang there are occasions when liberties have to be taken, boundaries pushed, the imagination stretched, etc. And so it came to pass that […]

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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

March 6, 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 as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

March 6, 2026 0

A gentle soul-searching album that will appeal to fans of John Prine and James Taylor. There are several artists, it seems, who go by the name of Sam Lewis. So, just to be clear, this release, […]

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

March 6, 2026 0

Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

Craig Finn “People Of Substance” – good to hang around with

The War On Drugs “Live Drugs Again”

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Joe Graham

One Adam One “Where Do I Begin”

AUK’s Chain Gang: The War on Drugs “Pain”

Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

Classic Clips: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Mr. Bojangles” – 1970

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win a pair of weekend tickets to see Katherine Priddy live