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Classic Clips: Richmond Fontaine and Amy Boone “Post to Wire” – Live in-store at Rough Trade East, London – 14th Septemb...

I guess pretty much everyone reading this on Americana UK is familiar with and, judging by the plaudits heaped upon them, deeply enamoured with The Delines; the dark twisted tales...

Rock musician author WILLY VLAUTIN hits the social realism bullseye again with latest novel

Willy Vlautin, frontman of alt-country band Richmond Fontaine, is also a seasoned novelist; The Left And The Lucky is his eighth such work. The post Rock musician author WILLY VLAU...

Essentials: The Top 10 songs by The Delines

Those sufficiently long in the tooth may remember Margaret Thatcher’s purported praise of senior Conservative Party politician William Whitelaw: “Every prime minister needs a Willi...

Willy Vlautin – The Left and The Lucky – Book Review

Willy Vlautin – The Left and The Lucky – Book Review by Killian Laher It has to be said at this stage that Willy Vlautin, ex-Richmond Fontaine and current member of the […]

Live review: The Delines + Chris Eckman, Union Chapel, London – 26th March 2026

It is hard to believe that The Delines have now been making music for more than 12 years. Was it really that long ago that Richmond Fontaine was gently laid to rest, and Willy Vlau...

Mildred :: Fenceline

An unassuming set of songs made by an unassuming four-piece, Fenceline rolls by in a little over thirty minutes. There is a certain sense of inertia to the record, the songs so str...

Mike Richmond “Without An Audience”

40 years on and we have the debut solo album by musical legend Mike Richmond, co-founder of the lamented Love Tractor, leading lights of the Athens, GA music scene. This is a great...

Hank Alrich – Broken River

It’s well known that the Armadillo World Headquarters was at ground-zero for the Austin music scene in the early 70’s. Gary P. Nunn once noted, “It’s been said that our music was t...

Mildred “Fenceline”

Sensitive sounds carry poetic lyrics and encourage deeper reflections on meaning. Mildred is a four-piece band from Oakland, CA, with members: Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar)...

Iron Blossom Festival in Richmond, VA Announce 2026 Lineup – Jack White, LCD Soundsystem, and More

Richmond, VA’s Iron Blossom Festival have announced their 2026 lineup, to be headlined by Jack White and LCD Soundsystem. Other highlights include Geese, Kevin Morby, Angine De Poi...

"D.E.D. City" by Los Frankies

Self-releasedProducer: Miles Delaco The name might be a little on-the nose—Los Frankies is the dual Frankie attack of Clarke (of Frankie & the Studs) and Frankie Salazar—but wh...

Iron Blossom Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup with LCD Soundsystem and Jack White

The Richmond, Virginia festival goes down September 19th-20th and also features Geese, Dijon, Portugal. the Man, and more. Iron Blossom Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup with LCD Sounds...

The Builders and The Butchers “No Tomorrow”

Portland-based ramshackle indie folk-rockers confront cultural changes and challenges. The Pacific north-west of the USA has been called home by many giants of the blues, rock, and...

LCD Soundsystem, Jack White, Geese, Angine de Poitrine & more playing Richmond’s Iron Blossom Festival 2026

Now in its fourth year, Iron Blossom fest levels up and the 2026 lineup also includes Dijon, Portugal. The Man, Phantogram, Kevin Morby, Die Spitz, more

Neon Diffraction – Iron River

Ru Goddard has spent years operating under the Neon Transmission name, building a respectable house catalogue across Paper Recordings and Groove Foundation with the quiet diligence...

Rose Hotel “My Satellite” – gone up to the sky

In normal times what would we all be talking about, other than the fact that after a hiatus of more than 50 years the old gang has got back together, pulled in an extra Canadian an...

Fleet Foxes' 2008 debut is this month's listening party album at The Big Romance - tickets

Unwed Sailor, Distille, Eve Maret: Three Cuts with Melody and Bite

Unwed Sailor – “West Coast Prism”“West Coast Prism” is built like a pop track that happens to be instrumental. The hook arrives quickly and stays central, carried by Ford’s bass to...

Sorrow and Joy 

Portland and Eugene-based shoegaze band wornoutjoy performs May 28 at John Henry’s, warming up for studio sessions in Portland and their first East Coast tour … Continue reading →

Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge

And what, you may ask, is an ACI?  Adult Correctional Institutions – or, if you prefer, a prison.  On this latest release from Deer Tick’s new album Coin-O-Matic we find the band i...

Life Is Too Short to Be Comfortable: Whiskey Flower Turn Defiance into Fuel on ‘double yellow lines’

Santa Fe-based rock/Americana duo Whiskey Flower unapologetically embrace who they are on ‘double yellow lines,’ delivering a record doused with passion, defiance, and fiery convic...

The Fargo Railroad Co. “IV”

Sheffield band’s new album is one of grit and struggle, with flashes of cynical humour, performed on a musically tight backdrop. IV is an album which deals with themes of being stu...

Jeff Tweedy

Widemouth – “Raincoat”

This is a strictly neutral observation: Chicago’s Widemouth are one of least countrified alt-country bands I’ve yet encountered. “No Gasoline,” the title track from their debut alb...