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Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 0

This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]

Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

July 29, 2026 0

Award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals on Tuesday 1st September 2026. It will be published by Red Hen Press. Speace will also be releasing an accompanying […]

Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

July 29, 2026 0

On a long, hot Sunday afternoon, there can’t be many places better to be than at one of the most laid-back of festivals, Folk by the Oak, which is held in the grounds of Hatfield House. […]

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Track Premiere: Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter “What We Did With The Place”

July 29, 2026 0

Sara Milonovich has been taking stock as she prepares her fourth album, Last Resort Motor Inn, and she has some stock to take note of. She was raised on a family farm in upstate New York; […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg
Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two [...]
Interviews
Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is [...]
Interviews
Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Hayden
When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Dean Owens “Sally’s Song (I Dreamed Of Michael Marra)”
Dean Owens is, of course, no stranger to these pages. With twelve albums and numerous AUK awards behind him, a search on this site will provide pages of reviews, interviews and videos. Typing the name [...]

Video: Ghost Flowers “By Then” – how to carve your place in life

July 29, 2026 0

Be absorbed by the new single from husband and wife duo Armand and SJ Lance, also known as Ghost Flowers. By Then is an atmospheric introduction to the duo, who began writing and recording songs in […]

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0

“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

July 28, 2026 1

When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates

July 28, 2026 0

Willie J Healey has announced news of a new EP set for release on 4th September via V2; 143, which will be released ahead of a short run of intimate October UK headline tour dates, and […]

Nicole Atkins “Singing In The Mirror” – hey, give yourself a break

July 28, 2026 0

It’s been an age since the last release from Nicole Atkins, the good nes is that her long-awaited seventh studio album Drama is arriving via Sun Records / Wicked Game Records on Friday 18th September. And […]

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?
July 29, 2026 0
This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter [...]
Track Premiere: Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter “What We Did With The Place”
July 29, 2026 0
Sara Milonovich has been taking stock as she prepares her fourth album, Last Resort Motor Inn, and she has some stock to take note of. She was raised on a family farm in upstate New [...]
Video: Ghost Flowers “By Then” – how to carve your place in life
July 29, 2026 0
Be absorbed by the new single from husband and wife duo Armand and SJ Lance, also known as Ghost Flowers. By Then is an atmospheric introduction to the duo, who began writing and recording songs [...]
Nicole Atkins “Singing In The Mirror” – hey, give yourself a break
July 28, 2026 0
It’s been an age since the last release from Nicole Atkins, the good nes is that her long-awaited seventh studio album Drama is arriving via Sun Records / Wicked Game Records on Friday 18th September. [...]
Video: Lily Seabird “Election Day” – lost in the darkness, searching for the light
July 28, 2026 0
Powerful. Intense. Uncompromising. Directed by Asher Groh, this is the absorbing video for Lily Seabird’s recent single Election Day. When Seabird sings, “I don’t want your attention, love me or leave me the fuck alone,” [...]

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