Author: Admin
In “Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling” Mia Kelly leaps from her roots in folk and blues to a foray into pop territory.At only 23 years of age, Québec-based singer-songwriter Mia Kelly has released her third album, Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling. After the critically acclaimed and Capital Music Awards-winning To Be Clear (2024), which was co-produced by singer-songwriter Jim Bryson, whose roster of collaborations includes Canada’s own The Tragically Hip and Kathleen Edwards, Kelly has moved on from more traditional structures into pop territory with roots elements.A bilingual songwriter, in both English and her native Canadian French, Kelly was named…
A banjo-helmed ecological concept album.Those of a nervous disposition may wish to steel themselves in advance of this review, in that it contains several references to the “B” word; that’s “banjo” to you and me. The album’s central figure, Benny Bleu, has spent a decade working as a geologist, and that, based around his musical skills, forms the ecological inspiration of the album.The title track, When I am a fossil, is the first stratified musical layer and comes over as a swamp-pop shuffle, as if sung by a James Taylor soundalike. Despite the expectation of banjo, this one is more…
Well, what can I say; joyous! Have you ever seen a band having more sheer fun on stage? Ry Cooder recorded Little Sister for his Bop Till You Drop album released in 1979, and demonstrates his infallible knack for breathing new life and new arrangements into familiar songs from the 1920’s to 1960’s, in this case a song best known for its version by Elvis Presley. Presley’s version is a straightforward rock’n’roll number, but Cooder’s version swings too; just listen to the interplay between Jim Keltner on drums, Chris Etheridge on bass and Baboo on percussion. Then, front and centre…
HomeNewsThe latest AUK podcast is live now featuring Alela Diane & Thomas Dollbaum Photo credit: Camille BruyaThis week’s Podcast sees Keith talking to two fabulous singer-songwriters, both of whom have new albums out today. Alela Diane with Who’s Keeping Time and Thomas Dollbaum with Birds of Paradise. There is also the new single from Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, a track from Haylie Davis’s forthcoming album, an album cut from Kevin Morby’s new one, and the best Delines track ever, according to one AUK writer. So much good stuff!Related Riding the one eyed horse into dead town the scales fell…
Photo by Nick BarberKaitlin Butts’ breakthrough to a UK audience was at The Long Road Festival in 2024, where an Interstate stage band show, a fabulous acoustic set and a guest appearance with Lola Kirke placed her on the radar of music fans across the artificial gridlines of what makes country music in the eyes and ears of the listening audience.Fast forward a couple of years, and following an invitation to play the Highways Festival in London, she’s been able to build a small tour around that anchor date to hopefully try and build upon that initial impact.Looking at the…
Masked pop-metal outfit President have announced their debut album, Blood Of Your Empire, and released its lead single, Doom Loop.The anonymous quartet will drop their first full-length statement via Atlantic Records on September 4. Pre-orders are now live. The new single comes with a glossy music video and is available to watch below.President’s singer says of the track: “The song is really about the strange tragedy of time – how we spend our lives chasing it, wasting it, and fearing it – only to realise its value once a moment is gone. It’s a reminder for people to be present…
On the album itself, they add: “Blood Of Your Empire was born out of my own struggle with existential crisis and trying to make sense of belief, mortality, and humanity’s relationship with faith. Religion has inspired incredible compassion, purpose, and beauty in the world — but it has also been responsible for unimaginable suffering and bloodshed throughout history. “This album lives in the tension between those two truths. Writing it became a way for me to confront the fear, confusion, and questions I’ve carried for years, and turn them into something I’m truly proud of.” The artwork for Blood Of…
Jendo is an Italian producer and remixer born in Milan in 1998. Since the age of 14, he has shown an interest in the world of music, at 360 degrees, showing a deep interest in the electronic panorama. He began to move in the world of clubs at the age of 16, occupying consolle of the best clubs, such as the Club House in Milan and opening parties at the Bolgia, even with Len Faki headliner. His style and his Tech House works are characterized by Ibiza’s rhythms and warm and refined underground melodies, often enriched with acid tones. “Disco…
Static Dress have never really operated like a normal band, and now they’ve taken things even further with the launch of ‘The Magistrate’s Loop’, a free-to-play psychological horror game tied directly into the world of their upcoming album ‘injury episode’. Ahead of the record’s release on May 29 via Sumerian Records, the Leeds post-hardcore outfit have unveiled the unsettling online experience alongside the full tracklist for the album, which had previously been hidden behind cryptic codes and secret messages. Blurring the lines between music, gaming and interactive storytelling, ‘The Magistrate’s Loop’ expands the dense fictional universe Static Dress have been…
Bizarrefae has returned with a new single, ‘Real Problems’, a darkly hypnotic track that pulls apart modern life and questions whether humanity has drifted too far from itself. Released through Warren Records and produced by Hull electronic artist Endoflevelbaddie, the new single sees Bizarrefae continue to blur genre lines with complete disregard for convention. Built around grimy electronic grooves and eerie atmosphere, ‘Real Problems’ taps into feelings of alienation, burnout and frustration with a world that feels increasingly artificial. Across the track, the Hull-based non-binary artist channels the urge to escape the endless noise of modern society, questioning whether progress…
Tonight, The Barbican is packed, and it’s good to see. York sees the occasional renowned rock artist come through, but it happens too rarely in our view. Here, we see a great example of what’s possible if the venue gets opened up to more possibilities like this. There are so many longtime fans of the band, and alternative music in attendance. Starting off are electro-prog-rockers, GANS who create a beautiful racket, featuring catchy bangers like ‘Dirty Cowboy’ and ‘I Think I Like You’. If the organisers wanted a band to start the night off in electric fashion, they certainly exceeded…
Delilah Bon | Crae WolfBrudenell Social Club, Leeds17th May 2026Delilah Bon brings the Brudenell Social Club together with a blistering show to raise money for those affected by ICE raids.Walking into the Brudenell Social Club, I’m immediately greeted by a sea of fans decked out in Brat Punk chic. On either side of the stage, there are two messages: TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS and DEAD MEN DON’T RAPE. The merch stall is rammed and filled with handmade crafts to help raise funds for those affected by ICE raids in the US. As Delilah Bon, Lauren ‘Maverick’ Tate has created…