Americana UK

Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements of pop, indie and folk run through her music, though much of it resists easy categorisation. What remains constant is her unique blend of brilliant...

Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in the UK and Ireland.

Produced by Carrie K (Noah Kahan, Maggie Antone, Koe Wetzel), Finer Things is a coming-of-age s...

John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book chronicles his journey from Wyoming rancher to Grateful Dead lyricist, internet freedom advocate, and philosopher of the virtual frontier. W...

You probably wouldn’t immediately think of St. Leonard’s Church in Bridgnorth as a likely venue if someone were to mention a roof-raising indie-folk and blues double bill. Yet on a storm-lashed March evening, the old sandstone building in a quiet corner of Worcestershire felt less like an unlikely host and more like a well-kept secret waiting to be discovered. Passing beneath...

A new name to the Americana UK shores, Maisy Owen is a Nashville native now residing in L.A. This is her first full-length offering, although at eight songs, it is a fairly brief introduction. Saying that, it is far better to leave a listener wanting more, and Dark on a Sunny Day is a rather wonderful thing of su...