A review of Julia Sophie’s track x0x
New Song: Uma Bloo – Marguerite’s Novels
A review of Uma Bloo’s single ‘Marguerite’s Novels’
New song: Merce Lemon – Moon Shots (Demo)
A review of Merce Lemon’s ‘Moon Shots (Demo)’
Album of the Week: Lanterns on the Lake – Spook The Herd
Our album of the week review of Lanterns on the Lake’s ‘Spook The Herd’
Album of the Week: Fair Mothers – Separate Lives
Our album of the week review of Fair Mother’s full-length ‘Separate Lives’
Premiere: Jane Herships – Scott Carpenter
The premiere of Jane Hership’s new single ‘Scott Carpenter’
New song: Clever Girls – Spark
A review of Clever Girls’ new single ‘Spark’
Album of the Week: Babehoven – Demonstrating Visible Difference of Height
A review of Babehoven’s new EP ‘Demonstrating Visible Differences of Height’
Five Right Now: The Innocence Mission
The Innocence Mission talk us through their five favourite current artists
Album review: Coping Mechanism – Coping Mechanism
A review of PAWS lead singer Phillip Taylor’s, AKA Coping Mechanism, solo debut
Premiere: Eilis Frawley – Leave The House
I first heard Eilis Frawley on Get In Her Ears’ reliably brilliant Hoxton FM show. Though the heart-rate monitor resembling synths and experimental percussion of her debut single ‘Illusions’ caught my attention, it was Frawley’s on-the-nose lyrics that really stopped me in my tracks, ‘business will kill us / when do you have fun?’ she […]
2020 Showcases
We finalised our showcase programme for the first half of 2020 with the news that Icelandic visionary JFDR will be playing for us on Sunday 10 May. Acclaimed folk artist Josienne Clarke headlines on Wednesday April 15 with support from Good Good Blood, while Broken Chanter, Moonsoup & Randolph’s Leap share a triple bill on […]
January 2020 – 15 Songs
January saw us pull our wellies out of the end-of-year lists mire and set foot on fertile new ground as artists and bands began announcing new creations. Half Waif, Margaret Glaspy, U.S. Girls, Dana Gavanski and Porridge Radio were just a handful of the artists to announce forthcoming albums this month. Our playlist this month […]
New song: Lindsay Munroe – Mirror
A review of Lindsay Munroe’s single ‘Mirror’
New song: The Early Mornings – Artificial Flavour
A review of The Early Morning’s single ‘Artificial Flavour’
Album of the Week: Squirrel Flower – I Was Born Swimming
An album review of Squirrel Flower’s ‘I Was Born Swimming’.
Album review: Frances Quinlan – Likewise
A review of Frances Quinlan’s album Likeness
New song: Half Waif – Ordinary Talk
If you asked who we hoped for an album from most in 2020, Half Waif (Nandi Rose) would’ve been pretty high up the list. Today, Half Waif has shared details of her new album ‘The Caretaker’, the follow-up to the sublime ‘Lavender’. On lead single ‘Ordinary Talk’, Rose cages you within a claustrophobic atmosphere of […]
Five Right Now: Alice Boman
Alice Boman’s quietly stirring ‘Dream On’, released earlier this month, confirmed the Swedish songwriter as a talent well worth watching. Boman kindly told us about five current tracks she’s loving right now. Dive in. John Maus – Do Your Best To me there’s something so comforting about this song. And melancholic. When it comes on, […]
Track by track: Alex Chilltown
Since starting Alex Chilltown back in 2014, London’s Josh Esaw has spent the best part of six years perfecting their sound. ‘Eulogies’, out today on Fear of Missing Out Records, is the moment that gestation period comes full circle, the moment where Alex Chilltown become the band they’re meant to be. ‘Eulogies’ is an assortment […]
Premiere: Greg Mendez – Bike
Premiere of the first single taken from Greg Mendez’ ‘Cherry Hell’, out February 28 on Devil Town Tapes & Forged Artifacts
Album of the Week: Good Good Blood – At Your Mercy
A review of Good Good Blood’s new album ‘At Your Mercy’, out on Fox Food Records & Team Love Records
New song: Dana Gavanski – Good Instead of Bad
Dana Gavanski has marked the announcement of her debut album, ‘Yesterday Is Gone’, by releasing the subtly engrossing ‘Good Instead of Bad’. Her third single in under a year, ‘Good Instead of Bad’ imparts a sophisticated grandeur, you can imagine Dana and band playing it in the corner of a room as party guests waltz […]
Video premiere: Nora Petran – What it Takes to be a Man
Nora Petran’s debut collection of folk vignettes captivated us so much that we had no choice but to name it as one of our favourite records of 2019. Today we premiere the video to its title track ‘What it Takes to be a Man’. The track is representative of the album as a whole, the […]
Album of the Week: The Innocence Mission – See You Tomorrow
A review of The Innocence Mission’s new album ‘See You Tomorrow’.
New song: Sofia Wolfson – Party Favors
A review of Sofia Wolfson’s new single ‘Party Favors’