Album Review: Basia Bulat – The Garden
Canadian chanteuse Basia Bulat has revisited and reworked tracks from her previous five albums on latest release, ‘The Garden’. It’s out on Secret City Records on 25th February, initially only…
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Mark Gannon
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Norther Ireland born. Sheffield based. I listen to music on the train (and other places) and like to talk about it with like-minded souls. There is no guilty pleasure around these here parts. All music pleasure is guilt free.
Album Review: Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa
Austin, Texas rock’n’rollers Spoon have released their 10th album – Lucifer on the Sofa – on Matador Records and it’s a blistering, thumping, rocking album that Spoon lovers will adore and those new…
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Album Review: Jackie Leven – Straight Outta Caledonia…The Songs of Jackie Leven
I remember vividly the first time that I heard ‘The Sexual Loneliness of Jesus Christ’ by outsider, Scottish troubadour Jackie Leven. It was 2001 and I was totally unprepared for…
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News: Villagers announce new album and share video for triumphant, endorphin-releasing single ‘The First Day’
Villagers can do no wrong in my very humble opinion. They are one of the few bands where you know that their new music is always going to be emotionally…
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See: Maja Lena – The Keeper
Former member of Low Chimes – Maja Lena – has released a gorgeous, new pastoral folk song through Chiverin Records. ‘The Keeper’ explores our relationship with ourselves and comes with…
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Interview: Peggy Seeger – First Farewell
I had the absolute pleasure of catching up with folk icon Peggy Seeger recently to talk to her about her latest album First Farewell, which is out now on Red…
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Album Review: Peggy Seeger – First Farewell
First Farewell is folk icon, Peggy Seeger’s, 24th solo album and it is out today via Red Grape Music. We’re told it’s ‘probably’ her final original album but based on…
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Track: Molly Linen – A Lot to Give
Shropshire-born, Glasgow-based singer-songwriter, Molly Linen, has just released her latest song – ‘A Lot To Give’ – on Johnny Lynch’s (aka Pictish Trail) Lost Map Records and you can get…
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Track and Album News: New Morning Blues announces debut album and single
New Morning Blues is a new folk collaborative project from wife and husband Joanna Backovic and Ian de Sylva. They’ve just released their first single, A Face in the Mirror, and…
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Track and Album News: Lightning Bug offers up stunning, dreamy, lead single ahead of third album release
Purveyors of dreamy, transportative musicscapes, Lightning Bug, have just announced the release of their third album – ‘A Color of the Sky’ – which is out on their new label,…
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