Album Review: Modern Hinterland – Diving Bell
‘Americana’ is one of those genre descriptions that is narrow enough to be definable but wide enough to be inclusive. Americana music is built on the shared and varied musical traditions of the United States, specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rock and roll, and gospel. Americana music is ‘of’ those styles, but …
Album Review: Ian David Green – Songs of the Sea
Songs of the Sea is Ian David Green’s debut full album, due for release on Bandcamp on 20th February 2021, and what a debut! Green is a singer-songwriter from Liverpool, now living in London. His musical influences range from folk greats like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison to more contemporary folk / indie …
TRACK: Julianna Barwick ft. Jónsi – In Light
Julianna Barwick releases stunning single ‘In Light’, featuring Jónsi from Sigur Rós via Ninja Tune. The single is off Barwick’s new album ‘Healing Is A Miracle’ which is out on 10th July and will be her 6th album. It is an absolutely breathtaking masterpiece of choral sounds, shifting light and shade with the evocation of …
ALBUM REVIEW: Wesley Gonzalez – Appalling Human
Wesley Gonzalez first hit the scene in 2005 at the age of 15 as part of indie rock band ‘Let’s Wrestle’, who went on to release three full length records over a period of 10 years. After ‘Let’s Wrestle’ called it a day in 2015, Gonzalez wasted no time in getting cracking with his solo …
ALBUM REVIEW: Out of the Woods – Birds and Beasts
Ditte Grube, otherwise known as ‘Out of the Woods’, releases her debut album ‘Birds and Beasts’ on 12 June, 2020. The Danish artist recently did an ‘At Home’ session for us ahead of the album release, performing beautiful album track ‘I Remember You’. The album was recorded at Grube’s home studio in the woods of …
SEE: OK Go release moving Covid-19 inspired track and video – All Together Now
What do synchronised treadmills, zero gravity flights, Rube Goldberg Machines and a car playing instruments in the desert all have in common? Well they are just some of the concepts that Chicago rock band OK Go (now LA-based) have used over the years to showcase their songs and, in doing so, have created their own …
TRACK AND VIDEO: Widowspeak – Breadwinner
Brooklyn band Widowspeak return with a gentle and poignant new single ‘Breadwinner’, their first new material since their fourth album ‘Expect the Best’ in 2017. It’s been quite a wait but it seems like the current crisis was something of a catalyst for the band to put this song out. As singer Molly Hamilton explains: …
TRACK AND ALBUM NEWS: Erasure – Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)
Synth-pop maestros Andy Bell and Vine Clarke – AKA Erasure – return on 21st August 2020 with their eighteenth studio album, ‘The Neon’ on Mute. Ahead of the new album, the duo release single ‘Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)’ and if you love that classic Erasure sound (you know the one I mean, …
ALBUM REVIEW: Car Seat Headrest – Making A Door Less Open
Car Seat Headrest – helmed by ridiculously talented and prolific songwriter Will Toledo – release much anticipated album “Making a Door Less Open” today, on Matador Records. It’s their first set of brand new songs since 2016’s awesome “Teens Of Denial” and for long-time Car Seat Headrest fans it will be both a challenging and …
ALBUM AND SINGLE NEWS: Dan Croll – Grand Plan
Dan Croll, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts alumni and purveyor of gorgeous, intelligent, sunny indie pop and rock has just announced a new album release. The British singer-songwriter, now ensconced in California will release third album “Grand Plan” on August 21st through Communion Records. It was produced by Matthew E. White at Spacebomb. The album …