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Track: Maarja Nuut and Ruum – Kuud Kuulama
Estonian violinist and modern folk artist, Maarja Nuut has a burgeoning reputation for her delicate, multi-layered and looped song constructions. Kuud Kuulama is an advance snippet from her new album Muunduja, a collaboration with compatriot Ruum, coming next month. It’s a typically beautiful and haunting piece. Live, Nuut often embellishes her songs with electronics and …
Premiere: Candythief reveal video for Today
Since emerging on seminal Scottish label Fence (King Creosote, Pictish Trail) in 2006, Diana De Cabbarus, aka Candythief, has released a succession of critically acclaimed records with a distinctly Alt/Folk/Psych vibe, culminating in this years third full length album, ‘Imaginary Medals’. Latest track ‘Today’, continues in that vein, accompanied by this dazzling animated video, premiered …
Say Psych: Track: The Oscillation – Drop
Following a recalibration and consolidation with their recent electronics-inflected album, 2018’s U.E.F., The Oscillation is back with their sixth and most ambitious album to date, Wasted Space, and to coincide with the release have issued forth hedonistic number ‘Drop’ as well as a string of live dates with label mates Lumerians. “The origins of Wasted …
Say Psych: Track: The Underground Youth – Fill The Void
There aren’t many bands around in the gloomy world of contemporary psych and post-punk who can even come close to The Underground Youth in terms of sheer, relentless work ethic. Since the release of the band’s eighth LP What Kind of Dystopian Hellhole Is This? in February 2017 the band have embarked on four extensive …
New Music – AMA//MIZU – Discordant In Colour
Seeking inspiration as diverse as the likes of Dirty Projectors, I:Cube and Scott Walker, AMA//MIZU is defined by a desire to seek authentic and unusual sounds. Weather a circuit bent drum machine or pieces of wood, anything becomes a tool in his South London based bedroom studio. It is from the confinement of this small …
Track: Steady Hands – Indifferent Belushi
Taken from their forthcoming debut album Truth in Comedy, out October 19th on Lame-O Records, Steady hands have released a new track – Indifferent Belushi. Essentially the project of ex-Modern Baseball man Sean Huber, he says of it “Since the very beginning, Steady Hands has been more of a social club, a collective, and a …
TRACK: Jim Clements – Not a Lot of Blood
Hugely under-heralded Canadian songwriter Jim Clements issues the fourth of his highly occasional albums -A Failure – next month. Not A Lot of Blood is the first track released to the world. Typically, the wan prettiness of the tune drapes a light veil over a smart and ruefully humorous lyric. It’s a fine song but, …
EP Review : Katherine Priddy – Wolf
Singer-Songwriter Katherine Priddy has already had an amount of success with her self recorded and self-produced “Old Tree Sessions” series of CDs. Now she releases a studio recording… Wolf is an EP of 4 original tracks, departing from the Old Tree Session cover tracks. A familiar presence at Moseley Folk Festival and local folk gigs in Birmingham, …
See: The Coral release video for “Reaching Out For A Friend”
The Coral have revealed their new video for their recent single, taken from the Move From The Dan Album. “Reaching Out For A Friend” has been animated together with Ian Skelly (the band’s drummer who is responsible for the band’s artwork) : It’s an amazing mix of psychedelia and invention, and suits the song perfectly. …
Say Psych: Track: Kikagaku Moyo – Dripping Sun
Kikagaku Moyo have today shared the second track from their orthcoming album Masana Temples which is scheduled for release on 5th October on Guruguru Brain. Drummer Go Kurosawa describes his inspiration for the track “a day trip song. Get up, ride on a horse, take a walk, explore, and go back to your place and …