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EP: The delicately beautiful ‘Creatures of Habit’ from Brisbane artist Aren’t is an exquisite triumph. Plus news of launch date.

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Exclusive: Lucy Kruger records ‘A Stranger’s Chest’ live in session for Backseat Mafia

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Album Review : Adam Moezinia’s ‘ Folk Element Trio’ – A Sonic Travelogue

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Swedish psych warriors, Goat have shared the second single, ‘Join The Resistance’, from their forthcoming album ‘Medicin’ due out the 13th of October via Rocket Recordings.   The joyous, echo-laden groove of  ‘Join The Resistance’ bursts into life and continues to build to a moment of release with a huge Sabbath-esque riff.  ‘Join The Resistance’ is a call to arms from the band, who say,  …

As the wait for their debut album becomes ever shorter, Bishopskin – one of the most unusual and intriguing outfits to have graced London’s alternative scene in recent years – have released a portfolio of singles which is impressive in breadth and depth alike. Listening to all of them back to back gives a good …

The beauty of Fletcher Gull‘s ‘Lost In Berlin’ is that it was born from great emotional pain – something that bleeds into every note. Gull (a nom de plume sourced from his favourite book the classic ‘Jonathon Livingstone Seagull) says of the inspiration behind the track: When I lived in Canada I loved a German …

On Monday 21 of August, Swedish folk duo Johanna and Klara Soderberg also known as First Aid Kit played the first of the Wider than Pictures series at Collins Barracks. Support on the night came from Billie Marten and Nick Mulvey. Check out the gallery below.

Trad/folk group The High Kings graced the stage of Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre for the first time. The band have been together for 15 years and the set-list spanned that to the delight of the sold-out crowd who from the very start were on their feet dancing and singing which gave the night a good old pub …

With an album scheduled for the making in 2024, the Dublin born songwriter will take to the road this October and November, bringing audiences an airing of his first new material since the landmark, Weller-produced Arrivals, of 2021 (nominated for ‘International Album Of The Year,’ at the Americana UK awards), alongside classic gems from across …

The Levellers curated ‘A Beautiful Day Out’ hadn’t forwarded the memo onto the heavens as it was a continuously grey, wet and drizzly Saturday afternoon in Leeds, but the swathes of Levellers and Ferocious Dog shirts didn’t let this dampen their spirits at all. The afternoon kicked off with the lone figure of Jess Silk, …

If you know anything of guitarist/composer Fabiano do Nascimento’s significant back catalogue you will be expecting his new album ‘Das Nuvens‘ to be impressive. Each release from his debut ‘Dança Dos Tempos’ in 2015 onwards has shown: his accomplished instrumental touch, whether on seven, twelve or oktav guitar; his intuitive feel for classic Brazilian music, …

Hailing from the South West and now celebrating a decade making music together, the award-winningBlack Water County have released a new single, ‘The Only Life Worth Living’, which is the first newmusic in almost three years. The track sits as the first in a series of singles the band are set to release over the …

Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes beautiful new single ‘High & Low’ sees her return with her first release in nine years. The Mercury Prize nominee’s last release was the critically acclaimed album Bones & Longing in 2014. Co-produced with long-time collaborator David Odlum (The Frames), the track is about the quest for connection. “High & Low” is about feeling disconnected …