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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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Hawaii native based in New York, songwriter Lea Thomas is set to release her new album ‘Cosmos Forever’ on the 20th of September Via Triple Dolphin Records. In anticipation, Thomas has shared the video for the first single titled ‘The Gift’. Thomas comments: From the moment I wrote the opening line of The Gift, I knew …

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Nate Bergman is a man of many voices. Just listen to his album, and you get some raspy folk, country rock god, and even a spot of gospel mixed with a burst of soul. Tonight, Bargman stripped back to just him and a guitar—two guitars, in fact, as he swapped between acoustic and electric for …

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Acclaimed US singer-songwriter Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) recently added a third Irish show to his previously announced UK & RoI tour that takes place next month. He will play the Roísín Dubh in Galway on 20th July. Support on all dates will be provided by compatriot Nate Bergman (except 13th July). Kiranos and his band …

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With two singles already out there, ‘What Would You Call Yourself‘ and ‘So We Find Ourselves’, Fink have shared the third single, ‘One Last Gift’, to be taken from their eighth studio album ‘Beauty In Your Wake’. Greenall says: “I sang into the hole of my nylon guitar through my effects to get this kindaThom …

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As a songwriter, Fin Greenall has worked side-by-side with artists like Amy Winehouse and John Legend, been kept waiting for a week in a New York hotel room by D’Angelo and collaborated with Bonobo and Nitin Sawhney. He has contributed tracks to the 12 Years A Slave soundtrack and worked alongside award-winning US filmmaker Ava DuVernay on her screen debut Middle of Nowhere and the Oscar-winning Selma. Add …

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Forming just last June, Van Zon have quickly cemented their presence in the Brighton and London grassroots gig circuits,  selling out their first headline show at Brighton’s Green Door Store merely five months into their existence. Their debut track has arrived a startling 8-minute epic of experimental folk-tinged post-rock. Executed with the intention of being …

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Ellorie McKnight’s latest EP, “Equinox,” is a captivating journey through earthy Americana and folk that transports listeners to the serene landscapes of rural Canada. Released exclusively on Bandcamp, this collection of songs reflects McKnight’s deep connection with the natural world and her experiences living in the vast and remote Yukon. The EP opens with “Trivial,” …

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“Call Me Back.” is the new single from Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow, a folk-flecked affair with a tapestry of beautiful melodies woven together with McMorrow’s signature falsetto vocals that will have your heartstrings quivering and your soul yearning. Listening to “Call Me Back” feels like wrapping yourself in a comfort blanket of gentle guitar …

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Having announced their eighth studio album ‘Beauty In your Wake‘ with the sublime single ‘What Would You Call Yourself‘, Fin Greenall and his cohorts Tim Thornton (drums/guitar) and Guy Whittaker (bass) have returned with single number two titled ‘So We Find Ourselves’. Greenall reflects on the song by saying:  “This song is so personal. I am the first …

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Indie folk band Sturt Avenue today release their single ‘How Much It Costs’: a paean to the struggles of pursuing an artistic life and gaining fulfilment from life. Created in collaboration with keyboard player Dave, who fronts his own band Bromham, the song travels effortlessly on a piano foundation skipping across the surface of gentle …

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