Folk
Album Review: William Tyler : Modern Country
William Tyler doesn’t make music as much as he paints aural landscapes. There’s a vast space within his records as a solo musician. The former Lambchop guitarist -over the course of three studio LPs- has created a musical world of dusty fields, endless horizons, and open roads that seem to never end. On his newest …
News: Fairport Convention fiddle player Dave Swarbrick dies at 75
WE had to check it was for real this time, following The Telegraph’s famous obituary published back in 1999. Sadly it is. Former Fairport Convention fiddle player Dave Swarbrick has died at the age of 75, his family confirmed today, from emphysema. While perhaps not unexpected, Swarbrick has suffered form ill health for a long …
Trackc: John Jefferson – The Voyeur
Taken from his forthcoming EP, Helmsman, The Voyeur is the new track from singer-songwriter John Jefferson. Taking elements of the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Blaze Foley and The Doors as an influence on his music, the nautical title of the EP comes from its writing and recording – written on a narrow-boat …
Not Forgotten: Elliott Smith – XO
Like most people, I became familiar with Elliott Smith following his appearance at the Oscars a few years back. I picked up a single and was impressed enough by it to search out this album. Just considering XO as an isolated release Elliott Smith is my favourite singer-songwriter of the late 90s. I’ve always loved …
Live Review: Patrick Wolf / Calpernia Addams at Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 10/05/16
Patrick Wolf has been quiet for a long time. Not just in his hiatus from music, whilst he collates an anthology of poetry, notes and art to be published for his fans, but also on stage tonight at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms. He is intently tuning and returning his guitar, methodically testing and retesting, searching intuitively …
Premiere: Emily Rodgers – Walk Don’t Run
Taken from her new album Two Years, we’re delighted to premiere the new video from Emily Rodgers for the track Walk Don’t Run. It’s her first album since 2009’s Bright Day, and she’s drafted in legendary producer Kramer, who worked with both Galaxie 500 and Low. Although there’s shades of the alt-country about Walk Don’t …
See: Goat release new video for I sing in silence – plus new European tour dates
Mysterious Swedish psych rockers Goat have released a new video for their forthcoming single, I sing in Silence, which is out via Rocket Recordings on May 27th. Turning away from their trademark riffs, the band have stripped things down, and rid I sing in Silence of pretty much any electric sounds, save for one twangy …
Track: Quiet Hollers – Broken Guitar
Even before listening to Quiet Hollers, just the name conjures up this image of dusty americana, and sure enough new single Broken Guitar – taken from their eponymous album that dropped back in in October, has that unmistakable indie/americana vibe about it. There’s these almost static organ chords, as the piano adds these little melodic …
Album Review: Nick Worrall – Hero Buffet
If you’ve ever been bored by a “best” new album or track and said, “I bet there’s someone in a shed somewhere making better music than this,” it turns out that this hyperbolic assertion is actually true. I have found the shed. The occupant of the shed, located in rural Norfolk, is unsigned singer-songwriter Nick …
Premiere: Russell Morgan – You don’t feel
We’re extremely pleased to be premiering the first single, ‘You don’t feel’ from Cheshire singer songwriter Russell Morgan. Taken from his new album, Begin simple, Morgan peddles this rather wistful and beautiful soulful folk (no, it really works). As Morgan puts it”I really struggle sometimes with my writing process, trying to be sincere and authentic. …