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Live Review & Gallery: A Truly Enchanting Night at Oxford Art Factory With Bess Atwell, Ruby Gill and Sarah Levins – Eora Land/Sydney, 06.03.25

From the first note to the last, Bess Atwell’s night at Oxford Art Factory was never about spectacle, it was something rawer, more tangible. No theatrics, no backing band, just…

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Track & News: Hollow Coves Unveils Enchanting Single ‘See You Soon’ Ahead of ‘Nothing To Lose’ Album + Aus/UK/US Tour Dates

Hollow Coves, the talented folk duo hailing from the picturesque Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, is set to make waves with their upcoming album, ‘Nothing To Lose‘. In anticipation of…

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Track: Hollow Coves Unveils Heartfelt Single ‘Photographs’ as Prelude to Upcoming Album ‘Nothing To Lose’ + European and North American Tour Dates

Gold Coast-based duo Hollow Coves has recently gifted us all with their latest single, ‘Photographs‘. The track, steeped in nostalgia and warmth, serves as a tribute to the traditional charm…

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Premiere: Stream Taylor Pearlstein’s stunning new EP Perfect Blue, out tomorrow

A couple of weeks back, we wrote about ‘The Difference’, the current single from Brooklyn’s Taylor Pearlstein, signalling the release of her new EP. The full thing is almost here…

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Premiere: Josh Northwood Shines On Pillowy New Single ‘Paradise’

Josh Northwood returns with the expansive and emotive new single ‘Paradise’. Needless to say, we’re very excited to be running the premiere! The Worcester Indie-folk singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer…

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Music

Track: Natalie Holmes Shares Look At Upcoming Album With New Single ‘Floating TV’

Emotive, thoughtful and musically beautiful as ever, Natalie Holmes’ new single ‘Floating TV’ sets the tone for her upcoming album Vitamin Be. Bringing together elements of indie, pop and folk…

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Track / Video

Track: Jacob Humber Gets Reflective On New Single ‘Jesus at My Dining Room Table’

Nashville based indie-folk artist Jacob Humber returns with the melancholic and reflective new single ‘Jesus at My Dinging Room Table’, a beautiful, hard-hitting track packed with musical beauty and depth.…

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Track/Video: Patrick Watson unveils an exquisite video to welcome his ‘Better In The Shade’ album

Patrick Watson is an extraordinary musician – seven albums in and the Canadian singer-songwriter’s delicate melodic tapestries never wear thin. Following 2019’s ‘Wave’, an album of shimmering majestic orchestral pop…

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Album Review: Plain Mister Smith – I’m Just Plain Mister Smith

Vancouver based Plain Mister Smith showcases his strikingly unique, spotlessly produced Indie-pop-come-folk sound on his debut album ‘I’m Plain Mister Smith’. Musically complex and yet refreshingly light and simplistic on…

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Rising: We speak to Berlin artist L’aupaire after recent single When I Fall

Once we heard ‘When I Fall’, the recent single from Berlin based Robert Laupert, a small signal of hope written in a difficult period in his life, and wrapped up…

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