TRACK: Brooks Hudgins – ‘February’: fine ‘n’ free-associating Americana
BORN in Dallas, baptised in Tennessee, raised in LA, Brooks Hudgins had seen a lot of the States by an early age. It was also pretty early on that he…
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SEE: Tom Joshua – ‘This Still Life (Live Session)’: Stockton singer rings clear as a bell
STOCKTON-ON-TEES songsmith Tom Joshua grew up with a wealth of inspiration around him – the industry, the history, the landscape – all of which he’s channelled into his debut EP,…
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TRACK: Marie Bashiru – ‘Joyride’: a little Afrofolk-soul sun to help us through
DEARLY beloved, gathered here today: let’s let a little smooth Afrosoul sun into our lives to keep the harsh bite of Lockdown 2: The Return at bay. And what better…
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TRACK: The Dawdler – ‘Sign Of Growth’: a sad, cruciverbalist shoegaze rush
THE DAWDLER is the low-key musical alias of Tyneside singer-songwriter John Edgar, who describes himself on his Twitter profile as “Ambient pop. Sad.” He’s more than made us sit up…
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SEE: Ailsa Tully’s ‘Drive’: sweet bass-driven folk-pop from the Welsh borders
DALLIANCE RECORDINGS, the boutique label that’s already garnered the loveliness of Gia Margaret and Common Holly to its hearthside, has hit a triple score on singer-songwriters by adding Welsh border…
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TRACK: Lizzie Reid – ‘Seamless’: a sweet tale of heartbreak from Glasgow
LIZZIE REID is a Glaswegian singer-songwriter with an unflinching eye for detailing the rawer side of our emotional lives. She’s just signed for Essex indie Seven Four Seven Six and…
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NEWS: Billy Bragg announces tour dates for autumn ’21
THE BARD of Barking, conscious songwriter and lyricist extraordinaire, provider of mushroom biryanis to John Peel, and a steadfast political commentator: national treasure Billy Bragg has announced an 22-date tour…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Kevin Morby – ‘Sundowner’: simple acoustic truths deliver great profundity
Sundowner is a much more bucolic work than last year's Oh My God. in Kansas he's explored the simple complexity of the 60s' folk-troubadour aesthetic and pulls it off, admirably. It's a damn lovely record.
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SEE: Andy Shauf – ‘Clove Cigarette’: A Proustian moment captured in baroque pop; live stream news
ANTI-‘S lovely baroque-pop song sculptor Andy Shauf has just released the video for “Clove Cigarette”, one of the standout tracks from January’s The Neon Skyline. Watch with us; it’s 184…
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TRACK: Crawford Mack – ‘A Love I Can’t Live Up To’
CRAWFORD MACK is back with a new single, “A Love I Can’t Live Up To”, following his brace of recent single releases, “Depends On Where You Stand’ and “Firing Squad”…
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