Half Waif follows up 2018’s ‘Lavender’ with ‘The Caretaker’, a record that finds Nandi Rose opening up her heart and sharing her innermost thoughts as she ponders the importance and impact of isolation and connection. There’s a slow Warpaint feel to the introduction of album opener ‘Clouds Rest’ with its words about ‘going nowhere fast…
Surrey-born singer-songwriter Second Hand Poet has shared new single ‘Heartstrings’. Opening with poignant Nick Cave-style atmospherics, the song veers into Keaton Henson-meets-Elliot Smith territory as Jamie reveals his innermost thoughts amidst intricate instrumentation: ‘It’s only dark when you’re not with me’. It’s a powerful 3 minutes and 20 seconds with evocative lyrics about emotions and…
Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Jeffrey Silverstein has shared ‘Cosmic Scene’ ahead of the release of debut full-length album ‘You Become the Mountain’ via Arrowhawk Records on 3 April. Jeffrey says the record is ‘heavily inspired by the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, long-distance running, meditation and my work as a special education teacher’ and ‘Cosmic Scene’…
Boy Scouts has shared ‘Wish’ ahead of appearances at this year’s SXSW and Pitchfork Music Festival. The song, her first new material since last year’s ‘Free Company’ album, finds Taylor Vick looking back on the past and ‘sorting through waves of nostalgia, and hoping for a future in which reflecting on the past can feel…
Phoebe Bridgers has shared the video for ‘Garden Song’, her first new solo material since 2017’s phenomenal debut album ‘Stranger in the Alps’. In the years since, Phoebe has played shows all around the world and formed two extraordinary ‘side’ projects – boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker and Better Oblivion Community Center with…
Ella O’Connor Williams recently released her debut album ‘I Was Born Swimming’ under her Squirrel Flower moniker via Polyvinyl Records. Ella was born on 11 August, 1996 (the hottest day of the year) with a membrane between her and the rest of the world (still inside of a translucent caul suc membrane, surrounded by amniotic…
Novia Scotia-based Jennah Barry has shared the video for ‘Big Universe’ ahead of the release of her second album ‘Holiday’ on 27 March via Forward Music. Produced by Colin Nealis, the album follows an unexpected career break due to Jennah having vocal surgery and the nine tracks find her ruminating on the mundane routine of…
Ásgeir has shared the evocative video for ‘Pictures’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Bury the Moon’ on 7 February (One Little Indian Records). The video finds the Icelandic artist immersing himself in nature and shows his connection to the country’s beautiful roots, landscapes and music. The entire record was influenced by Icelandic folk…
My Little Empire Records’ latest signing Alf Whitby (formerly of easykill) has shared ‘Lighthouse’ ahead of the release of debut solo album ‘Sistine Dreams’ early next year. Fitting nicely next to singer-songwriters including Conor Oberst and Elliott Smith, we also heard elements of Wild Beasts’ Hayden Thorpe’s solo material in Alf’s delicate falsetto and the…
Soccer Mommy (Sophie Allison) has shared the Alex Ross Perry-directed short film for her epic 7-minute new single ‘yellow is the color of her eyes’. She has also announced details of a world tour in 2020, which includes a stop at the Electric Ballroom in London on 18 June. Sophie explains that ”yellow is the…
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