Following a run of shows across the United States and a scene-stealing performance on Later… with Jools Holland, Jade Bird has released her seething new single ‘Furious’. Taking inspiration from Alanis Morrissette and Patti Smith and featuring just Jade and an acoustic guitar, it’s the tale of a woman who was wronged in a vile…
Comprising of Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay of Tunng, LUMP release their debut album via the always-special Dead Oceans Records. The seven-song folktronica-infused album combines moog synths, spaced-out guitars, flutes and Laura’s special voice and has been influenced by everything from 20th century surrealism and absurdist poetry to Mike’s time living and working as a producer…
New Saddle Creek signing Sam Evian has unveiled ‘Health Machine’ ahead of his album ‘You, Forever’ (out in June). He’s played shows with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Deerhunter and this song has an anthemic alt-rock feel that would be in line with The National or The War on Drugs. It opens with stop-start West Coast-infused…
‘She likes the morning. I like the evening for all of the stars that light up the ceiling. I’m an explorer’ are the opening lines of troubadour Adam Barnes‘ ‘Hopeful’ and they perfectly set the tone for this quietly folky heartbreaker. Part of upcoming album ‘Vacancy at NASA’, it has something akin Frank Turner jamming…
Good Good Blood (also known as James Smith) is one of our favourite discoveries over the past 12 months and ‘Sun of a Gun’ is the result of a bunch of minimalist DIY recordings that took place in the spring. Available as a digital album or limited-edition cassette via Fox Food Records (with a photo…
The Physics House Band – ‘Calypso‘ The press release for The Physics House Band contained a biography (and ringing endorsement!) from none other than Stewart Lee and this three minutes of proggy goodness shows just how they’ve managed to impress even this harshest of critics. With twists and turns, alien time signatures and insane drums,…
Elizabeth Le Fey used to be a punk singer and was also formerly known as the White Witch of Oxygen. Since adapting the Globelamp persona, the Olympia, Washington native has signed to Wichita and toured all over the world, including a European jaunt with Mothers. Written in the wake of a painful romantic break-up and…
A singer-songwriter from Orlando who contacted us after reading about Matt McKee, we were intrigued to hear just what Nicholas Roberts’ sound would be like. Opening with the lyrics ‘Good morning, I love you. Don’t leave if I hurt you, I hope you will understand’ over some guitar work that has some distinctly Death…
Signed to Super Fan 99 Records, we had high hopes for Matt McKee, especially as the press release referenced the likes of Evan Dando and Elliott Smith. When we were lucky enough to see Matt at the recent all-dayer at Aldershot’s West End Centre, we were mesmerised. Soul-searching songs and self-depreciating wit, the whole crowd…
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