James Smith – one of the hardest working musicians and label owners we know – returns with a new album under his Good Good Blood moniker. ‘Celebrate’ is a mammoth collection of 18 songs with observations on life, death and everything in-between at their core… The record opens in typically understated fashion on ‘7.47am (Eyes…
James Smith returns with his Good Good Blood project to share ‘Wrap My Arms Around You’ – an evocative and emotional piece that will appear on his upcoming album ‘Celebrate’ (released 16th September). Opening with a sound that falls somewhere between early Radiohead and DIY Americana, James laments the fact ‘I don’t know what I’m…
Spectral Nights favourite Good Good Blood has shared ‘Green Bank’ ahead of the release of new album ‘The Dizzying Parade’ via Team Love Records on 21 January 2022. With more distorted tones from the outset and a brooding bass pushing things along, this alt-folk piece has an underlying menace as James Smith’s muffled yet rasping…
Good Good Blood have returned with new single ‘Keep My Powder Dry’. Opening with refined and hushed guitar hooks that recall the mid-noughties cult hero Adem, the song finds James Smith contemplating how ‘You steal my soul’ before blended harmonies end with him asking if anyone knows what they’re looking for. There’s a claustrophobic feel…
Good Good Blood (James Smith) returns with another selection of haunting songs to delve into during these strange times. ‘There Are Wolves Here’ opens with ‘The Renegade’, a fractured and atmospheric piece of dream pop with a brooding bass line and dark lyrics: ‘The body pains will make you pay for the babe you laid…
Good Good Blood’s new album ‘At Your Mercy’ (order via Bandcamp here) finds James Smith once again offering poignant, emotional words over atmospheric bursts of guitar and piano. Opener ‘All These Days’ has choral vocals and lyrics about waiting for something to happen and trying to find the right thing to say, while the shoegazing…
Spectral Nights favourites Good Good Blood have made a welcome return with ‘Say Goodbye’, the first song to be taken from forthcoming album ‘At Your Mercy’ (released on 24 January, 2020 – pre-order via Fox Food Records here). The song opens in typically understated fashion as James Smith’s swaying guitar combines with Kevin Allan’s gentle…
Boy Scouts – ‘Queen’ San Franciscan Taylor Vick recorded this EP in various houses across her home city, begging and borrowing instruments along the way. It has a Sparklehorse meets Alex G feel and its tender yet glitchy atmospherics will enchant you from the first note. Taylor’s gorgeous vocals glide over the acoustic strums as…
We asked James Smith (also known as Good Good Blood) to talk us through his Top 5 albums of the past 12 months. They’re an absolute delight… Henoheno – ‘Piggybacks’ I’ve long been a fan of Henoheno’s music but this album sees Henry Thompson and Jenny Yu’s music shoot up another level. Songs sparkle and…
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…
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