Track: Frankie Cosmos – Sand
Short and sweet is really the only way to sum up Sand – the new single from Frankie Cosmos. Frankie Cosmos is Greta Kline, a New York native who has been writing songs and self-releasing them on Bandcamp under the pseudonym since late 2011. She released her debut studio album, Zentropy, in 2014 and has …
Track: Gwenno – Chwyldro (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
On his remix of Gwenno’s album opener Chwyldro, Andrew Weatherall adds his lightest magic touch to an already spellbinding track. Chwyldro is the first track on Gwenno Saunders’ debut solo album Y Dydd Olaf (named for Welsh author Owain Owain’s 1976 sci-fi novel). Sung almost entirely in her native Welsh tongue (one song is sung …
Track: Fine, It’s Pink – Young Burns
I wonder how many successful bands have been formed in karaoke bars. I can’t believe it’s many. But that’s exactly where Fine, It’s Pink started life in Romania in 2013 and now they’re releasing their debut single Young Burns (out on 25 September). It’s hard to believe they’ve gone from being a covers band to …
Track: Maybug – Out to Sea
While the title of Maybug’s latest single conjures up feelings of being carried away from safety into a vast and alien environment, Out To Sea is actually the musical equivalent of getting into the comfort of a deep, warm bath. Bristol based singer-songwriter Joseph Dunn is Maybug and this is the first single from his …
Album Review: Lucy Rose -Work it Out
Lucy Rose has moved on since the release of her folk fuelled debut album Like I Used To. While her vocals continue to have a distinctly delicate sound anyone who describes new album, Work It Out, in the same way isn’t giving the 26 year old singer-songwriter the credit she’s due. This is an album …
Track: Evans The Death – Expect Delays
It seems appropriate that I’m writing this on the day of a tube strike in London. Evans The Death guitarist Dan Moss sums up the lyrics of their new single Expect Delays, the title track from their second album, saying “It’s about people failing to connect with each other. It’s a good soundtrack to travelling …
Track: Bec Sandridge changes direction and releases In The Fog, In The Flame
Bec Sandridge has changed direction and, based on the pace of new single In The Fog, In The Flame, she’s running off there at full pelt. This Sydney-based (originally from Glasgow) singer/songwriter had her feet firmly in the folk camp not so long ago. Now she’s danced over to “spaghetti disco pop” (her words) with …
Album Review: Gilmore & Roberts – Conflict Tourism
They say that folk music is the new rock and roll. Many would argue it’s also the original rock and roll. If this is the case, there shouldn’t be much doubt that award-winning duo Gilmore & Roberts are one of the young folk bands that have been leading the revival of a genre that has, …
Album Review: La Luz – Weirdo Shrine
La Luz are a gutsy band. After the release of their debut album, 2013’s It’s Alive, they had a near-fatal high speed accident in their tour van. That’s the kind of event that would leave many at a loss but La Luz soon went back to touring and wowing audiences with their unique live style. …
Track: La Luz – Don’t Wanna Be Anywhere, plus October tour dates
In 2013 they released their debut album, had a high-speed car accident and then returned to tour like the troopers they are. Now self-styled ‘surf-noir’ Seattle band La Luz are back with a new track from their forthcoming second album. Don’t Wanna Be Anywhere is the second single from Weirdo Shrine and has all the twanging …