Folk / Country
See: Waxahatchee reveals new video for ‘Can’t do much’
“It’s meant to be an extremely unsentimental love song, a love song with a strong dose of reality” says Katie Crutchfield (aka Waxahatchee) of ‘Can’t do much’, the latest release from her forthcoming Saint Cloud album, out on March 27th via Merge. She continues “It was written early on in a relationship, where the feelings …
See: Garrett Kato releases video for Where the Vampires Hide, plus tour dates
Canadian-born, Australia-based singer-songwriter Garrett Kato has released his latest single ‘Where the Vampires Hide’, which is out now via Nettwerk “This story follows me on tour last year,” says Garrett. “It’s about the lines being blurred between being a touring artist and a father. Having spent countless days on the road I began to lose …
See: RIPL releases new video for ‘Mai’s Song’
Multi-instrumentalist RIPL has released his third single, ‘Mai’s Song’. Folky pop, with an anthemic chorus and all the right elements to make it a catchy summer classic, this is the third single from RIPL following his debut track ‘Of Course I Can’, produced by David Whitmey. After being the first German musician to record at the …
Album Review: The North Sea Radio Orchestra feat. John Greaves & Annie Barbazza – Folly Bololey: Songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom
Following his retirement in 2014, there are few, if any opportunities to hear new material from Robert Wyatt, though while he remains alive and in reasonable health, there’s always a glimmer of hope, and his canon of oddball esoteric jazz-pop remains much revered and respected within the musician community and far beyond. Save for a …
Album Review: Simon Bonney – Past, Present, Future
Crime & The City Solution front man Simon Bonney has drawn together songs from his last two albums – 1992’s Forever and Everyman from a couple of years later, along with hald a dozen unreleased tracks, including a cover of Scott Walker’s ‘Duchess’, and released them through Mute with the title ‘Past, Present, Future. From …
Album Review: Lisa Hannigan and Stargaze – Live In Dublin
The amount I love music is sometimes overwhelming. I want it pretty much everywhere, all the time. Given that, I have a pretty weird relationship with seeing and hearing it live. I’ve never been to a festival, I can’t reel off an impressive list of all the acts I’ve seen or all the iconic venues …
Track : Calexico – Midnight Sun plus tour dates
When Calexico and Iron and Wine collaborated on the 2005 In the Reins EP, it felt a very natural fit, and it seemed inevitable that future collaborations would happen, the only real surprise is that it has taken so long for a full length album. But now a follow up is announced – we’ve already …