Folk
Track and Tour News: Didirri – Formaldehyde
Melbourne’s Didirri has been attracting a lot of attention over the last year with his heartfelt and charismatic live delivery and for the strength of his songwriting. His new single, ‘Formaldehyde’ showcases his talent and style. Inspired by the life and struggles of one of his favourite artists, Frida Kahlo, Didirri says “Formaldehyde is about …
Live Review / Gallery: Glen Hansard – London, Royal Festival Hall 9/2/18
It’s easy to see why Glen Hansard won an Oscar and a Grammy, after his performance at the Royal Festival Hall, where he moved smoothly between heartbreak and soul stirrer and proved to be an engaging and funny hist for a near on two hours. It also showcased Hansard as one of the best singers …
News: RODRIGUEZ to play Royal Albert Hall on 27th September 2018
To see Rodriguez live is to see a Phoenix risen from the ashes. No longer just a cult concern, after finding world wide fame and acclaim late in life thanks to the success of the Searching For Sugar Man film and the reissue of his music on Light In The Attic. Rodriguez’s rediscovered back catalogue …
Track: Cosmo Sheldrake – Wriggle, plus European tour dates
London singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Cosmo Sheldrake has released the latest track, Wriggle, to be taken from his much-anticipated debut album, The Much Much How How and I, which drops on Friday 6th April via Transgressive Records. Speaking of the track, Cosmo says “Wriggle is the last song I wrote for the album. It emerged …
Track: Fairhazel – 7×7
Out now on the Communion Singles Club, is the debut single from Fairhazel, aka London-based musical nomad Hugh McDonald, titled 7×7. Growing up in Cape Town, London and Paris, and spending time in the USA attending Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music, might have formed him as a person, but its London where his project …
Track: P.J. Harvey and Harry Escott – An Acre of Land
The legendary musician, songwriter, artist and poet, P.J. Harvey, has just released a collaboration with British composer Harry Escott called ‘An Acre of Land’, the theme to mystery/thriller Dark River, the latest film by Director Clio Barnard. It is a gorgeous folk-tinged lament that showcases Harvey’s haunting vocals and expressive lyrics over delicate tendrils of …
Album Review: AWOLNATION – Here come the runts
I was as confused about the title of this record as most people. It sounds like the title of a whacky new cartoon someone is pitching to Nickelodeon. So understandably I was more than curious to listen to this new offering from AWOLNATION. Aaron Bruno and his gang are what I would define as truly …
Album Review: Jim Ghedi – A Hymn for an Ancient Land
A Hymn for Ancient Land is not an album I could listen to while doing anything else. It would be like texting while taking a walk in a breath-taking landscape – missing the beauty. Inspired by his home in Moss Valley, the Peaks and the Dales, this is exactly what Jim purports he is doing …
See: Robert Plant Reveals new live video for Season’s Song
Following the release of his much lauded eleventh studio album Carry Fire, which debuted in the top three in the UK album Chart, Robert Plant has released a live recording of one of the albums standout tracks, Season’s Song. It’s a slow burning folk-rock, rather than hard rock, with the emphasis on Plant’s songwriting and …
Track: Dean Ween Group – Don’t Let the Moon Catch you Crying
Dean Ween is set to release his second solo album ‘Rock2’ via Schnitzel Records on April 27th 2018, available on limited edition 180 gram colored vinyl with gatefold sleeve, specially colored CD in digi-pac format and via digital retailers and streaming services. He’s issued a lengthy backstory on the album “A lot has changed since …