Folk
Meet: experimental folk explorer ‘Me Lost Me’ ahead of her new album ‘RPG’.
You might call it folktronica, ‘nu’, dark or weird folk, whatever, Jayne Dent (aka ME LOST ME) makes music of singular quality and significant distinction that simply crosses any divide. Intriguingly experimental and enticingly non-traditional, ME LOST ME music occupies those same rubbly furrows as Caroline or Shovel Dance Collective, following a course set by …
News: Maija Sofia to play album launch show at Whelans Dublin
Maija Sofia Makela is a songwriter and artist from the rural west of Ireland who works between the overlapping worlds of music, performance and text. Often exploring themes of haunting, alternate histories, intimacy and affect, her album Bath Time is available here. Released in 2019, Maija Sofia’s debut album Bath Time announced her as an accomplished …
Track: Wren Hinds – Restless Child
With his new album ‘Don’t Die In The Bundu’ due out 21st July via Bella Union, Wren Hinds has shared a hypnotic animated video for his new single ‘Restless Child’. Commenting on the track and video Wren says: “With my baby boy due in just a few months, I witnessed his movement and adventurous spirit through the …
Premiere: Go to a special place with folkloric rock of The Elsewheres and their new single ‘Run Away With Me’, with launch date announced.
We are very pleased to premiere the new track ‘Run Away From Me’ from Melbourne folk rock outfit The Elsewheres. Coasting on layered instruments fringed by delicious horns and sparkling acoustic guitars, the barbed wire-coated vocals are soaked in whiskey and regret as they tell a tale of heady love trysts and passionate desire. With …
News: Amigo The Devil ‘Hungover In Europe + UK’ Tour
Having toured the UK either side of the pandemic to promote his two studio albums to date (‘Everything Is Fine’ and ‘Born Against’), the unique and charismatic dark Americana star Amigo The Devil aka Danny Kiranos has just commenced his first ever tour on this side of the Atlantic with a full band. Having recently …
Track: Maya Ongaku – Melting
Maya Ongaku have shared the video for new track ‘Melting’, directed by Itsuki Yoshizawa. The track is taken from their debut album, ‘Approach to Anima’ due the 29th May via Guruguru Brain,the label run by members of Kikagaku Moyo to share feel-good sounds from across Asia. Along with the new video, they have announced a European live show at Le Guess Who? …
Premiere: North Arm’s new single ‘Ordinary Ways’ is a gently simmering dreamy single that sparkles with intensity.
We are overjoyed to premiere the new single ‘Ordinary Ways from North Arm, the project of Novocastrian (NSW) Roderick Smith. The first release since North Arm’s ‘Bring The Daylight’ album back in 2021 (see our review here), ‘Ordinary Ways’ is a slow burning and yet intense track filled with dappling instrumentation sofly swelling underneath Smith’s …
Album Review: Kavus Torabi and Richard Wileman release collaborative album – Heaven’s Sun.
This new release on Believers Roast is a collaboration between label creator Kavus Torabi (Gong, Knifeworld, Cardiacs) and Richard Wileman (Karda Estra), consisting of two lengthy pieces that float and weave through myriad cosmic landscapes. Described as “a kaleidoscopic journey into the astral magnetic mind”, part one – ‘Particles of Light’ floats in on a …
Track: Maya Ongaku share mellow track Something In The Morning Rain
Maya Ongaku have shared the second single from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Approach to Anima’, due for release on the 29th May via Guruguru Brain. The trio of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano, and Shoei Ikeda have given us this second glimpse of the album with new track ‘Something In The Morning Rain’. Smooth guitar over chilled strings and shimmering vocals set to put minds …
Gallery: Badly Drawn Boy / Alice Jago – The National Stadium, Dublin 20.04.203
Something To Tour About: 25 Years of Badly Drawn Boy hit the stage of The National Stadium Dublin with Damon Michael Gough holding the audience in the palm of his had for the night with just himself on stage with 2 guitar’s and a keyboard.Opening the night was north Dublin Folk / Roots / Alt …