indie-folk
Track: Drew Danburry releases indie folk-pop gem ‘Song To Long’
Legendary American D.I.Y. folk-pop singer-songwriter (and barber shop owner) Drew Danburry has just released his latest single – “Song To Long” – a revived and re-recorded version of a song written and recorded in 2006 with collaborator Ian Aiello. It’s an interesting thought experiment. How many artists have partially written and half recorded songs that …
ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Jr. Jr. – Homebody
A first suprise for 2021 from a Vancouver-based indie-folk-rock project
Track Premiere: Listen To Bear Paw’s New Single “Moonshaped”
Bear Paw carry with them an immediate uplift in their sound. A honky tonkier version of Dr. Dog, or a janglier and weirder Bright Eyes. More than affecting their sound with country dew and Ozarks humidity, the band takes a very natural approach to the bluegrass-meets-indie rock vibe of their sound. Nothing feels forced with …
Track: Kin – Margins
New 3-piece KIN have released their debut single ‘Margins’. For fans of Mew, Sigur Rós, and Explosions In The Sky – KIN’s music is gorgeously orchestrated. From the exquisitely performed vocals, to the carefully paced rhythm section; its high-reaching synths and electronics, partnered with intricate guitar turns make for a stunning combination. “‘Margins’ is about …
Premiere: Johanna Amelie – Into Blue
Taken from her forthcoming debut album ‘Distance’, co-produced by Gordon Raphael (The Strokes), we’re delighted to premiere the new song from Berlin based singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Johanna Amelie, Into Blue. Of the track she says “Into Blue is a song about a near-death experience. My idea was to express a contrast of opposites in the …
Premiere: Dominic Waxing Lyrical releases new video for ‘Susan Sontag’, plus UK tour dates
Ahead of the release of Dominic Waxing Lyrical’s new album ‘Rural Tonic’, which drops on 21st April via Tenement Records, we’re delighted to premiere the new video for his new single ‘Sunsan Sontag’. The Edinburgh based poet, otherwise known as Dominic Harris and his ever changing line up of collaborators this time features both his …
Album Review: Nadine Khouri – The Salted Air
Nadine Khouri The Salted Air There is a delicate quality to Nadine Khouri’s voice when you are first introduced to her; a hushed, bewitching quality that is equally earnest as it is powerful. It’s a contradiction to read, that I am well aware, but it is such a juxtaposition which one would believe lead previous …
Track: Bacchus – The Mirror
It’s been several months since the release of Bacchus’ last EP ‘The Rich & The War’. He’s clearly a sensitive soul, The four tracks that made up his last release followed in the steps of acts like David Gray and Damian Rice, stripping things back and making top quality acoustic music. His new track is …
Track: Agnes Obel – Stretch your eyes, plus new London date news
Stretch your eyes is the new single from Danish star Agnes Obel, the fourth taken from her critically acclaimed album Citizen of Glass. It Obel’s most successful album to date in the UK, doubling the first week sales of her previous album, 2013’s Aventine, and affording Obel her first top 30 record. It’s easy to …
C Duncan Announces May Headline Dates
Glasgow’s breathtakingly talented composer and songwriter C Duncan has added May dates to his 2017 tour in support of his second album, The Midnight Sun, released in October. He will also be supporting Elbow on their UK tour in March. C DUNCAN TOUR DATES Monday, 23rd January – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, UK Tuesday, 24th January – …