Gin is a joyous and celebratory record which crackles and sparkles with a joie de vivre which is sadly lacking from all too many of Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures’ contemporaries.
Our Song of the Day is from Tiny Ruins, Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens is the first single to be taken from, Brightly Painted One, their first album to be released on Bella Union.
A veritable treasure trove Diamonds On The Water is Oyster band’s first album of new songs for seven years. We have a FRUK review and an exclusive premiere of ‘Lay Your Dreams Down Gently’.
The Hum is out today and O’Hooley & Tidow have kindly taken some time to give FRUK an exclusive blow by blow on the album, the creative process and more. We have a new video for you too.
Boo Hewerdine and Findlay Napier are looking to fans to help them release their new album ‘VIP’ which features songs about people with interesting life stories.
Watch his classic video of Joni Mitchell performing ‘Urge For Going’. Joni has released a new songbook called ‘Joni Mitchell: Complete So Far’ which features guitar tunings and more.
Thurston Moore has unveiled his new video for ‘Heavenmental’ as his Valentines Day offering. The song is taken from last year’s self-titled album from Chelsea Light Moving which Moore fronts.
With an astonishing CV, Henry Priestman may be able to lay claim to be the oldest singer to make his solo debut on a major label, but in his case the wisdom of age is a blessing for us all.
Brooklyn based New Zealand band Streets of Laredo are back with a new single ‘Lonsdale Line’. They’ve also released a brilliant new animated video which you can watch here.
Listen to an incredible recording from the Deep End of the Ford and read Lorcán Mac Mathúna’s special feature for FRUK on the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf.
Neil shares more highlights from Celtic Connections when he joined a capacity crowd at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to see Lúnasa, Session A9 and Maru Tarang.
