Remember the giddiness of spinning around, wide-eyed, arms flailing? And how trees blur into houses blur into people which keep spinning lazily even after you have stopped? That is what it feels like listening to Ólöf Arnalds’s third album Sudden Elevation.
Watch the latest video from Blue Rose Code for his first single ‘Julie‘ taken from his new debut album ‘North Ten’ due out this month which features the legendary bassist Danny Thompson.
Son Of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys sees its release next week on Anti Records. Listen to the whole of disc One now feat: Shane MacGowan, Beth Orton, Nick Cave, Tom Waits & more!
‘Not Waving, But Drowning charms’ the listener on every level – the three part harmonies are spine-tingling, the expansive arrangements warm and inviting, and the lyrical content fascinating. A wider audience must surely follow.
American duo CocoRosie aka sisters Sierra and Bianca Casady have revealed a track from their upcoming album, ‘Tales of a Grass Widow’ entitled “Gravediggress”. Listen to it now.
This week’s Nest Collective Hour features a selection of songs inspired by the sea as well as an introduction to the origin of sea shanties by Pete Truin from The Ballina Whalers. So all aboard Saturday at 9pm!
Watch the latest video from Maps & Atlases for ‘Fever’ taken from their album ‘Beware and Be Grateful’. Plus get their latest tour dates for Europe and the UK!
Wild Leaves are a Brooklyn-based folk band we only discovered this week. They make fantastic music and their debut EP is about to be released. We caught up with them to talk about influences and musical creation.
Richard Thompson’s ‘Electric’ album finds him in top form packing mighty punches in between homely emotive meanderings as he seeks challenge and inspiration amongst a brotherly trio.
With Krista Detour, Alison Krauss and Mary Chapin Carpenter among the guests, Carrie Newcomer deservedly keeps illustrious company on her latest release Kindrid Spirit (A Collection).
On Small Houses latest release ‘Exactly Where You Wanted To Be’ there is no musical sleight of hand. It is an ultimately pleasing paradox of an album: concise yet unhurried, simple yet demanding.
