★★★★★ 100 mile house are husband and wife duo Peter Stone and Denise MacKay and multi-instrumentalist Scott Zubot. Hollow Ponds, their second album, is about escape, finding home and settling down.
Josh T. Pearson announces the release of ‘Sorry with a Song’, on 3rd October, on the back of his two MOJO Honors List nominations for Breakthrough Act and Best Album.
Smugglers Festival will capture the hearts of those looking for the unspoilt festival of yester-year. An incredible line-up and a heap of features that will make it the most memorable event of the year!
★★★★★ 100 Acres of Sycamore sees Fionn Regan returning to his acoustic folk roots but with a greater depth and intimacy on this album. A definite winner.
I’ve gone a bit more alternative this week with our selection of videos from O’Death, Alessi’s Ark, Zun Zun Egui, Sigur Ros, Tasseomancy and Horla Patrie…plus we have tracks from AA Bondy, Tenderfoot and Megafaun!
Sam Brookes’ debut album has echoes and intonations reminiscent of Tim Buckley and John Martyn, while his intricate finger-picking style is instantly recognisable as his own, standing far above his peers.
About a week ago, Sigur Ros released a trailer and not a lot else in way of information. Up until recently this new project was a mystery. The new project is in fact a double live album and 75 minute film. The full title is: INNI – THE DEFINITIVE SIGUR RÓS LIVE EXPERIENCE.
Lanterns on the Lake’s debut LP ‘Gracious Tide, Take Me Home’ has considerable focus on the sea and the beautiful and terrifying expanse of ebbing and flowing tides also stands as a metaphor for disparate emotional states, situation, memory and hope.
The following video was shot by filmmaker Ro Tierney of New Zealand. On 15th August 2011 it snowed on Cuba Mall in central Wellington NZ. He caught something that filmmakers dream of.
Things have been very busy this summer for northerners Stu Hanna and Debbie Hanna, better known as the super British folk duo Megson. They have, if you haven’t already heard, been getting used to their new band member – Lola Wren, their daughter.
