This April, Ariel Sharratt & Mathias Kom (of The Burning Hell) will tour the UK bringing their 2020 album ‘Never Work’ to life in a collaboration with visual artist and indie rock legend Shotgun Jimmie.
Taken from his new album All Hits: Memories, drummer Jim White shares a video for his new album single ‘Marketplace’, made by Anna White…The tapping of the hi-hat, like signals from typewriters and stock tickers of old, sets the tone…
The hugely successful theatrical production of Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown returns to London and this reissue of the Original Broadway Cast Recording is the next best thing to seeing the production in its entirety.
Lankum share a live video from their recent performance at London’s iconic Roundhouse and announce their biggest indoor gig to date at London’s Eventim Apollo in October. If this doesn’t make you want to see them live, I don’t know what will.
On Charlie, Swimming Bell deliberately takes an alternative musical path, singing and playing with colours not often found in the scheme. Charlie establishes its own parameters, transcending simple labels to create a sound all its own.
Frontier Ruckus’ ‘On the Northline’ is lifted over the minor keys as they explore the redemptive power of love and the potential for salvation when life can appear at its bleakest. A highly recommended album.
Next month sees the publication of Brendan Greaves’ Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen – the definitive, deep-dive, authorized, and first-ever biography of Terry Allen.
Oisín Leech’s Cold Sea is an album of rapt meditations on life and love, set against the wild Irish landscape. These are songs that flow placidly, broodingly, leaving the listener awed into silence.
Snow from Yesterday is a shimmering album from the acclaimed Austrian composer Manu Delago featuring Mad About Lemon vocal ensemble. Mesmeric and fresh, it holds a hopeful candle to the human spirit.
Spiritual vibes resonate throughout the new Monday Morning Brew featuring Herbie Hancock, Don Cherry, Alice Coltrane, Jon Hassell, Dorothy Ashby, eden ahbez, Mike Cooper, Angel Bat Dawid, Maurice Louca and more.
Australian guitar whizz D.C Cross has shared a video for ‘A Harebrained Adventure of An Amateur Shaman’, directed by Steve Hanft. The results speak for themselves, an experimental and adventurous collaboration…a total gem.
We met Jenny Sturgeon and Boo Hewerdine to talk about their new Outliers album, a beautiful celebration of spontaneity and space, blending strong songwriting with acoustic arrangements and subtle electronics.
