Formed in a damp rehearsal room with no windows, using pre-loved instruments…, Niall Summerton’s ‘What Am I Made Of?’ emerges like a survival manual for those facing struggles or stigmas. It’s a winning debut album, full of tender stories and real-life truths.
With Before I Knew What Had Begun I Had Already Lost, Jon Wilks proves once again what a stand-out talent he really is. At its soul is the love of song, of collaborating with friends, and of discovering old tunes and creating new ones.
Finnish-Swedish fiddle player Ville Syri and Helsinki-based Cornish Accordionist Tommie Black-Roff unite over a love for traditional Nordic melodies and dance. Watch the accompanying video for Tribute, their new single, taken from forthcoming their debut album Stuffed Pockets.
While Early Works may not be an indication of where Samantha Whates’ next album might be at, the time she devoted to its creation during lockdown was an undeniably sweet diversion.
Sam Sweeney & Louis Campbell reveal duo EP ‘Shapes’, to be digitally released on 5th May via Hudson Records. Listen to their first EP single, Shape #2 (Gmin).
Junior Brother reveals video, Directed by Ellius Grace, for his epic new single, ‘Junior Brother’s Favourite’. Folkloric and driven with a very tangible fear, it’s one of his best. Don’t miss his UK dates this month with his new band.
Unthank : Smith talk to us about their new album ‘Nowhere and Everywhere, live performance, the recording process, their love for storytelling and Paul Smith’s teatime soundtrack.
To echo a line in one of the songs, if old-time Americana is your sort of music, then Low Lily’s debut follow-up, Angels in the Wreckage, flings heaven’s gate wide open.
Today sees the release of Cloudheads, the superb new album from O’Hooley & Tidow. Watch their touching new video for ‘Matthew & Ted’, filmed in the woods near to their home. The duo are on tour for the next few months so try and see them if you can.
It may have taken a while, but with ‘We Are Only Sound’, Lucy Farrell has given us a bold debut album of rare sophistication, and a moving document of an emotional few years.
Trapper Schoepp’s ‘Siren Songs’ is a consistently, infectiously melodic album that makes you positively want to head for the nearest highway so you can cruise with it pumping out of the car speakers.
Penguin Cafe have announced ‘Rain Before Seven…’, out July 7th via Erased Tapes. Watch the video for their new single ‘In Re Budd’. The visuals were inspired by the cafe in Simon Jeffes’ infamous fever dream hallucinations, which led to the creation of the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
