The gloves are on, and the head is down; Rachael Dadd is bobbing and weaving and looks like she’s ready to do some serious business on her new single and video ‘Heads Down’ – a slick and catchy number, just like the video. Also our Song of the Day.
This is Eli Winter’s A Love Supreme moment; like Coltrane’s masterpiece, this album’s most profound qualities lie in its sense of unity, transcendence and hope. It’s a landmark album and the perfect ten.
Ahead of her appearance at Moseley Folk Festival, we chat to Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) about the creation of her latest album ‘How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars’, climate crisis, her next album and more.
The Bitchin Bajas are back with ‘Bajascillators’, their first official album in nearly five years. Watch Kyle Armstrong’s accompanying video for their album single ‘Amorpha’ which is also our Song of the Day.
Bridget St John shares insights into her early years and the period covered by the Cherry Red Records Boxset – Bridget St. John: From There / To Here – UK/US Recordings 1974-1982.
Morr Music have announced a follow-up to their 2020 Japanese Indie Underground Music Compilation Minna Miteru. Minna Miteru 2 repeatedly catches you unawares, upending your expectations and signalling both the breadth and depth of the Japanese indie underground.
The Mystery Gets Your Number & The Poetry Makes The Call is a mighty fine post-punk rock‘n’roll record. Somewhere down the line, Robb Johnson asks, “Does it work for you?” The answer from these quarters is an unequivocal yes.
Damien Jurado visits Amoeba Music Record Store in Hollywood and selects some of his favourite albums including Scott Walker, Jessica Pratt, Fugazi, King Crimson and more.
Raised in London but living in California, Cornelia Murr’s ‘All Souls’ is drenched in sparkles of omnichord, swathes of mellotron, and the plucked delicacies of electric and nylon guitar.
To follow up the announcement of Shebang, Oren Ambarchi’s delicious new offering on Drag City, check out his second single and video for Shebang II, as the elements blossom into a rigorously snapped-to fusion funk.
Watch Poor Creature, the new duo project from Ruth Clinton of Landless and Cormac MacDiarmada of Lankum, in a special BYOL Session to launch Féile na Gréine in Limerick City.
