After an eight-year hiatus, post-folk collective Fuzzy Lights return with Burials…”A stirring and unsettling listen” with plenty of breath-taking moments.
In their own words, Joshua Burnside and Laura Quirke talk us through songs that make up “In The Half-Light”, their debut duo EP which is released today. One you don’t want to miss.
Watch the accompanying video for ‘Little Bird’, the new single from Bristol-based Americana duo Rainy Day Woman. “Little Bird turned out to be a lonely, wandering song – of longing and displacement and migrating birds – and we wanted the recording to have space and swell.”
On ‘For Free’, David Crosby sounds re-invigorated by the connections he makes with his art and these recordings. Fans and new converts will find much to love on this album which spotlights all that is fine about the man and his pure voice.
Watch the stunning new video from Seattle art-pop duo Glass Heart String Choir who return on July 21 with their new single ‘California’, which invites us to pause as we begin reaching out again for the things we love and missed during our collective isolation.
Breda Mayock’s “Waves” is a memorable EP that confirms her place as one of the country’s most alluring and interesting artists. Graceful, elegant and, above all, a tremendously impressive listen.
Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman announce “Live at Cooper Hall” album, featuring a selection of 16 songs (including two previously unreleased) recorded at the two concerts held at Cooper Hall in Somerset during lockdown. Cara is also on tour from September.
Later this month, Libby Weitnauer makes her solo debut with ‘Sixteen Kings’ Daughters’, a contemporary exploration of two traditional ballads. Watch the accompanying video, created using watercolours by Anne Beal. It’s also our Song of the Day.
We chat to LA-based singer songwriter Marina Allen (also our Artist of the Month) about her debut album ‘Candlepower’, the challenges of songwriting, her eclectic influences, and the LA music scene.
Shirley Collins announces new EP, Crowlink, a collection of songs sung by Shirley and featuring field recordings recorded by Matthew Shaw. Watch her new video for EP single “My Sailor Boy” which demonstrates the experimental side to the folk veteran.
Individually, The Flatlanders are a force to be reckoned with, each member has made their distinctive mark on the alt-country and Americana scene over the decades; as this welcome reunion shows, together they are indeed the musical living definition of a triple whammy.
Brooke Sharkey makes a welcome return with her new single and video ‘Mmm Ja’, a collaboration with Blythe Pepino. The soundscape they’ve created is both profound and immersive; this is her best yet.
