Michael Chapman’s ‘True North’ is a raw and honest album from a musician well aware of the legacy behind him and his place on that timeline. It is lean, unpretentious, wonderfully played and so very listenable throughout.
Our Song of the Day comes from TAU, the latest project of Berlin-based Dubliner Shaun Mulrooney. The accompanying video for Craw is both mystical and stunning in its simplicity. Genius.
‘Travelling Bright’ is the new album from David Ian Roberts, released via Welsh label Cambrian Records on the 15th of March. Listen to lead track ‘Sending Out Fires’.
Jon Wilks shares his journey of uncovering traditional folk songs from the Midlands which led to the release of his Midlife album in November… But it doesn’t stop there.
Deer Tick’s latest offering ‘Mayonnaise’ is a fine collection for longtime fans and serves as a nice introduction for those less familiar with the band. Give it a listen!
Buffalo Blood is as potent as anything written by Buffy Sainte-Marie and deserves to be acclaimed for exposing the injustices inflicted on the First Nation.
Bassekou Kouyaté’s fifth release sees him in a more lugubrious, reflective mood, ‘an album about love, friendship, family and true values in a time of crisis.’ Extraordinary and beautiful music.
Fifty years on, Shirley Collins returns to London’s Roundhouse… It is hard to imagine anyone who deserves to be on that stage more than Shirley Collins, as the ovations and cheering voices tonight will attest.
Ian Carr and Niklas Roswell’s new album will grab your attention and keep it. With lots to explore and savour, Time Flies is, like this duo, a real treasure.
Watch ‘No Soap Radio’, taken from Curtis Eller and The American Circus’s forthcoming album ‘A Poison Melody’, filmed in a beautifully dilapidated barn in rural North Carolina.
It’s so rare to hear a duo that are this good across the board, and especially on a debut collaboration. The songwriting, performing and production of Songs by the King Heat Ensemble is quite astounding.
