This is music in evolution. Melody, poetry, emotion and memory weave in and out like stories. Midnight And Closedown is the next chapter in Lau’s fascinating story. As ever from Lau, it’s a unique and exceptional album.
A Bridge of Starlings is the stunning new single from Ben Osborn: a British songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based between Berlin, Germany and Bristol, UK.
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.
