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The Little Unsaid unveil their video for “Surfacing”, taken from their new album, “Stay Fragile All Across This Cold Frontier”, which is available now on all platforms via Carbon Moon Records. “It’s a snapshot of every gig we did and captures something about that tour that really carried a lot of energy and emotional weight for us as we celebrated our tenth year as a band.”
Iona Zajac shares “Murder Mystery,” a surreal new single and video from her forthcoming debut album Bang (Nov 21). The track, accompanied by a striking visual featuring Zajac’s alter ego, is a “fearless dive into the scary everyday fears women live with.” A seasoned artist, Zajac’s debut promises raw, defiant storytelling.
With John Smith’s now much higher profile, these revisited and, at times, transformative reimagined songs should, deservedly, find a far wider acclaim and audience than the originals. At the same time, ‘Gatherings’ serves to remind us that he is one of the true elite on the UK contemporary folk scene.
Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist RÓIS and rob mulhern, aka hhh, have unveiled their bold new single and video, “Did ye ever get The Ride at The Wake House?”. The accompanying video, directed by Adam O’reilly who is also a dance artist, features Alex Vostokova, a dance artist and emerging choreographer. Delivering a shockwave that reverberates across a tranquil Irish landscape, it is not without it moments of humour.
Welcome to another Monday Morning Brew Playlist, featuring Sean Hayes, Cat Clyde, Sierra Ferrell, Canon’s Jug Stompers, Jimmie Driftwood, Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson, Carolyn Hester, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Minna, Hand Habits, Andrew Bird, Frazey Ford, Kaia Kater, Jesse Welles, Michael Hurley, Kacy & Clayton, Anna & Elizabeth, Tim Eriksen, Mama’s Broke, Ursina, and Alela Diane.
Greg Jamie is unashamedly preoccupied with the liminal. Across a Violet Pasture, tilts at the hard-to-hit zone between sleep and waking. This is Old Weird America with a nod to the stranger recesses of British hauntology. At times, the Townes Van Zandt comparisons also seem more apposite than ever, a reminder that, for all the uncanny, rootless strangeness of his music, the album is built on Jamie’s outstanding songwriting.
Oxfordshire five-piece The Dreaming Spires unveil the video for ‘Stolen Car’, a powerful, Springsteen-esque anthem telling a tale of life on the wrong side of the tracks. It’s their third and final single before the release of their upcoming album, ‘Normal Town’, arriving on November 7th via Clubhouse Records, and supported by a UK Tour.
Jim Ghedi is touring his latest album, Wasteland, in November. It’s one you don’t want to miss seeing live. “…for all its anger and anguish, Wasteland provides us with many such moments of beauty. It is a timely reminder of the potency of art in a world that seems to be turning uglier by the day, and it might just be Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece.”
Hannah Frances’s Nested in Tangles is a brave and demanding listen. The album’s complex layers reflect the messy, contrary nature of existence, shifting between chaotic brass, gentle folk, and soft jazz. Frances confronts difficult truths about family, loss, and self-appraisal, creating a piece of music that is challenging, unpredictable, and ultimately rewarding in its unflinching honesty and musical ambition.
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Momoko Gill has announced her debut solo album, ‘Momoko’, arriving 13th February on Strut Records. The celebrated collaborator for artists like Matthew Herbert and Alabaster DePlume steps forward with two powerful singles. ‘No Others’ showcases her jazz-inflected grooves, while ‘When Palestine Is Free’ unites fifty voices from London’s music scene in a profound statement of community and solidarity.