Taking cues from Richard & Linda Thompson’s 70s cynical folk-rock as well as Fleetwood Mac at their bleakest (think “The Chain”), “Drunk Driver” is 5 minutes of escalating tension with an infectiousness that keeps the listener coming back.
Sam Sweeney has signed with Island Records to release his first solo album, The Unfinished Violin, an expansion and development of his acclaimed live show, Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle: Made In The Great War, which toured to great acclaim from 2014 to last year.
Join Freschard and Stanley Brinks for an evening of bar hopping. A look into the late night drinking culture in Paris or Berlin, but not as you might expect: eclectic, at times eccentric and positively entertaining.
Since their debut in 2003, The Wave Pictures have been releasing albums at the rate of more than one a year and Brushes With Happiness is another winner, an album of raw emotion and even rawer musicianship from one of the UK’s most underrated bands.
Kyle Field and Tori Kudo are living legends. Their respective works in the ensembles Little Wings and Maher Shalal Hash Baz have inspired international acclaim and unique cult followings. Listen to Kyle’s Old Wind which features on their forthcoming split 12″ ‘Share’.
Following on from 2014’s Pizza Espresso, Freschard and Stanley Brinks come together for 12 brand new tracks on Midnight Tequila. Watch their new video for the opening track Going to the Bar.
This week’s mix was partly inspired by the recent article we featured by Rachael Dadd – 10 Years in Japan. Although it begins laidback things soon turn playful. New music from Juliana Daugherty, The Saxophones, TUi MAMAKi, Gnut, Blood Wine or Honey and more.
Following her recent 10th Anniversary Tour of Japan, Rachael Dadd shares her musical journey of a country she has grown to love – includes a very special playlist of Japanese artists that she loves and inspire her.
The world’s best-loved tabla player, Zakir Hussain, has transformed the instrument with his exquisite virtuosity and irresistible charm. This new compilation, compiled by Ken Hunt, places him in the spotlight.
Watch Darallow, the new music video from Cornish psych/folk/rock band Hanterhir. It features on their forthcoming album The Saving Of Cadan which is set for release on 27 July 2018.
There’s been a four-year gap since Skerryvore’s last studio album and the quality and mix of material that now appears on EVO shows it has been time well spent. A very firm reminder that they’re just as much at home in the recording studio as they are on the road.
WOMEX – the World Music Expo, have announced that the world-famous Kronos Quartet are to receive the 2018 WOMEX Artist Award and will conclude WOMEX 18 with a live concert in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
