When Coope Boyes and Simpson announced the release of Coda in 2016, they described their tenth album as “a concluding event … a farewell to touring.” FRUK catches up with them to talk about the past & the future.
Canadian indie-rock/folk-rock band The Burning Hell announce new album, Revival Beach. Watch their new video Friend Army. Don’t miss their upcoming UK tour dates including a tour of Scotland with Jeffrey Lewis.
Roselit Bone are a band with a dark and beautiful vision all their own, and judging from the yellow school bus that serves as their touring vehicle, they have the determination to pursue their dreams and ambitions. Good things are in store for them.
Juanita Stein, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in indie rock band Howling Bells, releases solo album ‘America’, one that finds her in search of hope as she travels through America’s dark heart.
Little Mammoths is the project of former Noah & the Whale bassist Matt Owens. Cargo for the Road is a solid addition to the year’s Americana stockpile and albums about musicians balancing romance and the road.
Avocet Revisited, a four track EP, was commissioned by Earth Recordings as a companion piece to Bert Jansch’s 1979 avian-themed masterstroke ‘Avocet’ featuring Edwyn Collins and Carwyn Ellis, Modern Studies, Alasdair Roberts, Trembling Bells.
Transatlantic prog-trad five-piece Aerialists are gearing up for the September release of their debut full-length album ‘Group Manoeuvre’. Watch their new video ‘Gangar’ which was filmed at Fiddlehead Studios on Mayne Island, British Columbia.
On Richard Thompson’s Acoustic Classics II, songs from many years, albums and moods, hang together and work alongside one another. It not only displays the journey of the singer but, importantly, flows more coherently than a straight forward ‘best of’ set. One to treasure.
Blue Rose Code, aka acclaimed singer-songwriter Ross Wilson, releases The Water Of Leith, the album marks another step forward and is his first album for Navigator Records.
Mary Ann Kennedy’s An Dàn is one of those heart-lifting albums where it soon becomes impossible to choose a favourite moment or passage. There’s a wealth of beautiful music and song to explore. It’s a gem of an album.
Hallelujah Anyhow is the new studio album from Hiss Golden Messenger. “I’ve never been afraid of the darkness; it’s just a different kind of light. And if some days that belief comes harder than others, hallelujah anyhow.”
New on Real World: Ipiros Remixes EP – put together with 100% of profits from sales going towards International Rescue: Greece and all the musicians giving their work free of charge.
