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Tu Fawning have been tipped by their label, Drag City, as the most eccentric band in Portland and provide a classic description of their sound: “dramatically colored soundscapes and indigo tinted dreams make David Lynch movies look like Disney parodies”. The good news is that they return in May with a new album titled A Monument from which Bones (track below) is taken from. Download Link They head over to …
We recently announced the news of the release of James Yorkston & The Athletes – 10th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Moving Up Country’ (read it here). It is released on Monday the 23rd of April 2012 and consists of two discs. Disc 1 features the original album, now with debut Domino single The Lang Toun; Disc 2 is a collection of ‘Moving Up Country’ demos, including never heard before demos and …
Our ‘Song of the Day’ is from Sam Airey titled ‘The Unlocking’. It’s taken from his new EP A Marker and a Map, which will be released on Hide and Seek records on Monday 26th March. Sam is playing two launch gigs with a FULL BAND at Holy Trinity Church in Leeds on Friday 23rd March (tickets) and The Slaughtered Lamb, London on 28th March (tickets).
[rating=4] Laish have released their Obituaries EP which also signals a new development in the band’s direction. Whilst the title track ‘Obituaries‘ is a contemplative song dealing with a coomon theme throughout of obsession with death and legacy it showcases a much bigger and dynamic sound. Songwriter for Laish, Daniel Green: “I have begun to loosen my grip on my songs. What started life as a song-writing and bedroom recording …
#UNRAVEL is a new collaboration between FOUND and Aidan Moffat. Some of you may recall Found’s Cybraphon Project which was described as an emotional, mechanical band in a wardrobe! Well they have a new installation that opens to the public on 20 April – 7 May as part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art at Arch 24/ SWG3. #UNRAVEL takes the form of a gallery installation that revolves around …
As many of you will already know from our announcement last Friday we have teamed up with Simple Folk Radio whose weekly show will feature on Folk Radio UK. The first show goes out this Saturday coming (March 24th) at 5pm. The highlight of the show will be a live session by Charlie Parr. “I can’t think of a more perfect way to get this show on the road than …
[rating=4] Luke Roberts sophomore album The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport offers a departure from the sparse sound found on his debut Big Bells and Dime Songs. He continues to portray the fragility of human nature but things have changed in Luke’s life since his last release and those changes have naturally influenced his music. He now lives in Nashville, TN where he was raised I was born into …