Wooden Shjips this week released their incendiary new album ‘Back To Land’. Watch the eerie video for the album’s title track where one new visitor instantly feels out of place…
My reasons for selecting Mick Turner’s (Dirty Three) ‘The Bird Catcher’ as our Song of the Day owes as much to the video as the music. The improvised performance by the late actress Karen Black is unforgettable.
The Gloaming features five well known virtuosic musicians: Iarla Ó Lionaird, Thomas Bartlett, Dennis Cahill, Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Here’s a taster of their self titled debut album due out 20th Jan 2014.
For me to even consider reviewing a Christmas album it has to be good! Micah P. Hinson Family’s ‘Wishing for a Christmas Miracle’ has all the makings of a classic which will be on my turntable every year!
Our Song of the Day is ‘Lariat’ from Wig Out At Jagbags, the new album by Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks. I admit I fell for the video because it made me smile all the way through, simple but effective.
Communion Records have teamed up with Ministry of Stories to present ‘Share More Air’, an album featuring lyrics by east London children and music by Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Matthew and the Atlas, Ben Folds and more.
Another video from that recent acoustic session that Marika Hackman recorded. Itchy Teeth is from her forthcoming EP, “Sugar Blind” which will be released on 9 Dec 2013
Many of you will have already heard the session Antun Opic recorded for us. The session was also filmed so how could we resist sharing this performance of Antun and his band performing Juanita Guerolita.
Here is a great session that James Yorkston recorded for Green Man earlier this year. Just as Scared features on Jame’s latest album I Was A Cat From A Book. Read our Album Review and Interview here
Our Song of the Day is a very special performance by Piers Faccini performing Black Rose at the best bookshop in the world: Shakespeare and Company, Paris
