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‘Sonomama’ is the title of Lucy Sale’s latest album, it is a Japanese word, meaning ‘in a natural state’ – and that’s how the show began: multi-instrumentalist Lucy opted for a stripped-back accompaniment of only a nylon-stringed classical guitar for a solo rendition of the unreleased ‘You Never Can Tell’. A memorable evening at The Maudslay, Coventry.

Sam Lee’s follow-up album ‘The Fade in Time’ is an impassioned album of hugely ambitious scope; a historical document that at the same time belongs firmly in the 21st century.

Ross Darby, front man and songwriter of The Fallows has sets himself a challenge to get a song into the official Top 40 singles chart on just £99, all proceeds going to a charity for the homeless.

Southern Tenant Folk Union release their most ambitious album so far. The Chuck Norris Project exposes the astonishing array of ills and injustices of a country claiming to be the world’s greatest democracy.

The Decemberists decision to let the songs progress naturally rather than writing to the clock has produced an astonishing work on their latest album.  Play it often and loud.

FaceOmeter’s latest release is a highly memorable collection of fast paced sing-along songs, one that may well be one of the most unique records of 2014.

Madman is a remarkably eclectic fourth album combining stripped down pop, folk and raw blues all loaded with extraordinary honesty and personal emotion.

Glasgow-based darling of the Scottish underground scene Jonnie Common is back with a new album that has great depth and plenty of surprises.