For the next 24 hours we’ll be streaming Chris T-T’s new album 9 Green Songs – described as sardonic, polemical, articulate, funny and vulnerable. It drops tomorrow via Xtra Mile Recordings.
On Monday this week in Redditich, Birmingham, Sigur Rós took to the stage for a final dress rehearsal for their brand new stage show with jónsi, orri and goggi on stage, their first live performance as a 3 piece.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have shared their latest video for Wasting Time. They are touring Europe and the UK this month where they will also perform Glastonbury on June 26th.
Lookman Adekunle Salami (known as L.A. Salami) has announced two London shows in July in support of his new single ‘The City Nowadays’ which you can hear above and comes out July 8th.
Ryley Walker reveals new track ‘The Halfwit In Me’ which features on his forthcoming new album ‘Golden Sings That Have Been Sung’, plus UK Tour Dates including four dates with Danny Thompson.
Fran Wyburn and the Indigos are a Yorkshire trio that come high up on our list of new bands to check out. Listen to the opening track of their new EP ‘Postcards’, also our Song of the Day.
We have a video premiere to share with you from American trio Free the Honey. The video is for their a capella track ‘Come Up to The Mountain’ from their album Fine Bloom.
With an already top line-up already heading to the lush pastures of Wiltshire, WOMAD reveal even more additions including The Breath, Anoushka Shankar, Asian Dub Foundation, St Germain and many more.
Jonathan Wilson to perform at London’s Union Chapel on June 9th plus he shares two rare cuts: ‘Sing to You’ and ‘Your Ears Are Burning’. Listen to them here.
Our Song of the Day is from The Spasm Band led by Trinidadian poet, novelist and lecturer Anthony Joseph. Taken from their 2011 album Rubber Orchestras.
Living a life near isolation in a simple but successful self-sustained way has been the focus of both documentaries and films over the years. We recommend a few including ‘Couple in a Hole’ and the brilliant ‘Two Years At Sea’.
