Albums

★★★★★ Tylwyth Teg are a new young and promising band from Wales whose self-titled debut album is out now!

★★★★★ Mancunian outfit Rough Fields (James Birchell) draws strength from classical and minimalist roots in his latest venture The Harbour Wall.

Melanie Mcovern managed to catch Mercury nominee Anna Calvi at her sell out show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month.

★★★★★ Angela Penhaligon’s moniker Piney Gir releases a stomping countrified affair of lovable (for a time) circa ’60s pop numbers on Geronimo!

★★★★★ John Doyle’s tenor vocals and finger-picking guitar are the cornerstone of Shadow and Light producing a driving, dynamic sound with incredibly intricate flourishes.

★★★★★ To write songs so intimately about nature is not an easy task, to make them sound sincere is even harder. Kate Doubleday is a born natural and Pied Flycatcher is a gem!

★★★ Paul Curreri’s latest release – The Big Shitty – is high energy stuff throughout.

★★★ At times Larsen’s ‘Cool Cruel Month’ is a nutshell of timeless songwriting; an encasement of influences from a string of decades from 40s through to the late 60s and early 70s.

★★★★ Cass McCombs who was heralded as ‘unobtrusively brilliant’ by John Peel has another release under his belt: Humour Risk.

★★★★ Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell’s debut album Kite combines an eclectic assortment of influences, spanning traditional folk and jazz to skiffle and blues.

★★★★ Ahab, who have been enthusiastically recommended by Bob Harris following their Cropredy 2011 appearance, release their latest EP kmvt.

Melanie McGovern heads to the unique space at Camden’s Roundhouse for a performance by Yann Tiersen.