Following a busy year of touring in the USA, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn fly in for a UK tour in November, including a date at the Southbank Centre as part of the London Jazz Festival. Get those dates and watch them performing Railroad live.
Our Song of the Day is a song premiere from US cult country soul man Jeb Loy Nichols who now resides in Wales on his remote small holding. Listen to ‘That’s All I Want’ from his new mini-album Ya Smell Me.
Fado singer Mariza is about to release ‘Mundo’, her sixth studio recording and her first of entirely new material in five years. Possibly her most diverse and contemporary release to date. One that hints at ‘new beginnings’.
We have the second in a special four-part feature from Ange Hardy in which she reveals four tracks from her new album Esteesee exclusively to FRUK readers. Listen to and read about ‘Mother You Will Rue Me’ which features Steve Knightley.
Legendary Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez passed away on 4th September 2015, read this lovely tribute from Jerry Dammers, founder of The Specials and 2 Tone records.
Brace the Wave is the Lou Barlow’s first solo album in six years and to mark its release today he unveiled an intimate new video for Repeat, watch it here.
In her latest music video for her new single ‘When We Grow Up’ Lail Arad is let loose in the Museum of Modern Art where she gets up to all sorts of mischief. Also our Song of the Day.
Max Richter has composed an 8 hour lullaby called Sleep. It was composed to be listened to whilst sleeping and had a free world premiere yesterday. “It’s my personal lullaby for a frenetic world,” he says. “A manifesto for a slower pace of existence.”
British Sea Power are pleased to announce their Sea Of Brass project – The studio versions of the brass arrangements were recorded with the Foden’s Band, a renowned Cheshire-based brass ensemble that was formed in 1900.
Watch the latest video from long running eclectic folk artist Kyle Field, better known to most as Little Wings. By Now is from his latest album Explains and features footage from the film Hang Loose in which he features.
In an age that is constantly speeding up it’s often nice to slow down, sentiments Luke Sital-Singh felt when he came to releasing his new EP from which we have chosen our Song of the Day. The deluxe version is being released using hand letterpress technology…not a computer in sight.
We have the pleasure in bringing you the UK video premiere of Beautifully Crazy, the opening track from the JP Hoe’s new 2015 album Hideaway. It features JP cycling through a busy street where life gently unfolds in slow-motion.
