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Perfect for the sunshine! Amadou & Mariam release their latest video, ‘Wily Kataso’, from their new album, ‘Folila’, (Because) out 2nd April. The video was directed by Jennifer Delia at two different New York night clubs, The Shrine and The Box. It is a modern-day, cinematic rendition of Stanley Kubrick’s party in Midnight Cowboy, featuring typical New York characters of today. Amadou and Mariam are joined on-stage by Tunde and …
Caroline Smith began her solo music career back in 2006 at the age of 18. She managed to get a residency at Minneapolis’ 400 Bar, a venue which had featured the likes of Elliott Smith, Conor Oberst, and local artist, Mason Jennings, who also had a residency there. In 2007 she befriended the members of her current band to form Caroline Smith and The Good Night Sleeps. The band consists …
Today’s Song of the Day is from Sufjan Stevens album The Age of Adz: I Walked. Sufjan Stevens – I Walked Sufjan Stevens Collaboration It must be something in the air what with Bjork’s cosmic calling on Biophilia and now Sufjan Stevens creation of a song-cycle loosely based on the planets. Sufjan will be collaborating with old friends Bryce Dessner and Nico Muhly and they will be performing their work …
Grinderman have given their critically acclaimed 2010 release a new lease of life with the release of Grinderman 2 RMX in the UK last week. The album features a host of new cuts, reinterpretatons and remixes thanks to some collaborations with the likes of U.N.K.L.E, Robert Fripp (King Crimson, David Bowie, Eno), Josh Homme, Matt Berninger of the National, Andy Weatherall, Barry Adamson and Cat’s Eyes. There is also an …
Our Song of the Day on this bright and sunny Friday is from Swedish indie-pop folk electro outfit Heart-Sick Groans. The track If The Canary Stops Singing is available as a ‘name your price’ track over on bandcamp. If you like Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Loney Dear, the Elected or Bright Eyes then you’ll love this. There is also a video for the track which is an animated, dark and …
Bristol Folk Festival has announced the finalists of Isambard Folk Award. The award is co-sponsored by Folk Radio UK and Songs from the Shed this year so we’ve been busy looking through nearly 100 entries to come up with a short-list of five. It will be no easy task deciding on a winner as all five short-listed acts are very strong contenders. The final will be held on Friday, March …
Benjamin Francis Leftwich has released a series of free covers to celebrate the start of his mammoth UK, US & Canadian tour (full dates below). He chose three trackcovers from Arcade Fire, Gillian Welch and The Beatles, download then below…Enjoy! Tour Dates March 23rd – CMW Supermarket / Toronto, Ontario March 25th – E Bar / Guelph, Ontario March 26th – Call The Office / London, Ontario March 28th – …
Now for something a bit different, we’re hooked on the video…Izabo, the funky Israeli four-piece have received critical acclaim last year following their inspired and hugely popular video for the infectious title track off their free EP, “Summer Shade”. The three tracks, which are still available for download on their Facebook page, encapsulates the band’s unique, laid-back, yet edgy sound; merging pop, disco and indie rock effortlessly, in turn creating …
Tuareg bluesman Bombino made a big hit back in 2011 when he was made an iTunes’ Breakthrough Artist of 2011, he also featured in some heavyweight ‘best of’ lists from the likes of NPR. He counts the Black Keys, Dave Matthews, Arcade Fire, Ozomatli, The North Mississippi All Stars, My Morning Jacket and others among his avowed fans. He returns to the US and Canada in April / May when …
Tu Fawning have been tipped by their label, Drag City, as the most eccentric band in Portland and provide a classic description of their sound: “dramatically colored soundscapes and indigo tinted dreams make David Lynch movies look like Disney parodies”. The good news is that they return in May with a new album titled A Monument from which Bones (track below) is taken from. Download Link They head over to …
We recently announced the news of the release of James Yorkston & The Athletes – 10th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Moving Up Country’ (read it here). It is released on Monday the 23rd of April 2012 and consists of two discs. Disc 1 features the original album, now with debut Domino single The Lang Toun; Disc 2 is a collection of ‘Moving Up Country’ demos, including never heard before demos and …