trembling bells

Lavinia Blackwall’s “The Making” is her most fully-formed conception yet — frank, dynamic songwriting turbo-charged by Marco Rea’s production. Former Trembling Bells bandmate Alex Neilson travels to her home in the hills of Molise to interview his oldest friend about melody-first writing, escaping mediocre situations, and finding a sense of freedom in Italy and at her off-grid cabin in Carbeth.

These songs have found a match in Trembling Bells that is perhaps unexpected but nonetheless perfect. If there were any justice, London would cement Askew’s place as one of our most valuable songwriters.

Trembling Bells collaborate on new Ed Askew album ‘London’, out in June. Listen to lead single Little Eyes and watch the video for Roadio Rose.

Alex Rex and Trembling Bells have released a split 10” for Record Store Day…the final two statements from Trembling Bells. Watch the accompanying video for Irish trad. “Night Visiting Song” filmed by Oliver Neilson.

Part Four of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Sam Sweeney, Siobhan Miller, Hannah Rarity, Iona Fyfe, Phillip Henry, Trembling Bells, Jackie Oates, Eddi Reader and more.

Curated by Diana Collier (The Owl Service) ‘A Place to Dwell’ is a new album compilation featuring Alasdair Roberts, Alex Neilson, Sharron Kraus, Nancy Wallace and more. All profits go to Southend YMCA, a small local charity which works with vulnerable and at-risk young people.

Dungeness provides further persuasive evidence of Trembling Bells’s ever-broadening evolutionary (and revolutionary) scope of their music. They are still very much a force to be reckoned with, of that let me leave you in no doubt.

An extra long show this week and a Psych-folk special ft. Pentangle, Heron, Tony Caro and John, Trees, Trembling Bells, Trappist Afterland, Sproatly Smith, Espers, Meg Baird, Linda Perhacs, Mick Softley, Mata Hari and more

Taken from their forthcoming new album Dungeness (due out 30th March on Tin Angel Records), Trembling Bells have revealed the accompanying music video for I’m Coming, a song that Alex Neilson declares his most accessible to date.

Trembling Bells share their new video by Tom Chick for ‘Christ’s Entry Into Govan’, their first single from their forthcoming album named after the Kent headland, Dungeness.

This week’s show has a strong leftfield and alternative feel to it. Some of the tracks are from albums released on small labels that we love: including Okraina Records, Folklore Tapes, Reverb Worship, Burst & Bloom, Cardinal Fuzz, North Western Recordings and Mega Dodo.

Trembling Bells have announced that they will be releasing their new album Dungeness in March 2018. The album will be toured the following month including a Marc Riley session on BBC 6 Music. Watch the trailer by Tom Chick and read about why they chose the album name ‘Dungeness’.