Beck has unveiled the meditative and wistful new single, Ride Lonesome. Produced by Beck and mixed by Nigel Godrich, it’s a slow-burning track, evoking the beautiful and haunting sonic landscapes and textures of 2015 GRAMMY winner Morning Phase and its spiritual predecessor, 2002’s Sea Change. Ride Lonesome features multiple musicians who played on those milestone…
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I was captivated by Luke James Williams and his single Full Moon unveiled a month ago (reviewed here), an early glimpse from his new album Limes Hotel, released this week (17th April). The album was recorded over nine months with longtime collaborator Nick Kozuch, and features guest vocals from fellow folk artist Dear Wife, Since releasing his debut…
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Sparks have announced extra live dates across Europe, adding to a run of dates that sees them perform in New Zealand for the first time as well as shows in Japan, Australia, the UK and France. Having previously announced headline shows in London, Blackpool and Bournemouth, plus sold out gigs in Bristol and Glasgow, Sparks…
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Fans of Wild Beasts and Hayden Thorpe will be delighted to know that he is preparing to revisit his former years with the band by performing the Wild Beasts songbook. Playing entirely solo, the shows will be an exploration of the collection in their purest form – voice and instrument, as they were written. These intimate shows…
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Welcome Spring! I couldn’t find a better way to usher in the season of renewal than with the evening of folk and experimental artists at Moth Club for a joyous celebration. Having attended the equally appealing Samhain (Halloween) concert at Earth Hackney, this felt like an appropriate reconnection. Scottish singer, songwriter and Clàrsach player, Anna McLuckie…
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I have been a fan of the Daylight Music Saturday afternoon concert series for many years since their early home at London’s Union Chapel. Daylight Music, run by Arctic Circle, has been presenting a huge and diverse range of musicians over the 17 years they’ve been in existence. Taking a couple of hours out of…
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Halifax band The Orielles certainly cannot be accused of standing still. And with their new album Only You Left, they push the realms of experimental territory, continuing a journey that has gradually taken them away from their early indie-garagey pop beginnings. That shift became fully apparent on Tableau (2022), a gauzy, fragile record that immersed…
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Ferocious, explosive tunes, fuzzy dirty bass and the out-there ball of energy that is the front-woman KT are the hallmarks of riveting Atlanta outfit Upchuck. And new track Last Breath is out today. The Atlanta band – guitarists Mikey Durham and Hoff, bassist Ausar Ward, and drummer/vocalist Chris Salado, now signed to Domino, released album I’m Nice Now in autumn, before touring…
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Hiss Golden Messenger is the North Carolina-based project of MC Taylor, who unveils his new album I’m People, on May 1st via Chrysalis Records. Our first glimpse of the material is the uplifting single, In The Middle Of It, just released. The “intensely human record” injects a much-needed note of optimism – it’s can only…
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One of our favourite bands – who we first saw as support for The Besnard Lakes, have been busy. Fans can now hear new their dreamy new track Signify, check out their album PBE Archive Vol. 1 and book tickets to their next run of live dates (see below). New single Signify, taken from the album,…
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