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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You can imagine the scene. Teenagers Glenn Tillbrook and Chris Gifford are riffling through an old cardboard box in the attic. Nothing much here… but what’s this? Glenn brushes a few decade’s worth of dust off a cassette, snaps it into the player, presses PLAY… and the years melt away. The two are transported back…
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All the signs are there that rising folk singer Luke James Williams’ upcoming album is going to be something special. There has already been one release, Hollows and Branches, from the album so far and tonight Full Moon (out March 3rd) is unveiled… to coincide with the full moon – just to make it extra…
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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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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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Anna Calvi’s songwriting is powerful and passionate, while her stage presence is intense and quite inward looking. She doesn’t go for dramatics and audience-pleasing dramatics. She doesn’t need to – those astounding vocals — operatic, unwavering, and rich with emotion are enough. Beyond the impact of her live performances, she has been shifting her focus…
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Jon Hopkins and Icelandic film composer Biggi Hilmars digitally released the soundtrack of Wilding, via Domino Soundtracks, on 16th January, and there’s a physical release due on April 3rd. The documentary Wilding was released in 2024. Wilding follows the story of farmers Isabella Tree and her husband Charlie Burrell, who embarked on an environmental project aimed at breathing…
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A vibrant new single has just been released this week by singer-songwriter and composer Tessa Rose Jackson called Built to Collide. The track is out just before her latest album called The Lighthouse drops on 23rd January. Tessa calls it her ‘rant song’, which she describes as “A song about accepting that sometimes you live…
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There’s a purity and simplicity to the delightful track Evergreen In Your Mind, just released as a taster from the upcoming album of the same name by Norwegian singer-songrwriter Juni Habel. The album will be released on April 10th on Basin Rock and Koke Plate. It’s a song that manages to lift you and project…
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When We Were Still, released on November 28 via AMS Records, was spearheaded by Irish drummer Dave Hingerty and his Side 4 Collective and he brings an eclectic array of Irish and international artists together, creating songs using his pre-written melodic and primal drum patterns. Each track on When We Were Still was recorded during Covid, and…
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