Hebden Bridge is known for its creative and independent spirit, and music is a vibrant and important part of that. There’s the annual Folk Roots Festival; thriving grassroots venue The Trades Club, and any number of pubs across the area that host live music. More recently the town has become known for producing a wave…
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The Orielles have never rested on their laurels. From their earliest days, the prodigiously talented trio from West Yorkshire have beamed out their sunny garagey indie sound and built up a solid fan base in the process. But it didn’t take long before the seeds of their inquisitive and experimental minds began to flower, and…
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I expect that Beans on Toast, the popular folky festival artist, will be toning down the sweary language in his new series of children’s books. Called The Fascinating Adventures Of Little Bee, the books will be coming out in time for Christmas, launching on December 1st, and there’s an accompanying album too. Beans on Toast –…
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Fans of Pictish Trail will no doubt be aware of the artist and his band’s adopted home of Eigg, a remote Hebridean island. Johnny Lynch (aka Pictish Trail) invites and encourages artists to share in this stark and wild landscape, away from the stresses of city life, and equally share in the ability to be…
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Ahead of their anticipated new album Hyper-dimensional Expansion Beam, London-based cosmic jazz rave trio The Comet is Coming share a new video for Technicolour. The uncompromising and unsettling work is produced by Joseph J. Goldman and directed by Charlies Robins (for Agile Films) who has worked with Beyonce, Bonobo and Rudimental. The track is an…
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All We Need is Sanctuary is the new single by London-based duo Deux Furieuses just released. Deux Furieuses comprises Scottish vocalist and guitarist Ros Cairney and drummer Vas Antoniadou. The duo have carved out a name for themselves with their politically charged material and uncompromising attitude but All We Need is Sanctuary has a wistful,…
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Something for the dance floor: a radiant new single called Midnight Lover by the London-based multi-instrumentalist Le Junk. With spoken word vocals, this slinky number, which came out on 12th August, powers along with a driving bass and a chorus you’ll want to sing along to. His lyrics are “strewn with stories of sleazy misdemeanours…
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Marianne Faithfull has been a lasting and fascinating figure since the 60s when she first rose to prominence with As Tears Go By. And now UMC have announced the release of Songs of Innocence and Experience 1965–1995, the definitive overview of the first 30 years of Marianne Faithfull’s recording career on the Decca and Island labels.…
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Here at Gourmet Gigs we’ve been steadfast fans of Manchester outfit Sylvette. It started with a ‘love at first listen’ moment, when the startling and original single Kelpius was unveiled on Chris Hawkins’ morning show on BBC 6 music. The band have produced three studio albums and recently completed a sold-out mini tour held in small…
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I first heard Pale Blue Eyes earlier this year when they released a single called Dr Pong – an addictive, chunky, upbeat number somewhat reminiscent of Django Django, that instantly had me excitedly rootling around to check out the rest of their material. Oh – and the song’s about playing table tennis all night in…
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