Alabaster dePlume and music to heal the soul
Alabaster dePlume new release To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol 1 on Lost Map Records in collaboration with Chicago-based avant-jazz label International Anthem and the Total Refreshment Centre in London. I had to check if this was the same Alabaster dePlume who sang a couple of humorous songs at a Union Chapel daytime session I attended. Although there couldn’t…
Read MoreThe Kids Are United – anti-bullying week video
The official video for Anti-Bullying Week 2020 is recorded by CBeebies presenter Andy Day and his band Andy and the Odd Socks, the cover of Sham 69’s ‘The Kids Are United’ features Princess K (who shared the stage with Stormzy at Glastonbury 2019) and the Libera Choir with all proceeds going to the Anti-Bullying Alliance. Stars of CBBC’s ‘Andy and…
Read MoreAs We Leave release new single from upcoming EP
Psych-pop Isle of Wight band As We Leave have just released a new single from their upcoming debut EP, Everything to a Point, which will be released on 13 November 2020. The new track is called Hope That Kills, a melancholy and thoughtful number with a floaty, wistful feel. It certainly displays the maturity of…
Read MoreHjalte Ross shares latest track Thinking About You
If you haven’t heard Danish singer songwriter Hjalte Ross before, Thinking About You, his latest track, is a good place to start. Opening with an upbeat blast of brass that gives way to Ross’s surprisingly deep and soulful vocals, the path leads you further on into a gorgeously expansive piano section. Thinking About You takes…
Read MoreVideo just released for Ed Cosens new song ‘If’
Ed Cosens of Reverend & the Makers released a single last week called If – it’s the first number from his up-and-coming debut solo album, Fortunes Favour, out on 29th January 2021. And now there’s a video to accompany the song… it is Part 1 of 4 of , a short film, to be released in…
Read MoreThe Besnard Lakes announce a new album and share glorious track, Raindrops
It has been a thrill in these dark times to hear the announcement of new music from The Besnard Lakes. The Montreal band’s impending album, to be unveiled 29 January 2021, is titled – in their typical rather inflated prog-influenced style – The Besnard Lakes Are the last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings. I’ve been…
Read MoreEd Cosens releases single ‘If’ ahead of solo album
Ed Cosens is stepping out of the shadows to take centre stage. If, his debut single, marks the start of an overdue solo career for the longtime lynchpin of the Sheffield music scene. Best known as the guitarist/bassist and co-songwriter in Reverend & The Makers, Ed has toured the world. With If, the first song written for…
Read MoreNew Luca Wilding single: Ruby, Don’t Cry
The eagerly awaited new single by Luca Wilding called Ruby, Don’t Cry is released on October 16th. This latest track features the artists’ trademark emotive, falsetto vocals and poetic lyrics – the arrangement is beautiful in its simplicity, pulling the listener into its dreamlike quality as the tale unfolds. The song will feature on Luca’s first…
Read MoreFirestations release Small Island ahead of EP Automatic Tendencies
There’s a new single just out by alt-pop band Firestations, called Small Island. The track is taken from their upcoming EP, due to be released on November 6th on the Lost Map label. Small Island is the first instalment of a new multi-EP project titled Automatic Tendencies – the first of three EPs set to be released digitally…
Read MoreMoroccan Sun: new release from Dark Tropics
The Belfast duo Dark Tropics describe their sound as pop noir. And if you check out their brand new single Moroccan Sun and its accompanying summer-vibe filled video, you’ll get the message. There’s a sunny but very sultry thing going on. Summer memories linger on… with touches of regret and sadness in the mix. Isn’t…
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