It’s an exciting moment when we hear of new work… and a tour by Sparks. Enduringly brilliant, Sparks return this year with a tour, so be ready on your keyboards (with your coffee) very soon… Having previously announced 2 nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall and 3 performances at Primavera Sound Festival in Spain and Portugal,…
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Devon three-piece band Pale Blue Eyes are on a roll. Having toured last year, partly as support for Public Service Broadcasting and for The Besnard Lakes, they are out on the road again in 2023 with some sold-out dates already. Hot on the heels of their stellar debut album Souvenirs comes new single More. It’s…
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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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Pictish Trail have plenty of tour dates lined up for this year, including some festival appearances – Green Man festival features, as always. Walk the Line and Lost Map present: Leyline Shows in South West of England with support from Lost Map artist Bas Jan, plus a DJ set by Guto Pryce of Super Furry…
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Just a few tantalising weeks ahead of their tour, which includes dates in the UK, The Besnard Lakes have released a single called She’s An Icicle. This new track is in keeping with the feel and atmosphere of their last, triumphant album The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Thunderstorm Warnings, released in early…
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Frazey Ford now to appear at Green Man festival 2022. Fluttery, fragile yet with a quiet power, when Frazey Ford starts to sing, the vocals that emerge are something distinct and unique. The Vancouver artist sings right from the soul, her voice eloquently expressing and encompassing all the emotions of a life that has not been…
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With five critically acclaimed albums and four EPs to his name since 2007, singer songwriter Richard Walters is nothing if not prolific. And now the solo artist is on the cusp of releasing a digital single called The Man I Loved from his upcoming EP in January 2022. There are further strings to his bow:…
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One of this year’s most riveting and original albums is The Weather Station’s Ignorance. The project with Tamara Lindeman at the helm has created a devastating and personal narrative about climate change. Gourmet Gigs reviewed the dramatic single Atlantic: “it is a startling, unusual and brooding work, elegantly arranged with a lush expansiveness yet suffused…
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NOTE: Tour dates are being cancelled and rescheduled. We will post an updated tour date list on here when we have the correct dates. Roachford is back with tour dates for 2021. His strong, emotional and soul-drenched single called High On Love was released in 2020, the first song on the new album Twice in…
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Sparks are to release their 24th album in July with the digital release on May 15th – it’s called A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip. And a European tour will follow in autumn
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