There’s something inherently paradoxical about the ubiquity of Elbow’s mammoth hit ‘One day like this’ – a song about a single, brief moment of life-changing beauty that ended up being, well, everywhere. In fact, I’ve often doubted whether a body…
We’ll temper our excitement just a little given how good ‘Lippy Kids’ was and the relative disappointment of Build A Rocket Boys!, but blimey, this is a bit good isn’t it? ‘Fly Boy Blue/Lunette’, the first material to be taken…
; This week, Matt Corby released a free download of his recent EP ‘Made of Stone’. It features three beautiful tracks titled ‘Breathe’, ‘Winter‘ and not to mention ‘Made of Stone‘, and is rumoured to be the run-up to the…
Good afternoon, friends, Naturally owls know better than to get caught in the rain, so I am fluffed up by the fire with a hot buttered rum. Since you’re probably about to brave the outside with one of those horrific…
With over 400 special releases planned, this year’s will easily be the biggest Record Store Day to date. We can’t imagine such a huge array of vinyl will leave anyone short of ideas, but you might just be overwhelmed by…
Next week sees the release of ‘ten’ – a charity album which marks 10 years of Manchester musicians raising money for Manchester Aid to Kosovo featuring the likes of Elbow, Doves, Stephen Fretwell and Jim Noir – and to celebrate…
Brian’s been having a lovely time at festivals over the past few weeks, and basking in the baking hot sun. Now the weather’s turned and he’s staying in to nurse his burnt feathers (not one for the factor 50, our…