With so much going on is his music, it’s hard to know where to start with Antun Opic. Well, no, the place to start is this: it’s awesome. After that you can mention his Croatian/German roots, the fact he used…
#162 Antun Opic – Moses
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#160 The Unthanks – The Testimony Of Patience Kershaw
Folk music in the truest sense, The Testimony Of Patience Kershaw tells the story of a 17-year-old girl’s life working in the mines. Based on the actual testimony Patience Kershaw gave to the Children’s Employment Commission in 1842, the song was…
#159 Jr. Sea – Out Of Body Auto-Reply
Strap yourself in and prepare for ‘Out Of Body Auto-Reply’, the debut single from Jr. Sea. One moment it’s a beepy, bleepy slice of electronica, next it’s melodic surf pop. ‘Out Of Body…’ packs in more ideas than many artists can…
#158 The August List – Forty-Rod of Lightnin
There’s an enjoyably raw edge to this country stompalong by husband-and-wife duo The August List. Despite being a couple since 2005, Martin and Jenny Lewis-enthusiast Kerraleigh only began performing together three years ago – a decision that appears to be paying…
#156 Fun Adults – For Water
Fun Adults are at the very beginning of what promises to be a long and interesting journey as a band, but they must already be sick of comparisons with Wild Beasts. Look, there’s another one. It may have been dressed…
News | Seth Lakeman presents radio doc The Folklorist
Mercury-nominated folk musician Seth Lakeman meets a global authority on the genre in a radio documentary to be broadcast this weekend. Izzy Young, 85, has been a leading light in the folk scene since 1957 when he opened the Folklore Center…
News | Anna Calvi unveils new album One Breath
Anna Calvi is to release her second album, One Breath, in October. The follow-up to to her self-titled debut, which was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize, will be unleashed on Domino on October 7. The release will be celebrated…
News | Mumford & Sons enlist Arrested Development star Jason Bateman for new video
You know you’re seriously big time when you get famous actors to be in your videos. So following on from the likes Christopher Walken featuring in Fatboy Slim’s ‘Weapon of Choice‘, Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler starring in ‘Crazy‘ by…
News | Midlake reveal new album, line-up
There was mixed news for Midlake fans as the band announced the upcoming release of a new album at the same time as confirming the departure of frontman Tim Smith. In a statement on their website, the Texas folksters said…
News | Nick Mulvey announces headline tour
Nick Mulvey will continue his breakthrough year with a headline UK tour this autumn. Mulvey, who gained attention for his Fever To The Form EP earlier this year, will follow up his support slot on Laura Marling’s tour with with…