Author: Ali Mason

#487 Johanna Glaza – Letter To New York

You may remember we were impressed by Johanna Glaza’s debut EP Silence Is Kind six months or so back, so we’re excited that she has another one coming out. Her latest effort is called Letter To New York and this…

#486 Anja McCloskey – Too Many Words

Anja McCloskey is back with a new album out later this year called Quincy Who Waits. Until then we have this intriguing taster – ‘Too Many Words’. We loved the ambiguity of her first album An Estimation, and this track as…

#485 Rackhouse Pilfer – Bright Lights

It’s a while since we’ve brought you anything approaching bluegrass, so here’s Sligo’s Rackhouse Pilfer. They released their latest album Love and Havoc earlier this year, to a warm reception. If the album title doesn’t tell you exactly what they’re…

#483 Nick Mulvey – Nitrous

One of the folky treats we’ve caught on the BBC’s Glastonbury coverage this year was an acoustic performance by Nick Mulvey, which reminded us how much we love his debut album First Mind. So from that record, here’s ‘Nitrous’ –…

#480 Bend The River – The Echo And The Sway

https://soundcloud.com/matt-21-1/bend-the-river-the-echo-and-the-sway/s-esrIH From that hotbed of all things alt-country Halifax come Bend The River. This track ‘The Echo And The Sway’ actually has more of a soul/rock n roll feel to it, feeling simultaneous upbeat and tinged with melancholy. It’s taken…

#479 Carousels & Limousines – Strange Love

This new track from Carousels & Limousines forms a double A side with another song called ‘Superman’. We’re enjoying its hazy charm, which we reckon will be perfect for their Glastonbury set this Friday on the Avalon stage. We also…

#478 – Exclusive | Rainbow Reservoir – Blue Crab

With its easy, otherworldly charm, ‘Blue Crab’ – the new song from Rainbow Reservoir – sounds singularly unlike anything else we’ve heard in a while. And we mean that in a very good way. It’s taken from the wonderfully named…

#477 SixToes – Pedestal

We can’t get enough of SixToes at the moment. Which is good news, really, because they have an album coming out next month called The Morning After. In the meantime they’ve been kind enough to share this track – ‘Pedestal’…

#476 Twelfth Day – The Devil Makes Three

Fans of the wonderful Coen brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? might recognise this song, which features – albeit in an almost unrecognisable version – on the soundtrack. We absolutely love this version, which is the title track of…

#474 MALKA – Into The Night

Tamara Schlesinger has released records as a member of 6 Day Riot and as a solo artist under her own name. Now she’s MALKA as she releases the single ‘Into The Night’. It’s slinky and cool and all sorts of…