[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY6cQXeROuo[/embedyt] We bring you the 2nd of our session tracks from Dragoman, aka Tom Hackwell. ‘Underbelly’ is the title track from his debut album. If you missed part 1, be sure to check out Will not shelter. You can…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSzNYOqAINM[/embedyt] Slightly country and slightly folk, duo (Issy) Ferris and (Archie) Sylvester having been making an impression, with support from the BBC and Rolling Stone, selling out shows and getting signed to legendary producer Youth’s publishing company. The band…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8XQCqo14U[/embedyt] Our second session track from August and After is ‘The Orchard’ from the 2013 EP, Embers. If you missed it, don’t forget to check out, the first session track ‘Stream‘. You can keep up with the band on…
Dragoman, aka Tom Hackwell, has a brand of alt. folk that layers lavish melodies on top of bold and unfamiliar textures and the result has been described as “(the) lunacy of Tom Waits blended with the dark majesty of Leonard…
It’s no secret we’ve been fans of indie-folk trio August and After for a while. In fact, we had them as headliners for the night we curated at Blogtober last year. And we’re clearly not alone in our opinion since…
After making their international debut at the Cambridge Folk Festival last summer, Darlingside have now played in England more times than anywhere else in the past year, including their hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. This summer’s tour included a quick stop…
Having released her new album, Goodnight City, last year, site favourite Martha Wainwright is on tour around the UK. Her London show is this Tuesday, 11th July at ULU and you can buy tickets for the show here. However, the…
We present ‘Get On Top’, our third and final song from our session with Louis Brennan. Louis describes ‘Get On Top’ as “a paean to the early days of romantic love and the kindness of strangers”. If you missed the…
Our second session track from Louis Brennan is ‘The Culture of Resistance’: The Culture of Resistance is a song about apathy outweighing ideals set against the backdrop of a night of ecstasy fuelled Onanism with Jeremy Corbyn followed by the…
We’re pleased to present the first of our session videos featuring singer-songwriter Louis Brennan. Louis’s songwriting covers modern society and politics, often critical and introspective, and tempered with dark humour. The first song is ‘Silence’, he’s what Louis says about…