Former Low Anthem front-woman and ex-NASA researcher Jocie Adams has returned in typically unorthodox style with her first record in her shiny new group Arc Iris. While hearing Adams’ voice out front might take a little getting used to, little…
On the day of the launch of his self-released album and hot off the back of supporting Newton Faulkner (who we catch lurking at the back of the venue), Sam Brookes welcomes a sold out crowd who eagerly gather to…
Sam Brookes toured with fellow acoustic artist Emily and the Woods last year, where he sampled a small pocketful of his new material. It was, however, the right amount, to enlighten the very few standing before him. What they saw,…
It’s fair to say that a quite a bit of hype has generated around Nick Mulvey in recent months so as I rounded the steps at London’s Scala, I found myself wondering if he’d be able to live up to…
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. Hello, my name is Andrea Tomasi. Lately I have been thinking about my music as a reorientation of energy. I will feel a certain energy, and need a way to…
At the end of last year we heard Aussie artist Courtney Barnett’s brilliantly witty, autobiographical number ‘Avant Gardener’ and couldn’t keep ourselves from hunting her down and finding out what we could. Unsurprisingly, having heard her woozy guitar riffs, frank…
The way I discovered Matthew & the Atlas was perhaps not the conventional one. Last year they featured on a beautiful little gem entitled ‘Share More Air’, a collaboration between professional songsters and juvenile lyricists from the Ministry of Stories.…
Crisp production and a stunning vocal performance combine to make Wild Beasts’ fourth album Present Tense a treasure of a record. Spanning a spectrum of colour and mood, the songs boast distinctive lyrics and expertly crafted structures. The synth, bass,…
Hannah Peel is no stranger to compliments, and she’s certainly bagged her share of supporters and collaborators in the few years she’s been releasing music. Having already worked with Simon Tong from The Verve and Gorillaz fame and gained a…
Kelly Oliver’s songs are full of clear traditional folk melodies; fans of The Staves and The Unthanks might want to give her debut EP a whirl. Title track ‘Far From Home’ features voice, guitar and the odd flourish of accordion,…