Bhi Bhiman – Walk of Life from Bhi Bhiman on Vimeo. After releasing one of the hidden gems of 2012, Bhi Bhiman is back this week with a covers EP Substitute Preacher. Inspired by the popularity of his take on…
#68 Bhi Bhiman – Walk of Life
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#65 Caroline Rose – America Religious
Few things excite all of us quite so much as the idea of a road trip across the United States, which is exactly what Caroline Rose took before writing her debut album America Religious – a record filled with characters…
Album | Jonny Fritz – Dad Country
You may not recognise the name, but chances are you know who Jonny Fritz is. We can throw out there his former stage name Jonny Corndawg, and perhaps we’ll still get a few blank expressions, but the name Caitlin Rose…
Album | Longpigs – On And On: The Anthology
As Suede become the latest Britpop band to hit the road on the reunion trail – sporting, it should be said, a creditable comeback album – it is slowly dawning on those of us who were there to enjoy the…
#61 Landshapes – In Limbo
Landshapes, the latest band to come pre-packed with the Bella Union seal of approval, began life as the fabulously monikered Lulu and the Lampshades, but changed their name after a typo on their billing caught their fancy. Figuring they were…
#60 Little Sparrow – Sending The Message
Little Sparrow’s press release is one extended name-drop: Guy Garvey was the one that gave Katie Ware her musical pseudonym via the nickname he had handed her following her move from her native south to Manchester. But Ware should not…
#58 Mark Mulcahy – She Makes The World Turn Backwards
‘She Makes The World Turn Backwards’ heralds the welcome return of Mark Mulcahy, eight troubled years on from the release of his 2005 record In Pursuit of Your Happiness. The celebrated songwriter suffered a personal tragedy in 2008 with the…
#54 Angus Powell – Monsters
From the hills of mid-Wales comes Angus Powell and his engaging Monsters EP – an atmospheric piece which can quickly transport you to some rural spot. Powell’s recording technique when making this record was to be as spontaneous as possible…
#51 Paul Cook & The Chronicles – Seven Times
Paul Cook & The Chronicles are running something of a musical conveyor belt at the moment. Earlier this month, they released Volume 2, their second album in nine months following on from, uhm, Volume One. Volume Three is out in…
#49 Charlotte Carpenter – In The Night
Charlotte Carpenter recently sent us her new EP In The Night and instantly caught our ears. With just a tinge of country influences in her folky sound, Carpenter is working from a well-worn template but earns your attention on the…