by Lynn Roberts • • Comments Off on News | Noah & the Whale announce split
One of the earliest British folk revival bands Noah & the Whale have today announced they are splitting up. The band launched the career of Laura Marling, who was a member of the band in the early days and sang on their…
by Hannah Corbett • • Comments Off on News | The Staves announce new album
The Staves will be announcing their second full length album this coming Monday, March 23rd. Entitled If I Was, the album follows on from the band’s 2012 release, Dead & Born & Grown, as well as a handful of EP releases. The…
by Hannah Corbett • • Comments Off on News | Mumford and Sons new record and tour dates
Mumford & Sons‘ third studio album, Wilder Mind, will be released on the 4th of May, 2015. It will be preceded by a single on April 27th, which is called Believe. Their new album is said to be somewhat of a departure from their…
by Hannah Corbett • • Comments Off on News | Little May announce their return to the UK
Australian folk trio Little May will be returning to the UK for a tour this May, after the success of their last visit, which included two sold out shows. Despite being based on the other side of the world, Little…
by Hannah Corbett • • Comments Off on News | Inti Rowland shares new music video
Inti Rowland has recently released a music video to accompany his melancholic track, ‘Masks of Winter’. The song was released back in January, and holds the sensitivity and sense of delicacy as showcased in Rowland’s 2011 EP, Eyes of a Starling. The video for ‘Masks…
by Lynn Roberts • • Comments Off on News | Stornoway announce tour dates in support of forthcoming album ‘Bonxie’
Stornoway are off on tour at the end of this month in support of their forthcoming album Bonxie, which is out on 13th April. It’s named after a Scottish seabird and the record is littered with bird calls from 20…
by Hannah Corbett • • Comments Off on News | Rae Morris Announces 2015 UK Tour Dates
British songstress Rae Morris has announced an extensive tour schedule for later this year. She’ll be supporting Tom O’Dell on his ‘Forest Alive’ tour, playing a number of festivals across the UK, before playing 12 nights of her own headline tour.…
by Hannah Corbett • • Comments Off on News | Stornoway’s Origami Bird Competition
After recently announcing details surrounding their upcoming album, Bonxie, Stornoway have also launched an accompanying competition. The band are inviting fans and listeners to ‘get into the spirit’ of their new album just ahead of its release, by creating origami birds…
by Lynn Roberts • • Comments Off on Premiere | Matthew the Oxx – Beyond the Gates
We’re very pleased to premiere brand new track ‘Beyond the Gates’ from Matthew the Oxx, taken from his debut album First Aid for the Drowning. Matthew the Oxx (real name Matthew Oldfield) is Mike Oldfield’s nephew and counts Leonard Cohen as…
by Hannah Corbett • • Comments Off on News | New Peter Broderick album announced
A new album from Peter Broderick is expected at the end of April. Colours of the Night will be the multi-instrumentalist’s first full-length album for label Bella Union in three years. Broderick released a five-track EP under the name (Colours of the Night) Satellite late…