\\”Tilly and the Wall is an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children’s book called Tillie and the Wall, written by Leo Lionni. They are particularly noted for having a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, instead…
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Jeremy Warmsley
Jeremy Warmsley: Londoner by way of Cambridge, this young man started music night Songs in the Dark at university before moving to the bright lights of our nation’s capital and transferring the evening to the delectable Betsy Trotwood in Farringdon.…
The Felice Brothers
A précis of the Felice Brothers career to date; five ne’er-do-well musicians reconvene to Woodstock chicken coop and create a righteous country-rock racket highly reminiscent of Catskill patriarchs The Band. Exciting stuff indeed, spurring the music press into a string…
First Aid Kit
Swedish teenagers Klara and Johanna Soderberg are First Aid Kit; a precociously talented pair who sing close harmonies like veterans and at 15 and 17 respectively make Laura Marling look positively ancient! They Say “We aim for the hearts, not…
Babel
They Say: \\”Babel started out all kind of small, folky and a bit shy but then fell in dirty love with pounding tambourines and volume knobs\\”. Band Members: Ben Bird – BassDaisy Palmer – DrumsDaniel Coughlan – Vocals and GuitarMartin…
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats are probably the best band in the world. Fronted by genius John Darnielle, they produce lo-fi folk-rock. The tracks No Children and This Year from the albums Tallahassee and The Sunset Tree respectively are two of FFS’s…
The Little Ones
They Say: \\”All members of the Little Ones lives were intertwined in some way over the years. Whether it was siblings, past bands, hometowns, or childhood friends. There were circumstances that brought these individuals and their feet together. The world…
Gideon Conn
Gideon Conn is based in Manchester, and has been an increasingly familiar face at numerous festivals over the past few years. With his truly unique brand of acoustic rap, folk and hip-hop and his wide-eyed persona, Conn rarely fails to…
Adem
Adem: South Londoner Adem makes beautiful folk-inspired music using a spectrum of instruments that few could hope to rival. His idosyncratic brand of yarn-weaving is a wonder to behold. He Says: “Sounds like: home. Sounds like space. Sounds like a…
Emmy The Great
Emmy The Great: a.k.a. Emma Lee Moss is a London-based antifolk somebody with a stunning talent for bittersweet rhyme. A proponent of the London anti-folk scene, she has collaborated with several other artists including Johnny Flynn and Lightspeed Champion. Her…