By rights, Martin Courtney’s debut solo album is four months too late. Many Moons is the sort of record that soundtracks a perfect summer road trip – soft-top down, open roads, scenery unrolling before your eyes. The Real Estate frontman…
Australia’s alternative music scene is burgeoning currently. After the success of Antipodean wordsmith Courtney Barnett and her angular, spikey point of view songs, Little May arrive to the British shores with an album that could easily match the craftsmanship of…
It’s been a long time coming. It has felt nigh on torturous at times, as the wait since 2010´s Have One On Me passed the five-and-a-half year mark. There have been teasing performances of new material, but no record. But…
Taking a break from the day job, Arbouretum leader Dave Heumann wanders in a number of different directions on his debut solo album. The feel is less strident though not a million miles from his mother-band with Heumann displaying a…
The dream-pop stylings of Widowspeak are hardly unique but their particular approach – with a focus on well-crafted songs and heartfelt delivery – seems more honest than the long list of bands who create a wall of sound to hide…
As soon as Loved Wild Lost, the second full-length record from Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, fires up, it sounds reassuringly familiar. As Bluhm bounces across the chorus of opener ‘Only Always’, singing “You’re as bright as a stone, shining…
A year on from his debut album, Luke Sital-Singh has returned to his favoured EP format, handily providing a great stopgap before his next full-length work. For anyone not already familiar, this four-track collection serves as a good introduction to…
Desolate Stars sounds like it was recorded in your living room, with the musicians sat around your sofa. It’s personal, tender, easy to like – a rather beautiful little record. The sparse yet intricate instrumentation makes it feel like they…
Look no further, Julia Holter is in pole position for artist of the decade. Early promise has not only been realised but even surpassed on this her fourth album. Following on from 2013’s Loud City Song, this is her second…
It’s hard to mention Hansard without talking about his greatest moment to date - the film Once. It was a stunning film, a modern cult classic, and a perfect platform for Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s to display their musical and…