Even when sharing a label with Oasis in the 90s, Teenage Fanclub never bowed to fad and trend, beating a melodic path that didn’t mask their Big Star and Byrds obsession. Almost 30 years since their birth, they remain an…
Angel Olsen is one of those people, one of those musicians whose every utterance seems to have profound and passionate meaning. Her music warrants a helmet, a bulletproof vest and some serious training to not be affected by. Quite simply…
Kurt Vonnegut said, ‘We are here on earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you different.’ Now, on the face of it ‘farting around’ is not a complimentary way to describe the work of a musician, but bear…
Kenny Anderson, otherwise known as King Creosote, is on a bit of a roll. His latest CD, Astronaut MeetsAppleman follows 2011’s Mercury Prize nominated Diamond Mine with Jon Hopkins, and the artistic breakthrough film soundtrack, From Scotland With Love. From…
There is something exceptionally Icelandic about Pascal Pinon right from the start of Sundur. You can hear Sigur Ros, Björk and the fascinating island’s landscape and culture deep inside the bones of the band and the music it makes. It’s…
Whether hailed as the heir of folk jazz legends Tim Buckley and John Martyn or touted as the leader of the new generation of Cosmic Americana acts, there’s a weight of expectation on Ryley Walker’s shoulders. And there’s enough on…
Summertime seems perfect for a dose of infectious, jaunty and well crafted rock and roll songs, and for the second summer in succession, Ezra Furman has taken up the mantle of releasing one of the ‘songs of the summer’ ™…
I’m not sure I believe Ed Harcourt when he says he’s a ‘beast of a man’, as he claims on ‘Loup Garou’, the third track of his new album, Furnaces. In my admittedly limited experience of man-beasts, they don’t go…
Haley Bonar – Stupid Face Bonar gets better with each album, stronger, more confident, more competent as a songwriter. ‘Stupid Face’ is further proof of this along with a handful of brilliant songs that have preceded upcoming long player Impossible…
Blossoms have no small dreams. They want success on the grand scale of like Oasis, the Beatles, and (dare I say it) Abba. On their first disc, they have the kind of radio friendly sound that’s mature beyond their years.…