It’s often said that a lot of American musicians are true Anglophiles, such as Las Vegas’ Brandon Flowers, who fell in love with the 80’s sounds of the Pet Shop Boys and the Smiths, and Billy McCarthy can be added…
Cat’s Eyes second long player commences like a fairy-tale. It feels modern and old as Faris Badwan and Rachel Zaffira (a real life couple) share vocal duties over songs that hark back to classic sixties pop among other styles. Treasure…
How fitting to get acquainted with Darren Hayman’s new multimedia documentary project and album ‘Thankful Villages Volume 1’ on a day set aside in the USA as a memorial to soldiers.The project’s central theme of a musical, visual and narrative…
It’s been a long time coming, but Traverse City, Michigan wonderkids The Accidentals have finally released a collection of new tunes. Said collection comes in the form of their Parking Lot EP, named after their lead single of the same…
It is hard to believe, but it has been three years since Mutual Benefit entered the wider public consciousness with the rather splendid Love’s Crushing Diamond. Before this, Jordan Lee, the architect of Mutual Benefit, had released 5 records in…
Beth Orton doesn’t release records very often, so you have the feeling that when she does it isn’t a mechanical process, she has something to say and perhaps even a new sound, determined by who she has been working with.…
Charlie Law – My Black Dog Charlie Law’s latest track is a mixture of darkness and light, finding a solution to problems and leaving them behind. The joyous confidence with which his voice flies through the air and soars in…
I have been listening to Jim James’ take on the Grateful Dead’s “Candyman” for the last three weeks straight. I can’t get over his version of this song. To be honest, I can’t get over this album. It’s important to…
Consisting of Kate Pillsbury, Emilee Petersmark, Ben Zito, and Dan Rickabus, Grand Rapids’ Crane Wives have quickly ascended to the top of their scene’s radar since their 2010 inception. They, alongside bands like The Ragbirds and The Accidentals, have become…
Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI, The Ragbirds are a band that have transcended the typical avenues of traditional roots music to develop something totally new from the ground up. The most exciting part of their music as a whole might…