Category: Song of the Day

A song a day, every day. From brand new tunes to elderly classics. We don’t promise to be constrained by genre, but we promise to recommend brilliant music.

#358 Ash Mountain – Long Hair Down

Ash Mountain are the first band to have their music released by new label Manchester Spins, a not-for-profit venture set up to help local bands get music out on vinyl. The label officially launches at The Bay Horse pub in…

#357 Ward Thomas – Footnotes (Happy Endings)

We’ve become accustomed to hearing sisters producing breathtaking folk music of late, but 19-year old twins Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas have gone the country route. While the sound may be pure Nashville, the duo are actually from Hampshire, where this…

#356 Hannah Peel – Sugar Hiccup

We’ve been dishing out plenty of love in the direction of Hannah Peel of late, so now seems a perfect time to dip into her back catalogue. We first became aware of Peel thanks to her trademark music box, and…

#355 Will Varley – Weddings & Wars

Let’s be clear – this latest Will Varley song, with its bleak view of humanity and the meaninglessness of life, will not be to everybody’s taste. The video, on the other hand, is a crowd-pleasing triumph: an 8-bit video game-style…

#354 Alana Amram & The Rough Gems – Should I Go Now

From out of Los Angeles, California comes Alana Amram with her Rough Gems. ‘Should I Go Now’ is taken from their upcoming record Spring River, and showcases their warm, rich sound. A proper country song, if it feels like its…

#353 Papercuts – Still Knocking At The Door

With its melodic focus and hazy nods towards psychedelia, there’s a touch of late-era Beatles about Still Knocking At The Door. There’s also some of the swagger of Grizzly Bear, well earned by San Francisco’s Jason Quever who writes, sings,…

#352 Tiny Ruins – Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens

Since we heard yesterday Tiny Ruins have a new album in the pipeline for May, we’ve been unable to get this new track out of our head. It’s everything that made Holly Fullbrook’s debut Some Were Meant For Sea so magical…

#351 Milagres – IDNYL

Here’s a slice of pure pop loveliness from Brooklyn-based Milagres. ‘IDNYL’ – which stands fro I Don’t Need Your Love – is a delicate flower for something with such a defiant heart. You’ll glide along with it and come away…

#350 Born Standing Up – No. 9

No 9. – Born Standing Up from Born Standing Up on Vimeo. From out of Oxford, Mississippi come Born Standing Up, who have finished work on their debut album, recorded all over the Magnolia State, from their bedroom to a…

#349 Inigo Ugarteburu – Miradas

For The Unknown by Iñigo Ugarteburu For The Unknown is a solo work from Inigo Ugarteburu, a man who boasts a lengthy list of former and current bands. Yet he’s hardly alone on this new work, with each track recorded…