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.

#218 Piers Faccini – Black Rose

With songs like ‘Black Rose’ in his arsenal, it’s faintly absurd that Piers Faccini doesn’t have a higher profile. Taken from his upcoming fifth solo studio album Between Dogs and Wolves, the track has more than a hint of Nick…

#217 RM Hubbert – Bolt

RM Hubbert

RM Hubbert, or ‘Hubby’ as he prefers to introduce himself, is a substantial tattooed fellah from Glasgow who plays utterly beautiful, delicate guitar, sometimes with, sometimes without gently murmured lyrics. Winner of the Scottish Album of the Year Award for…

#216 CachaBacha – Sidewinder

With The Staves continuing to rock our world and Lily & Madeleine about to release their debut album, times have never been better for fans of singing sisters. So we were delighted to stumble across New Jersey’s Natalia and Andrea…

#214 The Honey Ants – Give Me Arms

The Honey Ants exist to play songs written by Scott Mathieson and John Grimsey, although John doesn’t let Scott anywhere near the recordings. We’re sure it’s nothing personal, it’s just that in Rececca Hamer he’s found the perfect voice to…

#213 Laura J Martin – Dream Of Sin

We were big fans of Laura J Martin’s debut album The Hangman Tree, which came out at the start of last year, so we couldn’t be happier to bring you new material from our favourite north-west flautist. Smart and fun,…

#212 Johnny Flynn – The Lady Is Risen

Johnny Flynn Country Mile Album Cover September 2013

With Country Mile out this week, it seemed only right we bring you ‘The Lady Is Risen’, one of the album’s undoubted high points, as our Song of the Day. At first listen it seems like a meandering, shambling thing,…

#210 Toliesel – Whispered Half Asleep

We’ve been waiting for the debut EP from Toliesel ever since getting to know them this time last year through the release of their first single. And Contours does not disappoint as the Oxford group deliver four tracks of Americana-tinged…

#209 Lindi Ortega – Tin Star

Lindi Ortega may sound like she’s straight out of Nashville, Tennessee but she is fact straight out of Toronto, Canada. Thankfully she’s moved to Nashville now to make things easier for all concerned. This slice of sulty country, ‘Tin Star’,…