Bhi Bhiman – Walk of Life from Bhi Bhiman on Vimeo. After releasing one of the hidden gems of 2012, Bhi Bhiman is back this week with a covers EP Substitute Preacher. Inspired by the popularity of his take on…
#68 Bhi Bhiman – Walk of Life
Category: Song of the Day
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#67 I Said Yes – Follow On
I Said Yes are a multi-instrumental five-piece from all over the UK, and the EP that ‘Follow On’ is taken from has been four years in the making. Half a decade on from our first encounter with I Said Yes, their…
#66 Jenny Hval – Blood Flight
Stand-out track from Hval’s 2011 album, Viscera, ‘Blood Flight’ is a pulsing, menacing meditation on the body and its senses. Throughout, the vocal alternates between an anguished spoken word tone and freewheeling singing voice, building to a neurotic climax two-thirds…
#65 Caroline Rose – America Religious
Few things excite all of us quite so much as the idea of a road trip across the United States, which is exactly what Caroline Rose took before writing her debut album America Religious – a record filled with characters…
#64 Noah & the Whale – There Will Come A Time
‘There Will Come a Time’ is taken from Noah and the Whale’s fourth album Heart of Nowhere, which is released today. In true NATW style, the record is accompanied by a short film directed by frontman Charlie Fink about a…
#63 Stylusboy – The Power of Love
The excellent Stylusboy released this cover of Huey Lewis and the News’ classic 80s track ‘The Power of Love’ for Record Store Day this year. Featuring vocals from Jess Morgan the gang decided to record the song thanks to a…
#62 Lily & Madeleine – Back To The River
How can someone so young sing words so sad? That Morrissey line comes to mind when listening to ‘Back To The River’, a deliciously maudlin offering from Lily & Madeleine. “If only my feet could fall as fast as a…
#61 Landshapes – In Limbo
Landshapes, the latest band to come pre-packed with the Bella Union seal of approval, began life as the fabulously monikered Lulu and the Lampshades, but changed their name after a typo on their billing caught their fancy. Figuring they were…
#60 Little Sparrow – Sending The Message
Little Sparrow’s press release is one extended name-drop: Guy Garvey was the one that gave Katie Ware her musical pseudonym via the nickname he had handed her following her move from her native south to Manchester. But Ware should not…
#59 The Electric Soft Parade – Brother, You Must Walk Your Path Alone
The Electric Soft Parade have been around a long time. The brothers White (Tom and Alex), who formed the band, were also in Brakes for a bit. Don’t remember Brakes? You might be too young, and that makes us feel…