Albany composer Chris Lastovicka is often regarded as a “mystic minimalist”. Giving an ear to his craft, it does not take long for the mystique of the veneer surrounding such a title to fade, paving a path to legitimacy. While…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIXzbRyQY40[/embedyt] Today’s session features Matthew and Julia from Keston Cobblers’ Club, playing a stripped down version of their latest single ‘Esta’ – which came out yesterday. ‘Esta’ is taken from the band’s forthcoming album Siren which you can pre-order…
Iceland got soul and Junius Meyvant delivers it like a modern day Sam Cooke. On his self-produced second full-length record, Across The Borders, the soul gods have clearly smiled on him. Born Unnar Gisli Sigurmundsson, he lived on a volcanic…
An almost twelve-year gap between albums one and two would be almost interminable for most people, but for Katie Doherty a lot of things just got in the way of And Then. She had a child, composed for Northern Stage…
From the first strike of the kalimba, ‘Holding’ will have you hooked. Its pulsing rhythms creep under the skin as the song builds, before Sive’s soaring velvety vocals elevate it to another level. Written about the need for clean slate…
It’s hard to believe baby-faced William Tyler is pushing 40 and has been forging his solo guitar path for over a decade. After earning his left-field Americana stripes with the likes of Lambchop, The Silver Jews and Will Oldham, he…