Angel Olsen consistently confounds one’s expectations. What you see and what you get doesn’t seem to match up. There’s a disconnect between the young woman you see and the seasoned artist who sometimes makes music so dark you wonder if…
Dan Michaelson, this time minus the Coastguards, returns with his new solo album First Light on December 8. We heard the first single ‘Old Kisses’ last month, and now bring you the premiere of the lush opening track ‘Careless’. With…
After he piled up critical acclaim for his debut album Blood Moon last year, it was suggested to M. Craft that he put out an instrumental version of Blood Moon to highlight the beauty of the piano-led arrangements. But that…
Stu and Debbie Hanna make up formidable folky two-piece Megson. One of the most energetic and innovative acts on the folk circuit, they are touring their eighth, album Good Times Will Come Again. Departing from their trademark of blending…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcMlOvpwJSc[/embedyt] We present our new session with Pavey Ark, an alternative folk band from Hull. Since playing their first gig in February 2016 they’ve established themselves rapidly including playing at Glastonbury as well as making it onto the national playlist for Amazing Radio and being regulars…
‘Wintersun’ is, Paul Mosley says, ‘an exercise in smart-arse time signatures’. That may well be true, but you don’t need to know that to appreciate this moving tale of unrequited love. With rich harmonies and sweeping saxophone, the third track…