When he’s not working on late-night misadventures with ex-Arab Strap frontman Aidan Moffat, prolific pianist, bassist and arranger Bill Wells is knee deep in fascinating projects like this one. It’s a simple idea – get a roomful of avant-garde artists…
If you’d asked me a couple of years ago which bands I most wanted to hear tackle a Christmas record, the Smoke Fairies would have been top of the list. There has always been something about their beautiful, ethereal music…
Snowpoet, the jazz-influenced group led by vocalist Lauren Kinsella and multi-instrumentalist Chris Hyson, are preparing their debut LP for release early next year. Following on from ‘Mermaid’, they are back with another teaser in the form of the touching track…
Earlier this month, Brooklyn-based country-folk duo The Tall Pines released their Fear Is The Devil EP. Showing off their swampy, evocative sound, and the vocals of Connie Lynn – who has already worked with the likes of Charlie Louvin, Norah…
From winning the ‘Walk the Beat’ summer series in their home state of Michigan and working on a sophomore EP with sound engineer Bill Chrysler (Paul McCartney, John Mayer), the past year has been good to up-and-coming folk rock outlet…
You have to admire Ethan Johns. Here is a man who could very easily have spent his days in the producer’s chair, enjoying regular work from regular collaborators such as Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, Kings of Leon and Ray LaMontagne.…