Listening to Father John Misty it’s easy to get confused, Chloé and the Next 20th Century goes in two different directions at the same time. Musically, the initial moments of Chloé sound like something out of the 30s, bouncy muted horns and piano lead…
Despite all that has been said about the world becoming more and more connected and so on, we are definitely still a long way from artists and musicians having the same opportunities in terms of reach and consideration. In a…
Josh Tillman is a series of contradictions. Less than completely comfortable releasing albums under his own name, early releases came out as J. Tillman, before he adopted the Father John Misty moniker. Having spent four years drumming for Fleet Foxes,…
Don’t panic. ‘Okkervil River RIP’ is not a signal that Will Sheff’s flat-out brilliant project is over. ‘Okkervil River RIP’ is instead the first track taken from forthcoming album Away, due September 9, and a sign they are very much…
The release of Palomino by Treetop Flyers is something of a miracle. Since winning the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition in 2011, and the release of their first album The Mountain Moves two years later it should have been a…
Often labelled as the ‘21’st Century Dylan’, or, ‘the spokesperson of the Ritalin generation’, Conor Oberst is, to many, a hero, one of the best songwriters around today. He is well known for his ability to pen a good lyric,…
Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst has announced his new solo album, ‘Upside Down Mountain’, is to be released on May the 19th. ‘Upside Down Mountain’ was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, produced by music legend Jonathan Wilson, and features vocal contributions…
With over 400 special releases planned, this year’s will easily be the biggest Record Store Day to date. We can’t imagine such a huge array of vinyl will leave anyone short of ideas, but you might just be overwhelmed by…
Rupert Morrison runs the Drift Record Shop in Totnes – a Devon town in between Plymouth and Exeter. We caught up with him about returning to his hometown after living in London, his plans for Record Store Day and how…
Hot on the heels of announcing his departure from Fleet Foxes, J. Tillman has unveiled the first sounds from his new project Father John Misty, offering up a free download and a video for ‘Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings’, and talking…