Whether as the frontman of Super Furry Animals, through his synth concept albums with Neon Neon, recent film score work or genre-straddling collaborations with the likes of Gorillaz and Mogwai, Gruff Rhys has always displayed a pioneer spirit. Last year’s ‘American…
British songstress Rae Morris has announced an extensive tour schedule for later this year. She’ll be supporting Tom O’Dell on his ‘Forest Alive’ tour, playing a number of festivals across the UK, before playing 12 nights of her own headline tour.…
After recently announcing details surrounding their upcoming album, Bonxie, Stornoway have also launched an accompanying competition. The band are inviting fans and listeners to ‘get into the spirit’ of their new album just ahead of its release, by creating origami birds…
Hot Feet are born and bred shire folk from Stroud in the South-West of England. Their music is a real melting-pot of influences across the ages, from early delta blues, to sixties folk revival, to more modern psychedelic grooves and…
Steve Earle has covered much ground during an almost 30-year recording career and very little of it covered lightly, but this may be his first record that could genuinely be considered “fun”. That is not to say that any of…
Americana, or, to be more precise, the folk-roots of American music, has seen a resurgence over the past two or three years, and the Lone Bellow are the musical embodiment of everything that has made the genre fashionable. Big, sing-a-long…