For a man already on album number four and with a support slot with Billy Bragg on tour in his pocket you would think that Kim Churchill is heading into a happy middle age. The fact that he’s still in…
Over his 14 year solo career since leaving Whiskeytown, Ryan Adams has released 14 albums, ranging from the Americana sounds of 2011’s Ashes & Fire to the rather more obscure metal of Orion. Adams is a modern day musical chameleon, hopping…
Lucinda has surely cemented her eternal place with the greats of country blues rock over the past years. Having recently got married you might forgive her for laying low and having a quiet time of it. Not so, for the…
It’s been quite the year for young folk musician Hattie Briggs. After releasing debut EP My Shepherd’s Hut in November 2013 she was nominated for the prestigious BBC Radio Two Young Folk Award alongside Gentlemen of Few, Granny’s Attic and…
Following the release of their Columbia Records-released album Stay Gold, their entirely sold-out 2014 UK tour (which included a support slot with Ryan Adams and a headline show at The Royal Albert Hall) and their incredible performance on ‘Later…with Jools Holland’; First Aid Kit have announced new dates for 2015. Their…
White Flowers begins with ‘Espera’, which means waiting/hoping/expecting, and sounds like an open window on a cold sunny morning: bright, pure voices, and a buzzing hum which could be a harmonium or a discordant amp. The song lyrics throughout have…