With over a decade of experience and five other albums under their belt, Blitzen Trapper proved their worth long before creating new album American Goldwing. This of course means that they also have a reputation to uphold, particularly after failing…
EP | Sweet Baboo – Girl Under A Tree
It will come of no surprise to Voluntary Butler Scheme fans that Sweet Baboo’s long-awaited new release has been co-produced by one-man band extraordinaire Rob Jones. It’s summery, jangly, relentlessly upbeat production makes for a perky listen and perfectly compliments…
EP | Paper Aeroplanes – A Comfortable Sleep
Sarah Howells and Richard Llewellyn are Paper Aeroplanes, a Welsh duo beloved BBC Radio 2, and, if their activity this year is anything to go by – this is their second release of the year – very busy indeed. Upon…
Festival | Bestival 2011
Sparky electro-pop and dance were more dominant than folk at this year’s Bestival, but it’s a cheerful mish-mash where sensitive strumming acts are welcomed (as long as they’re not upset by a soft background thud of drum and bass, as…
Album | Charlie Parr – Cheap Wine
Even casual old-time music enthusiasts will be lured in by Cheap Wine, a retrospective of Charlie Parr’s first ten years of music. Mr. Parr is a bold and burley resonator player and he can make a healthy plunk and thump…
Interview | Schmercury best album nominees The Leisure Society
Schmercury winners in 2009 for their debut album, The Sleeper, the Leisure Society’s masterful second album Into the Murky Water was released this year to a flurry of acclaim from critics and, notably, an awful lot of celebrities (John Simm, Chris…