Widowspeak may have a death-laden name, but the opening track on their eponymous debut, ‘Puritan’, is one of the sunniest songs on the album, with a surfing edge and casually sweet vocals, so that the grungy guitar of ‘Harsh Realm’…
New Bands Panel | Rosie Jones
Devonshire lass Rosie Jones and her band The Mystery Machine have released two lovely EPs, supported Johnny Flynn and been praised by Paul McCartney – the panel stepped up to check the hype… Tom Moyser: I don’t think the word twee…
News | Video for Laura Marling’s Sophia revealed
Laura Marling has unveiled the video for new single Sophia. The first track to be released from her third album A Creature I Don’t Know. Both the album and the single will be released on September 12th. And Laura will…
Album | Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
Jonathan Wilson is clearly someone who appreciates that there’s a lot wrong with the world today. Gentle Spirit is, in his own words, an attempt to “give humanity some kind of reverence-laden soundtrack”. The North Carolinian shouldn’t be derided for…
EP | Grace Petrie – When No One’s Listening
Grace Petrie first came to my attention when she stole the stage at Glastonbury’s Left Field in 2010 from Frank Turner and Billy Bragg. She is clearly a big fan of Bragg and follows his habit of mixing pop and…
New Bands Panel | Russell Marshall/Bella In The Wych Elm
The Midland’s Russell Marshall, aka Bella In The Wych Elm, takes his name from a gruesome local murder and his cover art from sketches drawn by fans – the panel stepped up to give his his lo-fi sound a go……