Before we start I should make my feelings clear: winsome West Coast garage–punker Ty Segall makes me sick. Years of amateurish and painstaking hours strapped to the acoustic guitar have seen me boldly exploring the lyrical and sonic hinterland between…
Album: Vetiver – The Errant Charm
On their fifth album The Errant Charm, San Francisco’s Vetiver make no surprise departures from the breezy psychadelic-folk that fans have become accustomed to. It is a lazy afternoon of a record – a perfectly pleasant diversion that leaves you…
The Lake Poets
Fresh from a session with Amazing Radio, with two EPs under his belt and some BBC airplay, Sunderland singer-songwriter Martin Longstaff, aka The Lake Poets, seemed to the panel to be worth a listen… Tom Moyser: My favourite bit from The…
Other Lives release ‘For 12’ video
Oklahoma’s Other Lives are preparing to unleash sophomore album Tamer Animals – their first proper release in the UK – later this summer, and whet our appetites with the dreamy ‘For 12’, which comes equipped with this rather lavish space-based…
Laura Hocking and This is the Kit artwork at final Folie à Deux show
Folie à Deux, the London alt-folk night that has played host to artists including Laura Hocking, Tristram and Rachael Dadd is seeing out it’s last show at Ultrophia with an exhibition showcasing the work of the artists who have performed…
Listen online: Colour of Ants by Mechanical Bride + free download
The long-awaited debut album by Brighton based Lauren Doss’s band Mechanical Bride, Colour of Fire is being released by Transgressive Records on Monday. You can stream the whole thing on This is Fake DIY now. Lauren’s also giving away the…