Monday 12th April at the Hoxton Bar and kitchen I stood amongst the crowd, in the sold out venue gazing expectantly over a field of heads towards the stage. The room was absolutely buzzing with excitement and as King Charles…
Brian’s Mixtape #31: All at Sea
This week Brian’s been completely and utterly unaffected by the volcanic ash cloud. He’s not even been subject to a light dusting, the lucky bird. He has, however, been following the news with avid interest and has concluded that all…
Local Natives recommend…
Local Natives have got a great community of artists around them in LA. So when we interviewed them, we asked them to suggest bands we should check out. So, we present to you Voxhaul Broadcast, Rumspringa, Fool’s Gold, Foreign Born, Pepper Rabbit, The Growlers and The Union Line.
Slow Club unveil video for ‘Giving Up On Love’
Folk-popsters Slow Club have recruited Mackenzie Crook of The Office fame for the video for latest single ‘Giving Up On Love’. Slow Club’s Rebecca explained how they persuaded Mackenzie to get involved: “Lucy Needs, the director, had the idea for…
Blog: Elliot Smith- Lyrical Romantic
“Sometimes I feel like only a cold still life, that fell down here to lay beside you” Folk music has long been the medium of choice for the broken hearted, from Leonard Cohen to Tim Buckley. It should come as…
Album: Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way
Something’s changed in the Stone siblings; not drastically, but certainly enough to notice. Their first album, A Book Like This was characterised by its gentle lilt – the sort of music you could imagine romantic scenes in fields being set…