With a riff that gallops between a Johnny Cash track and the original Batman theme, though granted with more grit and less kitsch, this track is throwaway but accomplished jam.
Mumford and Sons announce new single
Highland-bound Mumford and Sons have announced the release of a new single on Chess Club Records.
Blissfields announces folktastic line-up
The people at Blissfields have announced the first few acts for the Hampshire festival. And it’s good news for folk fans. Confirmed artists include lovely Laura Marling, marvellous Mumford and Sons, charming Cherbourg, really-very-good Ryan O’Reilly and the brilliant beat-boxing hip-hop folk-funkster Gideon Conn.
Album Review: Noble Beast – Andrew Bird
It’s a sweet start for Andrew Bird’s new offering, Nobel Beast – a collection of soothing and winding indie folk tunes sure to be a hit among his loyal fans and new ones alike. The sweeping strings and twee whistle of Oh No (apparently influenced by a crying child on a flight) sets the scene for an album of enchanting and catchy songs, many with darker undertones, but always a sunny melody.
Peggy Sue double a-side, Dalston gig and Radio 1 Session
Peggy Sue have announced the forthcoming release of a limited edition double a-side with Too Pure Singles Club. The 7″ will feature two new songs, ‘Alice in the Kitchen’ and ‘Lazarus’. They sound nice, don’t they?
Laura Marling covers Mumford and Sons on American radio
An interview with Laura Marling was broadcast on America’s NPR radio this week. Laura performs a cover of Mumford and Sons’ Roll Away Your Stone, as well as her own songs Rambling Man, My Manic and I and Your Only Doll (Dora).