Fiddle and mandolin favouring west London folkies from the same crowd as Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons, et al. Go to their myspace and listen to the lone track, Horses, to see what all the fuss is about.
Theoretical Girl
We Say: Theoretical Girl makes electro-folk-pop which never fails to delight her audience. They Say: “….goth-pop genius….” – NME “…lovely…” – NEU MAGAZINE “…stone cold brilliant….” – NME “this is a recipe for truly amazing, joyous and heavenly simplistic music.”…
Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis: New York anti-folk royalty, Jeffrey Lewis specialises in sharp observations on life’s twists and turns which are brilliantly imbued with wit, humour and intelligence. Band Members: Jeffrey Lewis, Jack Lewis & David Beauchamp. Past Band Members: Helen Schreiner,…
The Wave Pictures
They Say: \\”For a few years The Wave Pictures have played sporadically in the UK, France and New York. During this time highlights have included playing at the Mofo Festival in Paris at the invitation of friends Herman Dune, and…
Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons are a folk/bluegrass group formed in 2007. Key players in the burgeoning London folk scene (if you see these fellahs, Laura Marling is rarely far away), the Guardian has called them \\”Coldplay reincarnated as hillbillies\\”. Band Members:…
Tindersticks
Tindersticks hail from shiny Nottingham, and they have been distributing melancholia to the masses since their formation in 1991. Their eclectic sound draws on elements of lounge jazz, soul and folk, but they remain resolutely genreless. Band Members: Stuart Ashton…