The opening volley of The War On Drugs new LP, A Deeper Understanding, sets the stage for everything that comes after it. At first sounding like a track off The Black Keys last album, when the drums kick in on ‘Up…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8XQCqo14U[/embedyt] Our second session track from August and After is ‘The Orchard’ from the 2013 EP, Embers. If you missed it, don’t forget to check out, the first session track ‘Stream‘. You can keep up with the band on…
Fans of scuzzy alt-rock with belting choruses and catchy hooks need look no further than Popular Manipulations, the 3rd record from Pennsylvanian 4 piece The Districts. Harking back to the sound of the mid noughties and the proliferation of ‘guitar…
Nashville’s Lambchop have morphed into an intriguing live prospect in the wake of last year’s critically-lauded Flotus album. Once a sprawling southern country-soul collective whose stage-presence stretched into double figures, tonight be-capped frontman Kurt Wagner is joined only by bassist…
Dragoman, aka Tom Hackwell, has a brand of alt. folk that layers lavish melodies on top of bold and unfamiliar textures and the result has been described as “(the) lunacy of Tom Waits blended with the dark majesty of Leonard…
It’s here. At last! After 45 years, the legendary Bright Phoebus returns to all good record shops everywhere. This lovingly remastered album by Lal & Mike Waterson has remained a favourite for folk fans everywhere and an influence on artists…