Author: Ali Mason

#103 Left With Pictures – River Avon

Left With Pictures know all about the passing of time. Their second and most recent album, In Time, was released back at the start of 2011 as the culmination of a project which saw them produce a new track and…

EP | Lily & Madeleine – The Weight Of The Globe

On paper, there are enough warning signs about Lily & Madeleine that you could be forgiven for being a touch suspicious about their music: a bonny pair of teenage sisters hitting a post-Staves landscape with a harmony-laden YouTube hit, a slick…

News | Ted Dwane ‘recovering nicely’ in hospital

Mumford & Sons double bass player Ted Dwane is “recovering nicely” after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, according to bandmate Winston Marshall. Dwane was taken into hospital on Monday after complaining of feeling unwell and…

#101 Elvis Costello and Mumford & Sons – The Ghost of Tom Joad

We were all shocked to hear Mumford & Sons double bass player Ted Dwane has been hospitalised with a blood clot on his brain. The announcement came hours after this video of Mumford & Sons playing the Bruce Springsteen classic ‘The…

News | New EP from The Melodic on its way

The Melodic have announced the release of the first EP under their new guise later this month. The artists formerly known as Melodica, Melody and Me will unleash On My Way, featuring two new tracks and two not so new, as…

News | Emily Barker takes Halo on mammoth tour

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo have announced their biggest ever UK tour for later this year. Australian Barker and her band will showcase material from their new album Dear River, set for release on July 8, with a…

News | Pete Roe touring festival circuit

Pete Roe has announced a series of summer festival dates. The long-time Laura Marling collaborator, whose debut album Our Beloved Bubble was released earlier this month, will play at the Hay, Insider and Glastonbury festivals in June before heading up…

#88 Still Parade – Actors

Today’s song of the day is ‘Actors’ by Still Parade, a sort of electronic, countrified Bon Iver. Being a new band, this is the bit where we’d normally fill in a few details and give you some background information. Unfortunately,…

News | Bat For Lashes lines up London show

Fresh from her headline set at Field Day this weekend, Bat For Lashes has announced a one-off UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in August. Natasha Khan, who has Ivor Novello and Brit Award nominations to her name following the…

News | Lewis, Hayman donate songs to Rape Crisis

Jeffrey Lewis and Darren Hayman have contributed tracks to a charity album to raise money for Rape Crisis. Regal vs Steamboat, a 31-track double album, was released this week on Audio Antihero Records, with money raised going to Rape Crisis England…