by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Artist Playlist | Worry Dolls
Site favourites Worry Dolls, aka Zoe Nicol and Rosie Jones, are gearing up for the release of their Nashville recorded debut album Go Get Gone on the 27th January. To get you in the mood Zoe & Rosie put together…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Session | Mara Simpson
Mara Simpson came into the studio to play us three songs from last year’s album, Our Good Sides. The album is a really rich and soulful affair, and comes recommended, but even stripped back to just Mara’s voice and a…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Session | Joe Innes
A few weeks ago we invited Joe Innes round to record, what has turned out to be, a very topical session. Although not even a London estate agent would describe our studio as spacious, we just about managed to squeeze…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Premiere | Roxanne de Bastion – Run
We’re proud to present the video for `Run’, the new single from Roxanne de Bastion. ‘Run’ is an ode to those forced to flee, and the first single from Roxanne’s forthcoming album Heirlooms & Hearsay. The main inspiration behind the…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Artist Playlist | Vanessa Anne Redd
Vannessa Anne Redd’s debut album Behind The Wall, 10 songs of “Grunge Folk” written in the French countryside, was recently released. Vanessa has put together a playlist for us, explaining some of the influences for the record. You can catch…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Session | Gitta de Ridder
After a musical journey that includes studying at a Dutch music academy and performing in several bands, singer/songwriter Gitta de Ridder released her first solo EP Come and Find Me last year. The EP gained support across her native Netherlands,…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Session | Ralegh Long
Ralegh Long is a singer-songwriter who creates subtle, pastoral soundscapes inspired by nature and mystacism. His work has been praised as “Demented beauty” by The Guardian and “Really, really beautiful” by Lauren Laverne. Ralegh came into the studio and performed…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Live | For Folk’s Sake @ #Blogtober Preview
The good people at Lost In The Manor are running a month-long festival under the banner #Blogtober. This will feature live music every night in October at The Finsbury in London, with each night curated by a different music blog…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Session | Vanessa Anne Redd
After recording albums with Rubicks and Six Years and touring with John Foxx and Gary Numan, Vanessa Anne Redd set herself the challenge of recording a solo record. The result was ten songs of “grunge folk” that make up her…
by Duncan Martin • • Comments Off on Session | A Grave With No Name
In the past few years, London-based singer/songwriter Alexander Shields, aka A Grave With No Name, has released music spanning genres including lo-fi rock, broad ambient soundscapes and rich, full band arrangements. His forthcoming album, Wooden Mask, marks another change in…