We all know not to judge a book by its cover, and yet we do it anyway. If you were coming into this blind, you might imagine a band named Flutes, singing a song named ‘Kilburn’, might be a group…
#36 Flutes – Kilburn
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#35 The Green Apple Sea – Please Slow Down
The Green Apple Sea – Please Slow Down from medienjargon on Vimeo. Albums from Nurnberg’s The Green Apple Sea never arrive in a hurry – 10 years separated 2000’s debut All Over The Place and LP number three, 2010’s Northern…
#34 The Deep Red Sky – Zombies (Things Don’t Stay The Same)
Zombies (Things Don't Stay The Same) by The Deep Red Sky Drinking whatever is in the same Scottish waters that produced the likes of Frightened Rabbit, the Twilight Sad and Admiral Fallow comes five-piece the Deep Red Sky. Their debut…
#33 Luke Winslow-King – You Don’t Know Better Than Me
From out of the great musical cauldron that is New Orleans comes the fine new sound of Luke Winslow-King, a Michigan native who has been feeding on the Big Easy’s cultural gumbo for the last 12 years and is about…
#30 Kirsty McGee – Sandman
Kirsty McGee’s sultry ‘Sandman’ dates back to 2008 and its appearance on The Kansas Sessions, but its getting a new lease of life and a new release to mark its appearance in Danny Boyle’s new film Trance. But the truth…
#29 Horse Thief – I Am The Bear
“Our music is about more than just the songs we play,” says Horse Thief’s frontman Cameron Neal, “It’s about losing yourself in the sound and creating an experience that sticks with you long after the show is over.” Yeah, they…
#26 Rosie Sleightholme – Spring Interlude
Spring Interlude by Rosie Sleightholme Whisper it, because just when you think it’s all over, it starts snowing again, but at least officially, spring is here. To celebrate that fact (in, you know, hushed tones) here’s ‘Spring Interlude’ from Rosie…
#25 The Dwells – Queensbury Shuffle
From Boston, Massachusetts comes this lovely slice of Americana from the Dwells, who are readying their new album Don’t Ever Leave Me Like You Do. We’d never thought of Boston as a hot bed of country themes until the Young…
#24 Chloe Foy – In The Middle of the Night
Chloe Foy’s second single does a neat job of showing off her strengths inside the space of three minutes. It begins with a simple sound, basic guitar topped with the occasional keys and horns, but with plenty of space for…
Album | Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt – Night
Tift Merritt has been producing a rather fine brand of Americana since first releasing Bramble Rose back in 2002. Late last year she released her fifth album Travelling Alone, so we weren’t expecting her back so soon, and certainly weren’t…