It is so refreshing to be blown away by an artist who, previous to this record, had been unknown to this writer, and especially with a record as strong as Indian Ocean, which over the course of its 40 minutes…
Album | Frazey Ford – Indian Ocean
Category: Records
Album | The Barr Brothers – Sleeping Operator
Gather round close. The warm glow of the Barr Brothers’ long-awaited second LP burns like the family room fireplace. Three years in the making, Sleeping Operator is a meticulously prepared piece of art, an hour-long meditation which can transport you…
Album | We Are The Willows – Picture (Portrait)
We Are The Willows’ second long-player starts sweetly enough, and retains that sense of lovable wonder for its entire duration. This six-piece, who flit between guitar and string sounds while interchanging vocal duties, produce pop-folk with a dash of classic.…
Album | Violet Woods – Violet Woods | Listen now
Violet Woods by Violet Woods Violet Woods’ debut effortlessly bursts from the blocks. The jangly sixties-style lead guitar and dreamy lead vocals are an immediate step back in time – into a mystery land. Opener ‘Electric Fascination’ is a little…
Album | Laura Moody – Acrobats
The clarity of Laura Moody’s debut album record is stunning. A lady and her cello – she sings, she plucks, she caresses the strings with heavenly love from her bow, through her arms and body the two are lovers. It’s…
Album | French For Rabbits – Spirits | Listen now
Spirits by French for rabbits Several things are obvious over the course of French For Rabbits’ debut record. It’s a lovely little thing that shows off the ethereal/dreamy vocals of the lead singer Brooke and the multi-faceted skills of the…
Album | Greylag – Greylag
Greylag’s debut album knows its influences and wears them on its sleeve. Hailing from Portland, Oregon the band has a love of some of the most prominent American melodic guitar based pop folk, both old and new. This first record…
Album | Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Eight years ago, Damien Rice – following two hugely successful and recognised albums – took a step back from a career that was the epitome of the phrase “always leave them wanting more.” Such was the popularity of 2002’s O…
EP | Peter Broderick- (Colours of the Night) Satellite
To say the past two years have been difficult for Peter Broderick would be putting it mildly. Having to return to America from his home in Berlin due to illness meant that music was, unsurprisingly, put on the proverbial backburner…
Album | The Twilight Sad – Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave
The Twilight Sad self describe themselves as “folk with layers of noise”. Although that may be an incredibly accurate statement, it does not take into the account the raw emotion and subtle power in their music, which is brilliantly displayed…