You could be forgiven for having forgotten about this band. Avi Buffalo’s wonderful and summery debut hit like an early decade bullet to the senses. It wasn’t just the sound and how good the songs were, but the potential the…
Canadian-American musician Neil Holyoak is primed to release his fifth LP, Rags Across The Sun, and we’re delighted to be able to bring you an exclusive stream of the record before it’s out next week. The Los Angeles native, who…
Returning with the follow up to 2012’s Shallow Bed, Dry the River have created an album much fuller in sound and vision in Alarms in the Heart, which should see them please old fans and attract new ones along the…
It is rare these days to come across a record which stops you in your tracks, and forces you to pay attention to every word, every plucked note, every intentional silence. When the Cellar Children See The Light of Day…
Dr. John has been making white funk soul for over 45 years now. He loves it. You can still hear it. In everything he does. He’s getting towards his mid 70s and it sounds as much fun and asnecessary to…
Any new Keston Cobblers Club release is met with great joy in our household. After ‘discovering’ the band and their multi-instrumental talents at Glastonbury 2013, their songs have become a staple of playlists and car journeys, so much so that our…
The Sea The Sea is in itself a curious name. Is it taken from the Iris Murdoch novel from the late seventies, or some separate inspiration? It conjures images of beautiful nature and the repetitive band name signifies the weight…
When is a debut album not a debut album? This isn’t a philosophical riddle or a trick question, just an honest poser after listening to Larkin Poe’s first full-length release. It’s a wonderfully confident collection – playful, powerful and full…
Chances are that if you came across Monday’s Song of the Day from Eli August & The Abandoned Buildings, you went away wanting to hear more. Well, you’re in luck, because now we can bring you an exclusive first listen…
There’s something genuinely exciting about Benjamin Booker. An attitude, an edge, maybe a vulnerability too – a sense that it’s only just all holding together. You’re not going to relax much listening to his self-titled debut, worried that this incendiary…