Having achieved their greatest commercial success to date – not to mention a Mercury Prize nomination – with fifth album Sky At Night, I Am Kloot understandably do not stray too far from that formula on their sixth. Recorded once…
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Album | Veronica Falls – Waiting For Something To Happen
It’s only been just over a year since Veronica Falls released their infectious and delightful self-titled debut but nonetheless they’ve been quick to record a follow-up. Waiting For Something To Happen, on the surface, keeps hold of the same aesthetic…
Album | Ólöf Arnalds – Sudden Elevation
Who is Ólöf Arnalds? Why isn’t she regarded in awe by all with ears? Is the world so deaf to greatness that an artist of this calibre, this breathtaking brilliance, is confined to ‘specialist’ radio stations and name-checks in the…
Album | Widowspeak – Almanac
Widowspeak’s eponymous debut album had a seductive wooziness to it, with an edge of smoky darkness. That shoegazing sleepiness is still there on the follow-up, especially in the sweet-but-vague vocal style of Molly Hamilton, but in Almanac it’s less creepy;…
Album | Matthew E. White – Big Inner
Matthew E. White’s Big Inner is a fairly incredible thing. Trying to sum it up in words seems a futile exercise. Part soul, part country, part jazz, part gospel, part… you get the idea. It comes from a man who…
Album | Laetoli Steps – Banyan
Laetoli Steps’ second album Banyan yet again showcases Rich Cramp’s clear talent for writing infectious pop-tinged folk music. ‘Foolish to Follow’ opens the album with gusto, launching the listener into the summer, combining bright guitars with a breezy string section.…
Album | Birds of Chicago – Birds of Chicago
Birds of Chicago’s self-titled release evokes the feeling of stopping by your neighborhood watering hole and hearing a friend’s show. Light-hearted, warm, and welcoming. JT Nero and Allison Russell, whose collaboration is at the center of the band, seem to…
Album | Wooden Wand – Blood Oaths of the New Blues
Wooden Wand is certainly an intriguing artist. James Jackson Toth manages to combine Americana, folk and elements of prog rock seamlessly to create mesmerising, insightful music. This latest release, Blood Oaths of the New Blues, carries on in this same…
Album | Christopher Owens – Lysandre
“If your heart is broken, you will find fellowship with me.” Lysandre, the debut solo album from former Girls frontman Christopher Owens, is presented variously as a relationship album, a concept album and a document of his experiences in his…
Album | Foxygen – We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
One of the bands hotly tipped to make 2013 a year to remember are Californian duo Foxygen. Their debut EP Take the Kids off Broadway featured prominently on many an end of year lists, and the anticipation for their first…