The self-titled album of Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, a San Francisco-based six-piece, rolls in with the positive relaxed swagger of a group confident in its abilities. Opener ‘Little Too Late’ is chewing gum fresh, like they’ve just turned up,…
The latest offering from Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon, Mug Museum, is strangely timeless: it has clear retro, sixties influences, as if it’s playing on vinyl, but is full of fresh touches too. The guitar parts remind me of Dirty…
Mary Epworth can seemingly do no wrong. After releasing her stunning debut album last year, Dream Life, Mary has turned her hand recently to running a record label, Hand of Glory, a label which Kiran Leonard has made his home.…
This is the third Widowspeak release I’ve reviewed, and the first track, ‘Brass Bed’, is lively compared to the sleepy, smoky wooziness of their debut, with a brisk wooden beat. Lead singer Molly Hamilton gives her dreamy voice definition: “Baby…
I saw Laura J Martin play at Bestival back in 2010, looping flute and mandolin to her voice; if you have no patience for vocal oddity (Kate Bush, Joanna Newsom etc) you might find her pixieish otherworldly presence grating, otherwise…
With an already notable reputation as a mesmerising guitarist, having supported the likes of Rae Morris and John Smith to name a few, Ez Stone’s release of his debut EP Moroccan Whiskey via TLS Records is some very exciting news indeed.…
Within/Without signifies a second 2013 release from London trio Bear’s Den. Following on from February’s stunning EP Agape, this latest offering picks up exactly from where we were left, wanting more. Opening track ‘Sahara pt.I’ will already be well-known to…
Helen True: Isobel Anderson and Ruby Colley met when each was playing as part of separate acts on the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury in 2011. Two years on, they’ve released their first EP, which collects together three reinterpretations of well-loved folk…
City Forgiveness, the fifth studio album from the Wave Pictures, is a rare thing: an album full of substance and ideas, but bound in by style. It’s a road trip album, forged from notes that lead singer David Tattersall took…
I’ve been looking forward to Los Campesinos!’s fifth album NO BLUES for absolutely ages. The same will be true for a lot of 20-somethings, for whom LC! have been a bit of a soundtrack band since they first emerged as…