Seven Roads is the second album from Strike the colours (which consists of Jenny Reeve and a variety of musical band mates), following up their highly acclaimed debut, The Ship that Sank a thousand Ships. And from what I can tell,…
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Lisa O Piu: When This was the Future
Lisa O Piu’s first album release, When this was the Future, is full of enchantment, beauty and soft melodies. I do however want to clear one thing up before I officially start the review, I originally thought Lisa O Piu was…
EP: Animal Collective — Fall Be Kind
For those, like myself, frustrated by Animal Collective’s adventures into sound while delivering headline sets at summer music festivals, this EP is not going to light any fires. But for those who thought their breakthrough album Merriweather Post Pavillion was…
EP: The Miserable Rich – Covers
Having only released their debut album earlier this year, it is quite remarkable that the still relatively unknown quantity that is The Miserable Rich carry with them such a recognisably distinctive and uniquely personal sound through a combination of James…
EP: Kría Brekkan – Uterus Water
For a relatively unknown artist, Kría Brekkan’s creds are superb – a former member of whispery Icelandic collective múm, Kría has been slowly gaining a name for herself in the indie rock scene, including featuring in the cover art of…
Album: Sparrow and the Workshop – Into the Wild
Sparrow and The Workshop present Into The Wild, their debut album, a delicate, intricate and honest gift to the senses. Mixing pop, rock and folk as well as their different backgrounds (Scottish, Welsh and American) and views on music, their sound…
Album: The Dutchess & the Duke – Sunrise/Sunset
Sunset/Sunrise is the second album by The Duchess & The Duke. The Duchess & The Duke form a pair that lives in line with dichotomies and paradoxes, though in complete harmony. Their new work is a stark contrast from their…
Album recommendation: Kristin Hersh – Hips and Makers
Here’s the thing about Kristin Hersh: she’s a fucking goddess. A goddess, I might add, to whom far too little attention is paid. She’s also lead singer and guitarist for Throwing Muses, but that’s another story. I first happened upon…
Album recommendation: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
For me, albums I truly admire can be divided into two piles: those I wish I’d written and those I wish someone had written about me. The Boatman’s Call is very much the latter. When an album opens with a…
Live: Devendra Banhart @ Shepherds Bush Empire 15/12/09
Bounding on stage at Shepherds Bush Empire, girl-hipped and beard-faced, Devendra Banhart assessed a crowd made up of copy-cat males (long hair and moustaches gleaming), flower-adorned teenage girls, and a rather large chunk of what I can only describe as…