Watford is not a town traditionally known for having a rich musical heritage. Camilla, Emily and Jessica, the three sisters making up The Staves, are doing all they can to remedy this fact, returning with a brilliant sophomore record, If…
One of the earliest British folk revival bands Noah & the Whale have today announced they are splitting up. The band launched the career of Laura Marling, who was a member of the band in the early days and sang on their…
Courtney Barnett’s full debut arrives with high expectations – and rightly so, given the strength of the two EPs that came before it. Collected together in 2013 as The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, those records earned her…
I can clearly remember the first time I clapped eyes on Steve Wold. I was watching Jools Holland’s Hootenanny when the main man introduced a guy sat on a chair, wearing dungarees, with a box at his feet and a…
For a recently gathered collective, there is a satisfying and even surprising restraint and confidence about Grand Lake Islands and their first full-length release Song From Far. The Portland group are the brainchild of Erik Emanuelson, who quit his job…
Music is a big part of my life, but there are some things that are obviously more important, family being one. It’s pretty impossible to sum up in a few words how they have shaped me as a person, but…