Many who have preceded Malcolm Holcombe in roots music, from Hank Williams to Johnny Cash, have faced a fair amount of hardship which had left them at a dark crossroads in their life. Just as many have succumbed to a…
With its brooding, echoing appeal, We couldn’t help but think of John Grant when listening to this new track from Philip Selway. You may know him as the drummer from Radiohead so naturally the beats are all in order, but…
“Today I released my first EP, which is surprising for someone who still has his email as “penguinsruleok” from when he was ten years old.” So began a message we got from Michigan native James Li, who works under the…
Montreal’s The Barr Brothers have announced details of a UK tour for the coming Autumn and have unveiled a new track from forthcoming album Sleeping Operator. The album is released on October 6th through Secret City Records with fans lucky…
It’s been years in the making but the debut album from whimsical French duo Nina Goern and Yohan Hennequin aka Cats On Trees is released in the UK this week after a good chart performance in their homeland in which…
We first heard of My Grey Horse nearly four years ago, when the gentle nature sound effects that introduce their song ‘You’ll Never Learn’ circulated online. Followed up by the more mainstream – but no less brilliant – ‘Waste of…