One of the folky treats we’ve caught on the BBC’s Glastonbury coverage this year was an acoustic performance by Nick Mulvey, which reminded us how much we love his debut album First Mind. So from that record, here’s ‘Nitrous’ –…
http://youtu.be/DlXbsBPeDDc Leeds five-piece Dancing Years will release ‘Places We’ve Roamed’ on July 7th. Written in Sweden, Dancing Years said that the track was inspired by long drives at night and is an ode to the Lake District. The stag do-themed…
When it comes to describing CN Lester’s music, there aren’t enough adjectives synonymous with ‘gorgeous’. We ‘re only resisting that much maligned phrase ‘achingly beautiful’ by sitting on our hands. Inadequate adjectives aside, Aether, the second album from the artist,…
To this song goes the honour. ‘Even The Darkness Has Arms’ is the first song every to be our Song of the Day TWICE. But when we featured it last September, we took a live version from a Seattle radio…
It’s been a busy month, once again, for BTGR. Our stripped back night at The Haberdashery coffee house in Stoke Newington was a sweaty affair. Battling against the weather and the World Cup was a challenge, but we managed to…
https://soundcloud.com/matt-21-1/bend-the-river-the-echo-and-the-sway/s-esrIH From that hotbed of all things alt-country Halifax come Bend The River. This track ‘The Echo And The Sway’ actually has more of a soul/rock n roll feel to it, feeling simultaneous upbeat and tinged with melancholy. It’s taken…