It may come as something of a surprise to learn that the Smoke Fairies, at some point in the all-too-recent past, were on the brink of calling it a day; pausing at a fork in the road and pondering which…
Album | Smoke Fairies – Smoke Fairies
#409 Allo Darlin’ – Dreaming
There’s a carefree joy to Allo Darlin’ that can be completely irresistible. ‘Dreaming’, the opening track from their 2010 self-titled debut album, is a perfect example of that. It’s the very best type of twee, the sort that puts a…
EP | Daughter – 4AD Session
After the success of last year’s If You Leave, and following a recent run of shows supporting indie darlings The National on their US tour, Daughter release a five track EP which sees them reworking select songs from their debut…
Album | Simone Felice – Strangers
When Simone Felice left the band of his siblings The Felice Brothers he made a brave decision. They had made a near classic in Yonder Is The Clock, some five years ago now. Much has changed for Simone since, not…
Interview | Introducing…Emma Garrett
How would you describe your music? It’s a really tough one as I’m not sure it fits in with a particular genre specifically and yet it’s not crazily alternative either. I think it’s avant-garde pop/folk with operatic flourishes. It has…
#408 ICHI – Go Gagambo
Yesterday we brought you Rachael Dadd’s new single ‘Make A Sentence’. On the flipside of that 7″ is a song from Rachael’s husband, Japanese experimentalist ICHI. ‘Go Gagambo’ is like few things you will have heard before, but with its…