This year has been a busy one for Jon Byrne. Following the UK release of his second album, Built by Angels, he has been gigging across the country and is currently kicking off promotion in the US for his first…
Interview | The Story Of Jon Byrne
#211 To Kill a King and Keston Cobblers Club – Ain’t Ever Coming Home
Here’s To Kill a King with their friends from the excellent Keston Cobblers Club performing ‘Ain’t Ever Coming Home’. The To Kill a King chaps are mighty busy. Their album is out on 7th October, they’re about to go on tour…
#210 Toliesel – Whispered Half Asleep
We’ve been waiting for the debut EP from Toliesel ever since getting to know them this time last year through the release of their first single. And Contours does not disappoint as the Oxford group deliver four tracks of Americana-tinged…
#209 Lindi Ortega – Tin Star
Lindi Ortega may sound like she’s straight out of Nashville, Tennessee but she is fact straight out of Toronto, Canada. Thankfully she’s moved to Nashville now to make things easier for all concerned. This slice of sulty country, ‘Tin Star’,…
#208 Honeyblood – Bud
What they lack in numbers, Honeyblood make up for in depth and atmosphere. Glasgow pair Stina Tweeddale and Shona McViccar combine to make songs that cross somewhere in between Jenny Lewis and PJ Harvey, melodic and charming but full of…
Interview | Introducing…The Drowning Men
Formed in 2006 by long term friends Nathan ‘Nato’ Bardeen (vocals, keyboard, guitar, mandolin), James Smith (guitar, vocals) and Rory Dolan (drums), the original ‘Drowning Dudes’ – as they call themselves – were soon joined by Todd Eisenkerch (bass, vocals)…