You tend to know what you’re going to get with a Son Volt album. Jay Farrar was always the straight man in Uncle Tupelo, as evidenced by how far apart he and Jeff Tweedy now are in musical terms. Son…
#21 Linnea Olsson – Giddy Up
It’s hard to find artists doing something truly original these days, so Linnea Olsson is a breath of fresh air. Armed with only her cello, loop pedal and unaffected vocal, she weaves dramatic, tender tales of love, guilt and the…
#20 The White Album – Season’s End
Danish band The White Album describe themselves as ‘Three danish men with big hearts, big beards and big bellies playing alternative folk music with a hint of Nordic melancholy’. We say they’re a Danish Bon Iver with songs to make…
Interview | Introducing…Fletcher
Fletcher or, as his high school friends used to know him, ‘The Only Ginger Goth in Bondi’ has certainly done his time at the Music School of Credibility. Having released a fair few records with bands Bluebottle Kiss, The Devoted…
Album | Dan Michaelson & The Coastguards – Blindspot
With the twang of a guitar, and that trademark voice – the sound of ice cracking as it is engulfed by warmer waters – Dan Michaelson opens his fourth album, Blindspot. From the very beginning of his debut record back…
#19 Leanne Harte – Restless Sleepers
Leanne Harte – Live @ Tamp & Stitch from Bob Gallagher on Vimeo. Dublin-based Leanne Harte already has a list of accolades as long as her rather capable arms, but for some reason her music hasn’t had the best of…