Woodpigeon are to release their new album, Thumbtacks And Glue, in February. The Mark Hamilton-led project from Canada will unveil their fifth full-length release on February 25, with a one-off UK show to follow at London’s St Pancras Old Church…
EP | Roo Panes – Weight of the World
There’s plenty could make folks a little wary of Roo Panes’ quick rise over the recent months. Half a million YouTube views is more than impressive, but then it was in large part fuelled by his link-up with a well-known…
Live | Stealing Sheep @ Bush Hall, London
Hotly tipped in the local press, it was no surprise to see a packed Bush Hall for Stealing Sheep’s first big headline gig in London this year. A couple of dates with Alt-J earlier in the autumn can only have…
News | John Grant announces Queen of Denmark follow-up
John Grant will release the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed debut album Queen of Denmark in March. Pale Green Ghosts, recorded mostly in Iceland and with electronica influences to the fore, will go on sale on March 11, with a headline…
Album | Straw Bear – Black Bank
I thought the banks were skint? This one seems to be full to bursting, with a remarkable range of ideas and styles filtered through layers of Fenland folk oddity. Generally speaking the tone is gentle folk-pop, not dissimilar to The…
Singles Round-up | Terry Emm, The Beatrix Players, The Lumineers & The Lake Poets
Terry Emm – Gently How have we not previously heard of Terry Emm? This Christmas single follows on from two albums – both of which are consistently as gorgeous as ‘Gently’. Not since Spandau Ballet’s ‘Gold’ has a song’s title…