It’s hard to imagine that Martha Tilston could have become anything other than a folk artist. When your dad is folk legend Steve Tilston, your parents run a folk night in Bristol, and Bert Jansch and John Renbourn frequently pop round…
News | Staves’ Winter Trees gets single release
The Staves will attempt to keep the momentum of their breakthrough year rolling with two headline London shows and a new single in 2013. ‘Winter Trees’ from their beautiful debut album Dead & Born & Grown will be released on…
EP | Malpas – Where The River Runs
Out in Leeds the other night, I came across a unusual beer that was essentially like drinking bacon. A pint of ‘Smoked Porker’, a rather unique and very, very dark ale, took a little getting used to. The barman who…
Interview | Lucy Rose on an amazing year – and tea
It’s hard to introduce Lucy Rose without saying she did backing vocals for Bombay Bicycle Club. Now we’ve got that out of the way, we can talk about the really interesting stuff, like how she’s gone from recording her debut…
Album | Cellophane Flowers – Staring at the World
The wonderfully quirky London-based quartet that are Cellophane Flowers have finally unveiled their debut album and what an album it is. From their previous releases, we had an idea of what we could expect from Staring at the World: driving,…
News | New Woodpigeon album in February
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…