There was a time, not long past, when a form of nationalistic profiling was necessary when tackling a new album of Canadian descent. Most of them were either by Arcade Fire, by Arcade Fire wannabes or featured one or more…
Album | Mat Gibson – Long Goner
Mat Gibson has impressed many with his beautiful sombre melodies and there has been much anticipation for new material since the much acclaimed Forest Fire. Well now the wait is over in the form of the enchanting Long Goner. Mat…
Album | The Be Good Tanyas – A Collection
Having had only limited exposure to the Be Good Tanyas and always been interested in hearing more, I fall squarely within the target audience for a retrospective, and this set forms a fine education. The older songs tend to be…
News | Folkroom Anthology Two
Following last year’s Anthology 1, the chaps down at Folkroom have announced the release of a second, cunningly named, Anthology 2. The release date has been set for October 29th 2012. It will feature new and exclusive tracks from signed Folkroom…
Interview | The Robbie Boyd Band takes off (for the moon)
Almost half a million view on YouTube; recommended by Radio 2’s Graham Norton and Absolute Radio’s Dave Gorman and playing gigs with the likes of The Kooks and Johnny Flynn -The Robbie Boyd Band are certainly compiling a glittering CV.…
Album | Adrian Crowley – I See Three Birds Flying
It’s hard to tell whether being called the “best songwriter no-one’s ever heard of” is a compliment or a barb. Adrian Crowley knows just how it feels to wrestle with that conundrum but, when the description is delivered by none…