Native Roses were formed from the remnants of Modern Fighting Vehicles and counted Birdy among their ranks for a while (although her burgeoning solo career cut short a future with them). Hailing from Brighton, the band play country-infused Americana, dislike…
Live | Gabby Young and Other Animals
Roll up! Roll up! For London’s Scala is decked out like a tawdry tart, complete with multi-coloured bunting, lanterns, balloons and a ‘Gabberdashery’ of clothes, cake and curios. There’s even a town mayor and vicar to preside over a raffle,…
Blog | Recommended artist: Foreign Fields
I’ve been listening to this obsessively since I stumbled across it. The record is from Nashville-via-Wisconsin band Foreign Fields, formerly known as Flights. Eric Hillman and Brian Holl are the brains behind Foreign Fields. They describe their music as electronic…
EP | Three Pairs of Shoes – Three Pairs of Shoes
Almost two years have passed since Three Pairs of Shoes debuted with the Talybont EP and it you don’t need to listen to much of their self-titled follow-up to realise plenty has changed in that time. Now on new label…
News | Peggy Sue to release covers album Songs of Scorpio Rising
Peggy Sue have made the surprising but welcome announcement they are releasing a special new album on Monday! Songs of Scorpio Rising is a collection of covers inspired by the 1963 Kenneth Anger film Scorpio Rising. The idea came about…
News | St Vincent to release new album with David Byrne
St Vincent has paired up with David Byrne to record a new album, Love This Giant, slated for release on September 10, and the pair are offering a free download of the lead track ‘Who’. Byrne and Annie Clark have…