Ned Younger, aka Monument Valley, is busy telling stories. A slow burn telecaster weaver of words, a lo-fi talker, a tender heart exposed. He’s been playing for a couple of years, making EP’s, taking photographs, all of which can be…
Album | Crybaby – Crybaby
Crybaby, real-name Danny Coughlan, seems very keen to be the new poster-boy for heartbroken storytelling. And with his self-titled debut, he may just achieve that status. This compact collection of poignant ballads will no doubt project Bristol-born Crybaby into the…
Live | Dry The River @ Electric Ballroom
Predicting the quality of a band’s live performance based upon the music they’ve selected to play in the interim time has become almost second nature to me. I know all those wise things about not judging a book by its…
Interview | Strong, confident woman – Laura Gibson finds her voice
We first became enamoured by Laura Gibson with debut album If You Come To Greet Me, and again with 2009 follow-up, Beasts of Seasons. Elegiac and gentle, both showcased a remarkable voice that seemed to echo from a 1930’s gramophone.…
EP | The Son(s) – Leviathan
The Son(s) latest EP, Leviathan, is as atmospheric as they come. From beginning to end, it is quite apparent that this follow-up to their debut album was recorded in an old, empty flat during Edinburgh’s coldest winter in 50 years.…
Listen | Sansa’s new album Savior
Finland’s Sansa blends a whole heap of different sounds on her new album Savior, which you can hear below ahead of its release on May 14. Folk, pop and electronica collide on an album produced by long-time collaborator Janne Oinas,…