The Smoke Fairies have revealed further details of their second album Blood Speaks, which will be released on May 21. The album, which is the follow-up to the outstanding Through Low Light And Trees, will be preceded by a special…
Listen | Cate Le Bon and Gruff Rhys to release split 7″ for Record Store Day
News continues to come thick and fast as Record Store Day approaches on April 21st. There’s word that the Flaming Lips have used, er, actual blood from Ke$ha and others in the packaging for their release The Flaming Lips and…
New Bands Panel | Randolph’s Leap – The Curse of the Haunted Headphones
The Irn-Bru drinkers amongst you may be familiar with this lot- it’s lo-fi Glasgow based 8-piece Randolph’s Leap. A tartan background adorns their bandcamp. They have a song called ‘Cassie O’Tone’. Playing devil’s advocate here, I’m going to say they…
EP | Loch Lomond – White Dresses
Six months on from the UK release of Little Me Will Start A Storm, Chemikal Underground asked Portland’s Loch Lomond to record a short EP of fresh material to help push their European tour. Maybe they expected something simple to…
News | Laura Marling announces Royal Albert Hall show – presale now
Laura Marling announced today that she’ll be playing a show at the Royal Albert Hall in London this summer. The show on 7th July will have no support act, and Laura and the band will play songs from A Creature…
Listen | Preview Michele Stodart’s new album
Remember Michele Stodart? Sure you do, she’s the bass player from mid-noughties indie-pop heroes The Magic Numbers. Michele has been playing solo shows around London for a while now, and is soon to release her debut album, The Wide-Eyed Crossing.…