Fresh from a session with Amazing Radio, with two EPs under his belt and some BBC airplay, Sunderland singer-songwriter Martin Longstaff, aka The Lake Poets, seemed to the panel to be worth a listen… Tom Moyser: My favourite bit from The…
Other Lives release ‘For 12’ video
Oklahoma’s Other Lives are preparing to unleash sophomore album Tamer Animals – their first proper release in the UK – later this summer, and whet our appetites with the dreamy ‘For 12’, which comes equipped with this rather lavish space-based…
Laura Hocking and This is the Kit artwork at final Folie à Deux show
Folie à Deux, the London alt-folk night that has played host to artists including Laura Hocking, Tristram and Rachael Dadd is seeing out it’s last show at Ultrophia with an exhibition showcasing the work of the artists who have performed…
Listen online: Colour of Ants by Mechanical Bride + free download
The long-awaited debut album by Brighton based Lauren Doss’s band Mechanical Bride, Colour of Fire is being released by Transgressive Records on Monday. You can stream the whole thing on This is Fake DIY now. Lauren’s also giving away the…
Stream Bon Iver’s new album in full
Bon Iver’s new album is another slice of magic, if you ask me, which you didn’t. But starting from now you don’t have to ask anyone. You can hear it for yourself, because it’s streaming over on the Guardian website.…
Album: Sarah Jarosz – Follow Me Down
When Mumford & Sons recommend a 20-year-old banjo picker who is already on to her second album, it’s got to be worth a look. And so we found Texan Sarah Jarosz who brings us the rather fine Follow Me Down.…