Before listening to the album, I’d heard word that Gold in the Shadow is the most optimistic of William Fitzsimmons’ releases so far. Everything is relative of course, and bearing that in mind I’m inclined to agree. The title immediately…
Live: Decemberists @ Hammersmith Apollo, 15/03/11
If you often feel that time passes too slowly and you’d like, more than anything, to hurry yourself towards death, you need to see The Decemberists live on as regular a basis as finance and geography permit. They have the…
Competition: Win a deluxe vinyl copy of Josh T. Pearson’s debut album
After years in the wilderness, Josh T. Pearson has returned with his stunning solo debut Last of the Country Gentlemen, and we’re excited to have a deluxe vinyl copy of the album to give away along with a signed poster.…
Album: Josh T. Pearson – Last of the Country Gentlemen
Ten years on from his work with Texan psych-rockers Lift to Experience, Josh T. Pearson is a broken man, and Last of the Country Gentlemen is a sparse, delicate and unrelenting trawl through the darker recesses of the soul. Confessional…
Unkle Bob
One of their tracks played out an episode of Greys Anatomy, they’ve worked with legendary producers on two studio albums, and they’re from Scotland. The panel wants to find out more… Eala MacAlister: Unkle Bob are all lovely harmonies and driven…
Album: Paper Aeroplanes – We Are Ghosts
Paper Aeroplanes started life back in 2005 when Sarah Howells and Richard Llewellyn first crossed paths in West Walians, Wales. The duo promptly headed to Cardiff and began playing acoustic sets under the name of Halflight and began to gain…