The other day I ended up at a restaurant watching American folk bands again – this time a Thai kitchen-cocktail bar with a stage on the front deck. Dim mood lighting and wooden floorboards complemented the music, which was billed…
Album: Treecreeper – Juniper
Treecreepers are incredibly active birds native to the Northern Hemisphere and Sub-Saharan Africa. Treecreeper are not an incredibly active band. The slacker folk-rockers from Wendover have just issued their second album, a mere three years after the first, and it’s…
Johnny Flynn to warm your cockles with winter headline tour
It may seem that summer is nearly over before it has even begun, but despair ye not, because this winter Johnny Flynn embarks on a UK headline tour, and I can think of no better companion on a cold winter’s night than…
Album: Various Artists – Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies
Sing Me To Sleep is the latest example of the recent trend for kid-friendly compilations, in the vein of 2006’s Colours Are Brighter. It brings together various indie folk to rejig lullabies for toddlers with good taste – and their…
Communion take over the Flowerpot: days 1 and 2
The record label and clubnight Communion is hosting a series of exciting (and free) gigs at the Kentish Town venue the Flowerpot this week. And as well as the evenings’ entertainments, the upstairs venue has become a temporary studio for…
EP: Junip – Rope and Summit
After the release of EP Black Refuge in 2005 Junip took a five year hiatus, but now they’re back and promising both an EP and an album launch by the end of the year. Fronting the band is the familiar…