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…
Album: Bombay Bicycle Club – Flaws
It is a brave or stupid musician that names their album Flaws. There is an unwritten rule in the art world that when naming your piece – whether it be an album, film, collection of squiggly lines on canvas, new book or whatever – you do not give it a title that in any way could be quoted by a critic against you.
Singles round-up: Melodica Melody & Me, The Pipettes, Pagan Wanderer Lu
Melodica, Melody & Me – ‘Piece Me Back Together‘ Melodica, Melody & Me are a 6-piece folk band hailing from South London. Their debut single, ‘Piece Me Back Together’ is exactly what bands hope their debut to be: full of…
Dirty Projectors and Björk collaborate for Mount Wittenberg Orca project
Dirty Projectors are a busy bunch. Following the release of Bitte Orca and the following worldwide tour, including some special dates playing The Getty Address with the orchestral ensemble Alarm Will Sound, they are now self-releasing a new project with…