Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard are returning to the UK for another tour, aiming to hit all the towns they missed out last time around. Although the guys are perhaps underestimating the width and breadth of our fair isle, they’re definitely giving it all they’ve got with this rather packed schedule
Stars of Sunday League EP launch + VERY special guest rumours
Stars of Sunday League are set to launch their debut EP, ‘The Boy’s Got Prospects’ this Monday (3rd August), and some pretty strong hints are flying around the internet, suggesting that the act billed as ‘A Special Secret Friend’ may be none other than Emmy the Great.
Mountain Goats get biblical with new album – listen to a preview
John Darnielle has announced details of the forthcoming Mountain Goats album, The Life of the World to Come, via the band’s website. The album, due for release on 6th October, takes its inspiration from entirely unheretical material.
New Sufjan Stevens album for October release
Sufjan Stevens is set to continue his mission to musically document the United States of America after a painfully long break from recording. This time, however, his subject is not an American State. It’s not even a town. It’s just a road.
Conor Oberst to retire ‘Bright Eyes’, takes Monsters of Folk on the road
Conor Oberst, the man behind the wonderful Bright Eyes and in front of the not-so-wonderful Mystic Valley Band, has announced he plans to retire the Bright Eyes name.
Supergroup Monsters of Folk, in which Conor plays with Bright Eyes chum Mike Mogis, folk legend M Ward and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, are popping over to Europe in November, including a date in London on 17th.
Gideon Conn documentary on TV tonight
Manchester’s finest folk-hip-hop troubadour is to spread his sweetness on telly boxes all over the country tonight with a folkumentary on Channel M.
The fly-on-the-wall documentary is part of the series ‘Hitting Home’ produced by students at Salford University.