This Sunday the Phrased and Confused tour hits London, with a gig at the Cross Kings which might well hit all your cultural buttons simultaneously. If you can handle that much pleasure, that is. Folk darlings Woodpigeon are on the bill for the tour, which they say is “focused on lyric-writing and the collision between words and music”.
Anika recommends: Scary Mansion
Who? Brooklyn based musician and artist Leah Hayes, armed with her thunderstick and joined by her twin sister Vanessa for backing vocals, Ben Shaprio on drums and Bradley Banks on bass.
Willkommen Collective announce gig of the summer
The Willkommen Collective, which counts Sons of Noel and Adrian and The Leisure Society amongst its number, plan an exciting gig in a very special location.
Alessi’s Ark embarks on mega tour
Dreamstress of wonder Alessi’s Ark has begun an epic tour of the British Isles in a bid to spread her web of wonder far and wide. Her travels will take in an eclectic range of venues including instores and one very special gig at a farmhouse which was once a haunt of the Bloomsbury group.
Single Review: King Creosote – Coast On By
King Creosote is the stage name used by Kenny Anderson for his solo material. The brilliant single Coast on By is a particularly likeable song from new album Flick the Vs. It begins with a bizarre, almost house like, electro drum beat, before leaping into a compelling chorus.
Album Review: Scott Matthews – Elsewhere
It was always going to be tough following ‘Passing Stranger,’ Scott Matthews’ debut album. It was an album packed with ethereal beauty showing off his Buckley-esque voice and brought him an Ivor Novello for ‘Elusive.’ Second album ‘Elsewhere’ signifies a definite change of mood, in other words he’s “done a LaMontagne.”