First of all let me say you would not like Mr Warmsley to be your girlfriend’s brother. While the London singer songwriter may appear serene and twee, at the heart he is clearly an imbalanced individual. Or at least that is the case if you believe the unnerving lyrics of his latest effort, If He Breaks Your Heart, complete with menaces and threats aplenty served up in a beautiful melodic plate. Imagine the Krays asking for money while performing the Bolero and you’re close.
Album: Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
Great artists don’t come immaculately conceived; it just seems that way. Really, they spend years listening, absorbing, and developing their craft. So it is with Animal Collective.
Single Review: Le Reno Amps – Outlaws
With a riff that gallops between a Johnny Cash track and the original Batman theme, though granted with more grit and less kitsch, this track is throwaway but accomplished jam.
Mumford and Sons announce new single
Highland-bound Mumford and Sons have announced the release of a new single on Chess Club Records.
Blissfields announces folktastic line-up
The people at Blissfields have announced the first few acts for the Hampshire festival. And it’s good news for folk fans. Confirmed artists include lovely Laura Marling, marvellous Mumford and Sons, charming Cherbourg, really-very-good Ryan O’Reilly and the brilliant beat-boxing hip-hop folk-funkster Gideon Conn.
Album Review: Noble Beast – Andrew Bird
It’s a sweet start for Andrew Bird’s new offering, Nobel Beast – a collection of soothing and winding indie folk tunes sure to be a hit among his loyal fans and new ones alike. The sweeping strings and twee whistle of Oh No (apparently influenced by a crying child on a flight) sets the scene for an album of enchanting and catchy songs, many with darker undertones, but always a sunny melody.