I’ve always rolled my eyes a bit at Pinegrove’s designation as a country/emo band. Emo has become a catchall (like “alternative” in the 90s), and it always seemed to me that attaching this to Pinegrove was more a function of…
Before we rush headlong into the brand new decade that’s unfolding before us, let’s take a second to look back at some exciting new music released towards the end of last year. Bird in the Belly presented us with their…
The evening’s venue is tucked away on the western edge of Hackney. Accessed through an unassuming door, the renovated auditorium is enjoying its second year of a new life. After being locked up and left derelict for 40 years, EartH…
We’re really squeezing them in today as we welcome Boat To Row round for a session to play a track from their recent album Rivers That Flow In Circles. The song is a blast of psych folk with a wonky…
Boa Morte means the good death in Portuguese, which is somehow fitting for a band that has released just three albums since their formation in 1998. Yet instead of a death wish they just want to make their music their…
Last year, Piers Faccini hatched an idea. Intent on releasing a series of EPs on his label, Beating Drum, the notable singer-songwriter and painter began to curate the collection that appropriately reflects the creative eclecticism of its artists. Entitled Hear…