RED SKY JULY – Red Sky July

Red Sky July is an alternative country trio created in 2009 by Texas guitarist Ally McErlaine (formerly Texas) , his wife Shelly Poole (formerly Alisha’s Attic) and Charity Hair (formerly The Alice Band). Considering their previous successes, they’re an … Read More

Antlered Man – Buddhist Soup

As a general rule when you mix together multiple styles of music the results can often be disastrous. Too many cooks spoil the broth and all.

That’s exactly what Antlered Man has done thrown together all manner of genres, … Read More

Wild Flag – Black Tiles

Wild Flag are like an imaginary supergroup invention of a hardcore indie fan. Consisting of  former Sleater-Kinney players Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss,  Helium’s Mary Timony, and Rebacca Cole of The Minders this quartet sound like they have been … Read More

Zara McFarlane – Until Tomorrow

As a passionate advocate of quality jazz music, I was pleased to hear Zara McFarlane’s latest release Until Tomorrow, a cool and sultry record that proves the genres place in 2011. The 28-year-old London based artist has shown maturity … Read More

run, WALK! /Sirs – Split 7″

A lot of work must have gone into this, a collaboration  between two indie labels from opposite sides of the proverbial “pond”, Holy Roar Records from the UK and Topshelf Records from the states. An awful lot of hours, … Read More

Marble Valley – Breakthrough

Perhaps one of the more bizarre ways to create a record, Marble Valley fourth record was recorded in Amsterdam by a collection of internationally renowned musicians and subsequently tinkered with by Pavement drummer Steve West.  The record itself is … Read More

Rotkappchen – Demontage

I’ve listened to this E.P a few times and I still don’t actually know what the hell it is.  I’ll quickly happily admit to not being the biggest fan of neither DJ’s nor electronica, but Rotkäppchen are quite frankly … Read More

I’m Kingfisher – Arctic

Publishing his LP under a new moniker, Thomas Denver Jonsson returns to the music scene under the name I’m Kingfisher for the release of his indie-folk record Arctic.  Apparently apart of a future trilogy, I’m Kingfisher toes the line … Read More

Xeno & Oaklander – Sets & Lights

Xeno & Oaklander unveil an album which is a little work of art. The use of technology in their music is not a mere exercise, but it fully belongs to the creative process and enhances the beauty of the … Read More

HIATUS + SHURA – Fortunes Fool

Fortune’s Fool, the EP, is the first combined work of electronica producer Hiatus (Cyrus Shahard) and talented singer-songwriter Shura (Aleksandra Denton). The first tracks released from the EP, Fortune’s Fool and River, will be released on the 10th October, … Read More