The Chanteuse And The Crippled Claw – Are You One?

Goodness I have missed Candie Payne and it takes less than twenty seconds for me to remember everything about her that made me fall in love in the first place. The contrast between the warm tone of her vocals … Read More

Lissie – Everywhere I go

Combining gorgeous soulful vocals with a lovely stripped back instrumental, “Everywhere I go” is one of the best tracks that you are likely to hear this month. The lyrics have a striking honesty where the internal struggles Lissie has … Read More

Is Tropical – South Pacific

Gary Barber, Simon Milner, and Dominic Apa formed Is Tropical only last year, totally unaware that they would have gained a cult following only after few months. In fact, thanks to their amazing live shows, Is Tropical are already … Read More

Errors- Celebrity Come Down with Me

‘Celebrity Come Down with Me’ is the new seven track remix album from Glasgow four piece ‘Errors’. The album encapsulates instrumental techno/electro magic and melody, with remixes from Wax Stag, Dam Mantle, Unit, The Field, Acid Crew, Gold Panda … Read More

Blitzen Trapper – The Tree

‘The Tree’ is the new release from Oregon-based six piece ‘Blitzen Trapper’ featuring singer /songwriter ‘Alela Diane’.

‘The Tree’ is a lovely piece of Americana psych folk, with an easy listening instrumental combined with heartfelt lyrics. Simply beautiful.

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Fanclub – Poets die too

The Fanclub return this week with Poets Die Too, and needless to say, it’s packed with signature melancholy, sobering vocals, epic melodies and vivid atmosphere. When I first came across The Fanclub I thought of them as the less … Read More

James Vincent McMorrow – If I Had A Boat

‘If I had A Boat’ is the lead track from Ireland’s James Vincent McMorrow’s debut EP. James remarkable soulful vocals are fused with a simple but effective instrumental, structured together perfectly to create something truly beautiful and undeniably remarkable, … Read More

Enora – Anchor

Adopting the typical screamo/hardcore formula of yelling interspersed with clean vocals (see Underoath/The Devil Wears Prada/Sky Eats Airplane/etc), Shropshire’s Enora is pretty standard stuff. Although The Wolves improves upon repeated listening, it’s too fragmented to really work as a … Read More

David E. Sugar – Flea Market

David E. Sugar is back with the impressive second release from his debut album Memory Store. Flea Market displays an innovative mix of acoustic and electro pop seamlessly blended together, creating the perfect antidote to relieve our minds of … Read More

The Good Natured – Widows In Paradise

Sarah McIntosh/The Good Natured returns with new single Widows in Paradise, hot on the heels of the exceptionally successful Be My Animal. A cover of the Sufjan Stevens’ original, Widows of Paradise is actually a step away from the … Read More