Taken from “Fake”, out February 26th 2021 via Devil Town Tapes. Conor Lynch’s long-awaited full-length effort ‘Fake’ marks something of a departure and widening of scope for Lynch, with the folk-rock stylings of his 2019 sophomore ‘People Don’t Think It Be Like It Is but it Do and Don’t’ newly accompanied by heavier tones and…
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[streaming] Rose City Band – Lonely Places
Rose City Band, the solo project of singer/guitarist Ripley Johnson, has announced new album Earth Trip, out 21 May. On Earth Trip, Johnson colors songs with a country-rock twang and a melancholic, wistful undertone. Themes recur such as pining for summers spent in the company of friends to newer meditations on space, stillness and the splendor of the natural…
[streaming] Elephant Micah – Glacier Advisors
From the album “Vague Tidings”, available April 9, 2021 on Western Vinyl. The raw inspiration for “Vague Tidings”, Elephant Micah’s third effort for Western Vinyl, comes from a DIY tour of the 49th state. It was a trip that went off the beaten path—sometimes a bit too far for comfort. Now, over a decade later,…
ENFANT MAGIQUE Le Temps Lent (Ur Audio-Visual, 2021) Le spore originate dallo straordinario fervore creativo manifestatosi in Canada a cavallo del nuovo secolo (e ampiamente coagulatosi intorno all’etichetta Constellation) continuano a germinare in tempi e “luoghi” artistici distanti. Lo dimostra, da ultimo, il nuovo lavoro di Eric Gingras, già nei Fly Pan Am e artefice…
[streaming] Caoilfhionn Rose – Flourish
“Flourish” is the opening track of “Truly”, the new album from Manchester singer-songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose (pronounced Keelin), out April 9th 2021 via GondWana Records. The album moves through a tapestry of curious musical inflections; nods towards folk, jazz, ambient, electronica and even a subtle influence of psychedelia, it never stands still to take a breath,…
THE WEATHER STATION Ignorance (Fat Possum, 2021) Già dal precedente lavoro omonimo (2017), Tamara Lindeman non è più l’artista timida e solitaria manifestatasi nel primo arco della sua produzione. Il quinto album “Ignorance” ne conferma il profilo più deciso e diretto in dieci canzoni registrate con Marcus Paquin (The National, Arcade Fire) e nuovamente con il…
[streaming] Juliet Quick – Circles
“Circles” is the opening track of “Glass Years” EP, out March 5th 2021 via Substitute Scene Records. Juliet Quick builds worlds. Her songs are stark, sweet, weary, frank, immediate, vulnerably plainspoken, always sharply observed. On her forthcoming Glass Years EP, she carves out a space of her own by combining spare acoustics, playful synths, frenetic…
VARGKVINT Hav Reimagined (Piano And Coffee, 2021) L’elegante sintesi tra canzoni e atmosfera raggiunta da Sofia Nystrand nel suo “Hav” (2019) si presta in maniera del tutto naturale a essere plasmata secondo una pluralità di forme sia sonore che espressive. Non stupisce, dunque, che a due anni di distanza dalla sua pubblicazione ufficiale veda ora la…
[streaming] David Latto – Far From The Light
‘Far From the Light’ is the new single from Scottish Singer/Songwriter David Latto. The song was written in July 2019, before the pandemic arrived, but its central theme of disconnection is one that will resonate with many. “The lyric was scribbled down while I was sitting in Kirkcaldy Art Gallery reflecting on John Bellany’s painting ‘The Old…
[video of the week] Ailsa Tully – Parasite
Ailsa has received support from BBC Radio’s Huw Stephens, BBC Introducing and Hoxton Radio. Her most recent accomplishment is signing to Dalliance Recordings (Home to acts including Gia Margaret and Wilse. “Ailsa Tully’s voice is the type to put you in a dream-state of bliss.” Fresh On The Net “Ailsa Tully creates intricate melodies that…
DAVE SCANLON Pink In Each, Bright Blue, Bright Green (Whatever’s Clever, 2021) Non sorprende più di tanto leggere, tra le note di presentazione di un album fondamentalmente di “canzoni”, che il loro processo di scrittura ha risposto a una pratica del tutto personale, coincidente essa stessa l’oggetto della creazione artistica. Lungi dal rivelarsi affatto autoreferenziale,…
[video of the week] Dan Wriggins – The Diner
Taken from the “Dent b/w The Diner,” the debut solo singles by Dan Wriggins of Philly alt-country band Friendship. Dan Wriggins is a Philadelphia-based songwriter, musician, and poet. He grew up in the town of Yarmouth, Maine, and on Islesford, a small island community near Bar Harbor. In high school, he started playing piano and…
JAMES YORKSTON AND THE SECOND HAND ORCHESTRA The Wide, Wide River (Domino, 2021)* Non è certo inedita la propensione di James Yorkston alla collaborazione con altri musicisti, originariamente con la band dei fidati Athletes, nella parentesi con i Big Eyes Family Players e poi anche nel suo percorso “solista”. Da qualche tempo, il prolifico songwriter…
[streaming] Knomad Spock – Egypt
Knomad Spock is delighted to announce the release of his sumptuous new single ‘Egypt’ which is out now, giving the second taste of his sublime and ambitious forthcoming debut album scheduled for release in 2021 via Hinterland Creative. Commenting on the single, KS says: “Egypt is a rework of an earlier song recorded at the…
ADAM STAFFORD Diamonds Of A Horse Famine (Song, By Toad, 2020) Nelle nove canzoni di “Diamonds Of A Horse Famine”, Adam Stafford ritrova – letteralmente – la propria voce dopo un lungo periodo nel quale si è dedicato in particolare alla composizione strumentale. A seguito delle decostruzioni cameristiche di “Fire Behind The Curtain” (2018) l’artista…
[streaming] Minor Moon – No Lightning Fix
Taken from “Tethers”, out March 26th 2021 via Whatever’s Clever. Minor Moon’s Sam Cantor writes resonant journeys into songs. Across three albums culminating in “Tethers” (out March 26, 2021), the Chicago-based musician and sideman in Half Gringa has mined the pastoral and rollicking sounds of cosmic country for contemplative and thrilling songwriting. The core musicians…
[video of the week] Cassandra Jenkins – Michelangelo
Taken from “An Overview on Phenomenal Nature”, out February 19th 2021 via Ba Da Bing! With a cast of characters found as she recorded free-associative guided tours of her New York haunts (a fisherman, a birthday part psychic and a spiritual driving instructor) this second outing from Cassandra Jenkins is an intimate affair as she…
THE MICROPHONES Microphones In 2020 (P.W. Eleverum & Sun, 2020) Una traccia di tre quarti d’ora è sempre difficilmente assimilabile, a maggior ragione di questi tempi. Lo è quando si tratta di “long form” strumentali ma, forse ancora di più, quando contiene un flusso narrativo di suono e coscienza lungo vent’anni e attraversato da dolorosi…
[streaming] Clémentine March – Into The Distance
Taken from “Songs Of Resilience”, out February 5th 2021 via Lost Map Records. Recorded over two days in November last year, Songs of Resilience is the intimate, instinctive and beguiling second album by eclectic London-based French singer-songwriter Clémentine March. Set for release on limited-edition CDR and digital platforms on February 5, 2021, and preceded by…
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