Taken from the new album, “Bells in the Ruins”, out July 13th via Prism Tongue Records. Ora Cogan is a multi-disciplinary artist and singer-songwriter based in Victoria B.C. She is known for her singular voice and cinematic compositions. While migrating between several cities and towns over the past decade, she has released seven albums and…
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MR. ALEC BOWMAN – I Used To Be Sad & Then I Forgot (Self Released, 2020)* Pur calcando le scene da oltre un decennio, in particolare nel duo Fornication insieme a Kingsley Ravenscroft, Alec Bowman si presenta per la prima volta con un lavoro solista a proprio nome. Come l’iconografia bucolica della copertina e il…
[streaming] Renée Reed – Out Loud
Renée Reed was born and raised in south Louisiana, spending countless hours on the knee of her grandfather, the Cajun accordion player Harry Trahan. Her parents Lisa Trahan and Mitch Reed are also known Cajun musicians, while her great-uncle, Revon Reed, was a folklorist from Mamou, Louisiana, a town with an even thicker history in Cajun…
NICOLE OBERLE – Sonder (Self Released, 2020) Nel momento in cui queste righe vengono scritte, l’album alle quali si riferiscono sembra scomparso dall’universo digitale: nessuna traccia infatti si ritrova più dell’account Bandcamp di Nicole Oberle, che nel frattempo ha anche cancellato tutti i brani caricati su Soundcloud. Se si eccettua la sua prima uscita ufficiale,…
[streaming] Good Dog – Floating
Taken from the album ‘Creature’, out Friday 22nd May 2020 via Lost Map Records. Good Dog is Suse’s low-key solo project, and we are extremely delighted to announce that we have released her debut single ‘Floating’ b/w ‘Bumblebee’, both as part of our PostMap Club subscription service (info on that below), as well as, for…
[streaming] Skullcrusher – Places/Plans
Skullcrusher is the musical project of LA based songwriter Helen Ballentine. Her self titled debut Ep will be released on June 26th 2020 via Secretly Canadian. Skullcrusher’ is, by all accounts, an exploration of the ways you become yourself when you aren’t looking – and how that feels once you start paying attention. It’s a…
BATS – There’s A River Up High (Citrus City, 2020) Nove tracce dichiaratamente registrate in una varietà di situazioni casalinghe, nel corso di un suo itinerario in diverse città degli Stati Uniti, costituiscono il secondo lavoro di Jess Awh, artista di Nashville che distribuisce liberamente le proprie canzoni sotto l’alias Bats attraverso la propria pagina…
[video of the week] Nicolas Michaux – Harvesters
Belgian singer-songwriter Nicolas Michaux is sharing his new single, ‘Harvesters’, the first to be taken from his new album Amour Colere which is due for release in September 2020 via Capitane Records. The new album will trail Michaux’s 2016-released debut album A La Vie A La Mort. Intimate and meditative, ‘Harvesters’, which was recorded and…
[video of the week] Buck Curran – Ghost On The Hill
“Ghost On The Hill” by Buck Curran from the new album “No Love Is Sorrow” (April 2020). Video filmed and edited by Shylah Curran. Film Location: Maine The third solo album “No Love Is Sorrow” by Buck Curran (of the duo Arborea) Buck Curran (of the duo Arborea). Since 2005, Buck has recorded and performed…
MALI MALI – I Was Told To Keep An Eye Out (Home Alone Music, 2020)* Non è un luogo comune che la musica creata nel continente oceanico appartenga a “un altro mondo”. Nonostante la facilità di connessioni del tempo presente, Australia e Nuova Zelanda fanno spesso parte di un microcosmo a sé stante, dal quale…
[streaming] Carwyn Ellis – Cherry Blossom Promenade
New song by Carwyn Ellis. All proceeds from the sale of the song are going to Tarian Cymru, an organisation sourcing personal protective equipment (PPE) for health and care workers in Wales. Carwyn Meurig Ellis (born 9 August 1973) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. He is known as the frontman…
[streaming] Jenny O. – God Knows Why
Taken from “New Truth”, out June 19th via Mama Bird Recording Co. Jenny O. is a singer-songwriter working in Los Angeles, California. Over the past decade, Jenny O. has sung on recordings by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Father John Misty, Conor Oberst and Jonathan Wilson. She’s also toured with an even broader range of artists, including…
CLARA ENGEL – Hatching Under The Stars (Self Released, 2020) Sulla scia del secondo volume delle “Bethlehem Tapes”, pubblicato meno di un anno fa, Clara Engel torna a dispensare una raccolta di tenebrose ballate al rallentatore, come d’abitudine catturate in presa diretta, per mantenere l’estemporaneità delle esecuzioni. Nelle nove dense tracce di “Hatching Under The…
[video of the week] Meg Baird – Cross Bay
“Cross Bay” was recorded in early March 2020 at Louder Studios in Grass Valley, CA. “Cross Bay” is available to purchase on Bandcamp with proceeds benefiting Glide, Homeless Prenatal Program, St. Anthony Foundation and Las Casa de Las Madres. A note from Meg Baird about “Cross Bay”: “The mix dates for my upcoming solo record…
[streaming] Natalie Jane HIll – Emerald Blue
First track out of “Azalea”, released May 15th 2020 via Dear Life Records. “Azalea” is Austin-based folk musician Natalie Jane Hill’s debut record release. A Central Texas native, Natalie began writing songs once moving to the Blue Ridge Mountains in 2013. While being immersed in the folk and primitive guitar scene, she started creating her…
[streaming] Juni Habel – Frightened Hearts
Juni Habel is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, playing and creating folk-like, melodious, playful tunes. https://www.facebook.com/junihabel/
[streaming] Mare Berger – The Moon Is Full
Taken from “The Moon is Always Full”, out May 1st. “The Moon is Always Full” is a song cycle for voices and string quartet, about the moon, loss, wholeness, and our interconnectedness. The song cycle is a reminder that we are always whole, even when we feel fragmented. We are always connected, even when we…
IAN WILLIAM CRAIG – Red Sun Through Smoke (130701 / Fat Cat, 2020) Si apre con un conciso ma evocativamente obliquo pezzo a cappella il nuovo lavoro di Ian William Craig che, reduce dall’avventura in duo di Minor Pieces (“The Heavy Steps Of Dreaming”, 2019), torna a sviluppare la propria peculiare formula in bilico tra…
MATT ELLIOTT – Farewell To All We Know (Ici D’Ailleurs, 2020) All’ottavo capitolo di una storia solista sviluppatasi in maniera inizialmente sorprendente, non è certo più una novità lo spirito del tempo presente che anima i lavori di Matt Elliott, al pari della sua osservazione acuta (e proprio per questo densa di inquietudini) di una…
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