GIA MARGARET – There’s Always Glimmer (Orindal, 2018) Per molti giovani musicisti che hanno cominciato a suonare nella proverbiale “cameretta”, la transizione da quella dimensione può essere al tempo stesso sfidante e problematica, tanto che per i più svariati motivi rischiano di restarvi confinati come in un rifugio sicuro ma inevitabilmente limitante. Nessuna paura di…
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[streaming] Adrianne Lenker – Cradle
“Cradle” is the first track out of “abysskiss”, the new album by Adrianne Lenker, releases October 5th 2018 via Saddle Creek. Adrianne Lenker has been writing songs since she was 10 years old. Her “back story” has been well documented in various interviews and profiles for Big Thief over the last 3 years. Despite, or…
YAWNING CHASM – Songs From Blue House (Rusted Rail, 2018) Dal lembo meridionale d’Irlanda proteso verso l’Atlantico non cessano di scaturire proposte artistiche artigianali, da parte di musicisti che, con modalità diverse e orientate alla rideclinazione delle infinite sfumature del folk. Da Galway proviene anche Aaron Coyne, cantautore attivo già da anni sotto l’alias Yawning…
[video of the week] G Y D A – Moonchild
The Icelandic solo musician and master collaborator Gyða Valtýsdóttir, whose album of reworked classical compositions ‘Epicycle’ met with great acclaim upon its formal release in 2017, has unveiled a video for “Moonchild,” directed by Rebekka Rafnsdottir. It’s her first original solo work to be released under the new project name G Y D A, and…
[streaming] Lindsay Clark – Little Dove
“Little Dove” is the first track in anticipation of “Crystalline”, out via Oscarson Label, September 2018. Lindsay Clark finds balance between traditional folk, english folk, country, and her own version of experimental folk that seems to stem from her soul. Exquisite and pitch perfect, her music speaks of quiet revelation, with a background of her…
LAKE MICHIGAN – Stillness (Z Tapes, 2018) L’atmosfera brumosa dell’immagine di copertina e la stessa stasi richiamata dal titolo del nuovo lavoro di Christopher Marks sembrano quanto di più distante dal clima estivo nel quale pubblica il suo quinto lavoro a nome Lake Michigan, sull’imprescindibile formato della cassetta. Eppure, non solo l’indolenza e la penombra…
[video of the week] Simone White – Tiny Drop feat. Andrew Bird
[yuotube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiqZeRDao2k%5D “Tiny Drop” by Simone White Featuring Andrew Bird on violin, Chris Dave on drums and Kaveh Rastegar on bass. Produced and co-written by Pete Min at Lucy’s Meat Market. Video by Ronan MacRory for United Nations World Oceans Day 2018 http://www.simonewhite.com/
[streaming] Sara Forslund – This Road
New song by Sara Forslund, first solo material after her gorgeous album “Water Became Wild” (2015). In August 2016 Forslund started the recordings of her second solo album “Summer is like a swallow” where she has reconnected with Nick Drakes producer and soundengineer John Wood who this time also has coproduced. Another new collaborator on…
JENNIFER CASTLE – Angels Of Death (Paradise Of Bachelors, 2018) Classico e impegnativo il tema prescelto da Jennifer Castle per il suo terzo album, delicatamente poetico il modo di trattarlo in dieci canzoni come mai in precedenza varie e rifinite. Sono distanti i tempi dell’ovattata dimensione casalinga del vecchio alias Castlemusic per l’artista canadese, che in…
[streaming] Lars Eriksson – I Love You Now
Lars Eriksson is an independent musician from Sweden, born 1980. He’s releasing his new Ep “Guds vän och allas fiende” on September 15th. “I Love You Now” is the first single out of it. The songs of the Ep were written on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea during a three-year period…
[video of the week] Patrick Watson – Melody Noir
Having released the gorgeous standalone single ‘Broken’ at the end of 2017, Patrick Watson is thrilled to share ‘Melody Noir’ today, a brand new second single and video directed by himself and Brigitte Poupart. “This song was inspired by an incredible singer from Venezuela, Simon Diaz. I was so inspired by his music I had…
[streaming] Megan Airlie – Honey
Following the release of her debut single “After River”, Scottish singer-songwriter Megan Airlie makes a welcome return through her alluring follow up single “Honey”, available to stream and download now via Bloc Music Records. Showcasing her charming jazz/blues vocals, Honey accentuates Megan’s breathtaking natural talent as well as her ability to transmit intense, personal vignettes…
JESSICA RISKER – I See You Among The Stars (Western Vinyl, 2018) Spogliatasi dall’alias Deadbeat e dagli elementi elettronici ad esso connessi, Jessica Risker si presenta per la prima volta nelle vesti di cantautrice al tempo stesso delicata e visionaria. Gli otto agili brani di “I See You Among The Stars” pongono l’accento su melodie…
[streaming] Queen Of The Meadow – Withdrawn
Taken from “A Room To Store Happiness”, the new album by Queen Of The Meadow, out October 5th via Tiny Room Records. After the release of “Aligned With Juniper” (2016), Helen Ferguson withdrew from the writing process for several months. At that point, there was nothing new to say, no new stories to tell. This…
ADAM HAYES – Unspoken (Self Released, 2018) Nel mondo (non solo musicale) dominato dalla socialità virtuale, Adam Hayes è davvero quanto di più lontano dall’altrettanto immateriale veicolazione della musica. La distanza rispecchia quella fisica, che porta alla sua residenza nelle Midlands, dimensione ideale nella quale l’artista inglese crea i propri semplici bozzetti all’insegna di picking…
[streaming] Midwife – Angel
Taken from “Prayer Hands”, out July 29th via Antiquated Future Records. Written, performed, and recorded by Madeline Johnston December 2016 – August 2017 Additional Instrumentation by Tucker Theodore Midwife is Madeline Johnston. Known for her minimal ambient work as Sister Grotto, Midwife finds Johnston and collaborator Tucker Theodore creating powerful anthems of dislocation and loss…
[streaming] Calming River – Haunted pt. I
Alternative, melodic and beautiful are just some of the words used to describe the music of Calming River, the pseudonym of British born songwriter, Joshua Malcolm. Calming River’s previous releases have been widely appreciated by folk circles, a feature in the Unsigned Guide and have received numerous radio plays across Europe and the UK. Calming River…
HANNAH CAMERON – I Lay Where You Lie (Self Released, 2018) Le sfumature di grigio con le quali Hannah Cameron è solita rappresentare dal punto di vista esteriore le proprie creazioni raccontano già molto del delicato equilibrio, dell’eleganza discreta e dei caratteri introspettivi della sua espressione artistica. Come l’immagine che la ritrae in penombra, scelta…
THE INNOCENCE MISSION – Sun On The Square (Badman / Bella Union, 2018)* Sono sufficienti i primi cinque secondi del brano di apertura “Records From Your Room” a materializzare ancora una volta la formula ideale per proiettare fuori dalla frenesia della vita contemporanea, nel mondo dai colori pastello pennellato da ormai quasi tre decenni dagli…
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