Taken from “Mirou” EP, released digitally September 13th 2019 via Bella Union. Having released her sophomore album back in late 2017, Sumie has today announced the release of her upcoming EP titled ‘Mirou’ which features five brand new tracks. The first track to be shared from the EP is ‘Moon’, described by Sumie as “a…
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[video of the week] Aarktica – Her Divine Light
“Her Divine Light” is the first video from Aarktica’s 8th studio album “Mareación”, out August 23rd on HanaqPacha Music. “Mareación” is a sonic exploration influenced by plant medicines that brings the listener through the arc of a shamanic ceremony. “Her Divine Light” in Jon DeRosa’s own words: “Just as the icaros sometimes come fluidly in…
[video of the week] Lian Ray – Rose
‘Rose’ is the title track of the upcoming debut album by Lian Ray, which will be released on the 22nd of November via Snowstar Records. French singer-songwriter Lian Ray, who recently released his first single ‘Mateo’, announces his debut album. Together with the announcement the new single ‘Rose’ is released as well. The song is…
[video of the week] Sungaze – This River
Track taken from “Light in All of It”, out via Whited Sepulchre Records. Sungaze is a Cincinnati-based three-piece band whose deeply studied and emotionally resonant sound floats between the effervescent sheen of early 90’s Shoegaze and the hypnotic, sunbaked drone of modern psych. Sungaze formed after guitarist Ian Hilvert’s metal band dissolved. While initially started…
[video of the week] Common Holly – Central Booking
Common Holly’s Album “When I say to you Black Lightning” out Oct 11 via Solitaire Recordings and Barsuk Records. Directed by Max Taeuschel & Aaliyeh Afshar Holding fast to the emotional honesty of “Playing House” (2017), Brigitte Naggar’s sophomore record as Common Holly, When I say to you Black Lightning, is a look outward; an…
[video of the week] Joan Shelley – Cycle
From “Like The River Loves The Sea”, fifth solo album by Joan Shelley, out August 30th 2019 via No Quarter Records. Artwork and animation by Douglas Miller. About the album: “It was that Lee Hazelwood Cowboy in Sweden record. It was learning that the Atlantic Ocean spreads by about an inch each year, pushing apart…
[video of the week] Rolf Hansen – Blik
Rolf Hansen (Il Tempo Gigante) performing “Blik” live, Berlin May 2019, from the forthcoming album “Elektrisk Guitar“, out September 27th via Karaoke Kalk. Video filmed by Christen Bach Rolf Hansen, who as a guitarist is originally rooted in jazz, has been one of the most in-demand studio and session musician in the Danish rock, pop,…
[video of the week] Dark Globes – Night Time
Southend-on-Sea’s Dark Globes return with their second record, “Somewhere To Land”, which follows the quietly acclaimed 2017 debut, “Everyone I Know Is Falling Apart“. Since their debut Chris Richardson has left the country (the band are assured it’s not their fault), and has been replaced by ex-Teenage Fanclub/Mogwai drummer Brendan O’Hare, who has not only…
[video of the week] Maija Sofia – Edie Sedgwick
First track available from Maija Sofia debut album “Bath Time”, that will be released in November via Trapped Animal Records. words, music & video by Maija Sofia recorded and mixed by angelic Chris Barry in Alfionn Studio Cello- Laura McCabe Lapsteel – Niall Murphy “A real timeless quality is rare in so much of modern…
[video of the week] Sadie Horler – Washed Up Mermaid
New single by Sadie Horler. “Washed Up Mermaid” is a track about plastic pollution in our oceans. Video by Matt Austin. Since her first live appearance in 2014, Exeter based singer-songwriter Sadie Horler has quickly established herself as a popular act on the South West festival circuit. With her intricate guitar picking and effortless vocals,…
[video of the week] Efterklang – Vi er uendelig
‘Vi er uendelig’ by Efterklang starring Helena Christensen and the band’s own Casper Clausen. Taken from the new album ‘Altid Sammen’. Out September 20th 2019 on 4AD/Rumraket. Seven years after their last album release, Efterklang make a welcome return with a fifth studio record Altid Sammen on 20th September. Altid Sammen (meaning “always together”) is…
[video of the week] Lachlan Denton & Studio Magic – The Time We Had
‘The Time We Had’ is taken from the forthcoming Lachlan Denton & Studio Magic album, ‘A Brother’. Out July 15th through Spunk Records/Osborne Again (Aus/NZ) and Bobo Integral (rest of the world). Consisting of 9 original songs on the love and loss of a brother, and a cover of a Zac Denton original. After finishing…
[video of the week] Elk – Yue
Taken from “Beech”, debut album by Elk, out June 21st via Bad Elephant. Elk is 21 year old Leeds based multi-instrumentalist Joey Donnelly, whose brooding and beguiling work on debut album Beech marries up the sound of Daudi Matsiko, Florist and Talons’ with the lyrical depth of Phoebe Bridgers. “I love how dark and honest…
[video of the week] Alessi’s Ark – Guided
New track ‘Guided’, produced by Alessi’s Ark and Jason Santos. Video made by Alessi Laurent-Marke Alessi’s Ark is the musical project of Alessi Laurent-Marke, a British singer-songwriter from London. Alessi starting writing and performing aged 16. She recorded her first album *’Notes from the Treehouse’ *in Omaha, Nebraska with Bright Eyes producer and band member,…
[video of the week] epic45 – Kaleidoscope Days
Taken from “Sun Memory”, the 6 track ep by epic45 that will be available on cd and digital formats on May 24th 2019 via Wayside & Woodland. The songs on this collection are a paean to youthful summers spent in deep countryside or on the Welsh coast, early tape recording experiments on quiet afternoons, memories…
[video of the week] Neleonard – El Último Segundo
“El Último Segundo” is the title track of the new single by Neleonard. Since their personal project was born in 2012, Nele have been adding people to the group to really give these songs everything they needed: Laura Alonso, Elena Comas, Guille Rodríguez, Eloy Bernal and Pedro Señalada, who come from bands like Gúdar, Los…
[video of the week] Daughter of Swords – Dawnbreaker
Daughter of Swords, aka Mountain Man’s Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, has announced her debut album “Dawnbreaker”, released 28th June via Bella Union in the UK/Europe. Sauser-Monnig says of the title track: “‘Dawnbreaker’ is about waking to the day beautifully breaking around you, and waking also to the realization that the life you’ve been leading is breaking with…
[video of the week] Eric & Magill – Thanks to Sciences
Taken from the new digital single by Eric & Magill, “Thanks to Sciences / Valhalla Baby!”, available via https://ericandmagill.bandcamp.com/album/thanks-to-sciences-valhalla-baby Eric & Magill is Ryan Weber and Eric Osterman are long time friends, and travelers. Together they create cosmic soundscapes from separate corners of the world, often enlisting a supporting cast of notable contemporaries and friends….
[video of the week] Mariee Sioux – Baby Wave
“Baby Wave” official video from Mariee Sioux’s album, “Grief in Exile”, out June 7, 2019 on Night Bloom Records. A solid fixture of the Californian folk scene, Mariee Sioux’s first album on Night Bloom Records (Kacey Johansing’s Label) sees her digging deep into her personal psyche, lifting from her experiences of depression, intense heartbreaks and…
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