Michael Nau is currently touring the UK & Europe for his headline shows supporting recent album ‘Some Twist’ and the newly-announced ‘The Load EP’ out now. Michael said of the tracks on this new EP: “These songs come from the same pool as the songs from ‘Some Twist’. For whatever reason, they felt like outliers […]
PRS Foundation’s ‘Keychange’; a collaborative European programme which aims to empower women to transform the music industry, has announced their 60 female artists and innovators for their ground-breaking programme spanning two years. Announced yesterday at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival, the successful participants will take part in a series of showcases, discussions, collaborations and a programme of creative labs […]
Off The Record, launched by three of the UK’s premiere independent music festivals, Kendal Calling, Sound City and Bluedot, and music site Louder Than War, is all about innovative ideas, new music and emerging artists. By day, it features a music conference at the Methodist Central Hall, curated by Sound City and Louder Than War, […]
‘Buttercream’ is the second track to be revealed from Monster Treasure’s forthcoming second album II. The LP will be released via Leisure & District on Friday 6th October this year on CD, digital download and rainbow splatter vinyl. Vocalist/guitarist Briana Granados muses on the track: “Rachel (bass/vocals) told me that this song is about when […]
On 13th May 2017, the Pope visited Portugal to mark the centenary of the Marian apparitions and Fátima, and to participate in the canonisation of two of the shepherd children she appeared before – Francisco and Jacinta de Jesus Marto. Kiran Leonard went, took many photographs, and made a music video for ‘Living With Your […]
The Parisian musical collective deriving from the cult band Jack The Ripper releases its first album as Valparaiso this Friday 22nd September 2017, featuring the voices and poetry of Phoebe Killdeer of Nouvelle Vague, Howe Gelb, Shannon Wright, Spain’s Josh Haden, Dominique A, Moriarty’s Rosemary Standley, Venus’ Marc Huyghens, Mansfield Tya’s Julia Lanoë. The album […]
Psych-rock polymath JuJu shares second single from sophomore LP Our Mother Was A Plant, ahead of exclusive UK show at Liverpool Psych Fest this week. Our Mother Was A Plant tracklisting: 1) Death By Beautiful Things 2) In A Ghetto (Feat Capra Informis) 3) And Play A Game 4) James Dean 5) I Got Your […]
‘Playing Dead’ is the second single from London-based girl/boy duo The Desert; a collaboration between singer-songwriter Gina Leonard and guitarist & producer Tom Fryer. Originally featured on Gina’s solo ‘Catch EP’, ‘Playing Dead’ was inspired by Gina moving home to live in a bubble with her parents in a tiny village, and is about the desire […]
Dinner, the Los Angeles-based pop project of Danish producer/vocalist Anders Rhedin, shares the video for his single ‘Siren Song’ Directed by Pierce McGarry (Mac DeMarco, Walter TV), which can be found on Dinner’s brand new album New Work, which is out now on Captured Tracks. Dinner will be touring Europe this autumn in support of New Work. DINNER NOVEMBER 2017 […]
Flat Worms is a three piece punk band from Los Angeles; with Will Ivy on guitar/vocals (Dream Boys/Wet Illustrated), Justin Sullivan on bass (Kevin Morby/the Babies) & Tim Hellman on drums (Thee Oh Sees/Ty Segall/Sic Alps). With an upcoming UK tour in October – look for your nearest gig with tour dates below – and go check them […]
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