Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley (White Fence) have teamed up for a second album as DRINKS. The new album, Hippo Lite, will be released on Drag City worldwide on April 20, 2018. DRINKS began in 2015 with the release of their debut LP, Hermits on Holiday on Presley’s own Birth Records. Today they’ve shared […]
Sweet Baboo shares the video for ‘Swallows’, taken from his latest album Wild Imagination. The video for ‘Swallows’ features Sweet Baboo AKA Stephen braving the elements in various historical army gear while his partner and child (also played by Stephen) wait anxiously at home, it’s a light-hearted playful video that compliments the French pop feel of the […]
Having just released new album Wild Imagination on Moshi Moshi, Sweet Baboo has now shared the video for new single ‘Pink Rainbow’; a frisky hit of funk-pop psychedelia – Arthur Russell meets Robert Wyatt. Sweet Baboo AKA Stephen Black says of the video, “The second instalment in James Hankins three part odyssey. I like to […]
With his new album Wild Imagination out now on Moshi Moshi, Sweet Baboo has shared new single ‘Pink Rainbow’; a frisky hit of funk-pop psychedelia – Arthur Russell meets Robert Wyatt. Sweet Baboo AKA Stephen Black says of the single, “I love everything about it; it’s so over the top. From the backing vocals to […]
Recently announced is the new album from Sweet Baboo, aka. North Wales’ musician, Stephen Black, on Friday 2nd June 2017 on Moshi Moshi. “When you feel the need for space, run away from place to place,” he sings, offering an irresistible invitation: “Here’s two train tickets, let’s go!” After the Harry Nilsson-esque love songs of […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Known as being one of Cate Le Bon’s favourite venues, tonight she returns for the second night in a row to a packed Deaf Institute. “I wish I could play Manchester every night”. Her latest album ‘Crab Day’ somehow managed to upstage her superb 2013 album, ‘Mug Museum’, and so […]
With his UK tour starting this week, Sweet Baboo (aka Stephen Black) has shared the new video for ‘Blowing Up My Mind‘, taken from the forthcoming Dennis EP. Black says of the song, “Blowing Up My Mind is a northern soul classic. It was originally recorded by The Exciters. We recorded it as a B-side to Got To Hang On To You (we namecheck The Exciters and […]
After releasing his acclaimed third album The Boombox Ballads earlier this year, Sweet Baboo is pleased to announce a new EP alongside a UK tour for 2016. Additionally Stephen Black will be starring in the new Gruff Rhys play The Insatiable, Inflatable Candylion this Christmas in Cardiff. Entitled ‘Dennis’, the 6-track EP will be released […]
To celebrate the release of his fifth album, The Boombox Ballads on August 14th through Moshi Moshi, Sweet Baboo (aka. Stephen Black) has announced a special solo performance at Rough Trade East on release day (full info is here). Sweet Baboo has also unveiled the new video for ‘You Got Me Time Keeping’. The song is Black’s attempt to write a song like Scott Walker’s The Electrician, although […]
Sweet Baboo is to release new single ‘Got To Hang On To You’ on August 14th via Moshi Moshi Records along with new album The Boombox Ballads Stephen Black (aka Sweet baboo) says of the song: “That was my attempt to write a song like The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy”, even though the […]
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ALBUM REVIEW - AMINE: 13 MONTHS OF SUNSHINE
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