May Day Mini Mix – You’ve Changed
[MP3] Ella Fitzgerald – You’ve Changed [MP3] Tindersticks – Le Rallye [MP3] Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Waters [MP3] Woodpigeon – Empty Hall Sing-Along
Architecture in Helsinki @ XOYO, London, 12.04.11
Someone once mused that writing about music is like dancing about architecture, well, I’m going to do both, kind of. Melbourne indie-synth merchants return to the UK for the first time in four years, and I have to battle my way through a mixed throng of local hipsters and die hard fans. They admit that coming…
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Album review: Hauschka ‘Salon des Amateurs’
Hauschka ‘Salon des Amateurs’ Released 11.05.11 Label: Fat Cat records Pianist and composer Volker Bertelmann marries two main styles in his latest record: classical and dance. Not an obvious combination, but there is nothing awkward in this musical relationship. Sometimes with instrumental albums it’s harder to…
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[Album review] Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight – The Days That Shaped Me (One Little Indian Records, March 2011)
Waterson and Knight are the children of the late Lal Waterson, and the Waterson/ Carthy influence is very evident in the musical, vocal and lyrical phrasing of this charmingly nostalgic debut. The album starts gently, with guitar and voice tracks peppered lightly with violin, piano and harmony voices – those on ‘Father Us’ provided by…
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Music News & some tasty audio morsels
Hello folks, it’s springtime: hurrah! The air is blossom-scented and sweet and the humdrum of the winter is at an end. So, did anyone get a newspaper from Thom Yorke this week? No, nor did we. Anyway, I digress, I do that a lot…here are a few things I would like to share with you…
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[MP3] Good Morning Heartache (Billie Holiday)
Photo: Lochboisdale, South Uist by Matt Law Some sad music for your Sunday Download link Billie Holiday – Good Morning Heartache (MP3)
[In Pictures] Kill It Kid, The Fleece, Bristol, March 1st 2011
Kill It Kid came back to Bristol last night, as part of their intense-sounding Pray on Me tour. I was really glad to see that this time Bristol showed up. Kid Vinyl has been one of only about 5 people at their shows too many times, which is a real pity because this band is…
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Five song-within-a-song tributes
Just another excuse for a high fidelity-style list. Here are five songs that I like that pay homage to other bands and songs. 1) Camera Obscura – Hey Lloyd, I’m ready to be heartbroken Indie disco-floor friendly response to Lloyd Cole’s ‘Are you ready to be heartbroken?’ (which itself mentions Arthur Lee). And lo, the…
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New Pornographers (and some notable pals) have got the moves
Comic actors Paul Rudd, Bill Hadar and Kevin Corrigan (and unless I’m mistaken Mr John Oliver too) star in the Canadian indie super-ensemble’s video for ‘Moves’ It’s like MTV Cribs-meets-spinal tap in an elaborate short tale of band debauchery and the backlash and is typical group vocal fayre. The single is take from their 5th album…
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News time
Efterklang & Vincent Moon present An Island (and invite you to do the same!) Last year Efterklang collaborated with filmmaker Vincent Moon for their film project An Island, the film will be shown before each show on their European tour (see below for dates). In addition, the band and Mr Moon have announced details of ‘public-private’ screenings…
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