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SIOBHAN WILSON – ” Paris Est Blanche “

Posted: August 8, 2017 in MUSIC
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No route planner would suggest the trip from Elgin to Glasgow required a five-year sojourn in Paris, but that’s the route that Scottish-songwriter Siobhan Wilson took. An obsession with French culture started in Siobhan’s teenage years and culminated in leaving her homeland behind for pastures Gallic. The influence of that Parisian adventure is all over Siobhan’s upcoming album, “There Are No Saints”, never more obviously, or brilliantly, than on recent single Paris Est Blanche.

Siobhan was born in Elgin, but recorded and released in Paris before returning to Scotland a few years ago,

we recorded ‘Dear God’ for Split 12” Vol.3, which was featured as Lauren Laverne’s ‘headphones moment’, has gone on to clock up 10,000 Soundcloud plays. After the release of the Split 12” Siobhan went on to release ‘Say It’s True’ on Reveal, before a chance encounter at a Modern Studies gig before Christmas led to us discussing her new album – a beautiful, minimal record which she was making with Chris McCrory of Catholic Action.

Generally I make sure to listen to things through several times and properly think things over before offering to release a record, but on this one I was about halfway through the first song and I knew we’d want to put it out.

By turns still and pretty, and with an undercurrent of nastiness which rears its head every once in a while, to my ears this is just a stunningly beautiful album. and one I am delighted to have associated with the label.

Sung entirely in French, Paris Est Blanche is the somewhat intriguing prospect of a song written by Siobhan’s ex-boyfriend. As Siobhan explains, “we met in Paris and lived in a tiny studio flat with a cat. After 5 years together we went our separate ways. I haven’t seen him since. His song on my album is a way of evoking a beautiful memory. It’s a dedication to the feeling of being in love and this particular song represents the time I spent in France.” Set to a steady beat and flourishes of rich piano, Paris Est Blanche manages to sound determined, strong, and liberating even if our limited French leaves us barely understanding a word. It’s a bold choice of single, but one that’s utterly justified by the sheer quality of the vocal performance.

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The album Paris Est Blanche is taken from is a mesmerising, versatile and thrilling listen. Showcasing both Siobhan’s passion for alternative music and her classical training, it is never short of brilliantly played. Thematically, the album touches on ideas of heartache, the life of an artist and questioning your own religious faith. Recent single Whatever Helps was a muted ode to the difficult of moving on with your life, Make You Mine is a determined attempt at flirting set to music, while Dear God is an utterly gorgeous sounding discussion on the difficulty of maintaining faith when there’s seemingly no evidence that anyone is looking out for you.

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There Are No Saints came July 14th via Song, By Toad. 

NADIA REID – ” Preservation “

Posted: August 4, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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I am enormously proud to share the music video for Preservation with you. I worked closely with Julia Vares,  who produced, shot, edited and patiently translated my ideas onto the screen . We shot this film over two days on the streets I grew up on in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand. The dancer, Bebe, I met in a record shop in Dunedin and instantly wanted her to be in the film. Her grace, and self-assured-ness was astounding and for me, it fit perfectly. Bebe, and Lisa Wilkinson, who choreographed the dance completely nailed it.

“Preservation” is the title & first song on my second record. There’s an intensity to it, but I actually find it quite beautiful in so many ways. It was cleansing to write. It is about loss, reflection and the future. For some reason, during the release of the album, I struggled to fully understand it’s meaning, there’s this sort of un-conscious state I often need to enter with songwriting, where meanings tend to become clearer and more obvious to me, months, or, years later…Enjoy. NR x

BELLA McKENDREE – ” Waiting ” EP

Posted: August 1, 2017 in MUSIC
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A first release is a daunting thing. It’s said that you can only make one first impression, and when it comes to music you need to give the world an idea of where you come from, what manner of person you are, and what path you intend to follow, all in just a few minutes. With her debut EP Waiting, singer/songwriter Bella McKendree makes a difficult task seem like the most natural thing in the world, which to me is the mark of a great artist. The title track builds from its sparse piano driven opening, with the expressive drum tones of the track’s closing moments proving to be the cherry on top of the carefully crafted atmosphere.

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There is no greater atmosphere however than that of ‘Grieve’; an expansive feel akin to Daughter or Lanterns on the Lake, given fresh urgency by the restless beat. ‘Don’t You Wanna Be Loved’ offers a more mature, bluesy sound, the kind you’d expect drifting from some exclusive jazz club in the heart of London. But it’s on the closing track ‘Baby Lets Fall’ that Bella’s vocals really take centre stage, proving to be nothing short of angelic. Sometimes first impressions are so good you wish you could hear them again for the first time. New cut ‘Grieve’ finds the songwriter spinning a web of piano notes, before her voice transports you to an extremely personal space

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Bella’s debut EP Waiting is out 18th August, and is perfect for fans of London Grammar, Daughter, The XX and Gabrielle Aplin.

JASON ISBELL – ” Hope The High Road “

Posted: July 31, 2017 in MUSIC
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With an artist like Jason Isbell, the bar gets set higher and higher with each and every new album, creating a tough hurdle for his upcoming release The Nashville Sound. Though he established himself as one of the all-time greats songwriters with his previous band Drive By Truckers and so far over the course of three solo albums,  Isbell ripped his heart right out of his chest and slapped it on your turntable so you could hear every ounce of pain and sorrow, every ounce of joy and happiness, that he had experienced up until that point. The grooves of his arteries showcased a delicate artist, one who could capture the story of falling in love in a matter of minutes, or highlight the depths of pain that cancer brings to a relationship.

This isn’t to say that Isbell wasn’t doing this exact same thing on his debut solo record, Sirens of the Ditch, or the following two albums, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Here We Rest. His debut rings eternal with tracks like “In a Razor Town” and “Brand New Kind of Actress,” while the self-titled LP brought with it unforgettable journeys through “Cigarettes and Wine” and “No Choice in the Matter.” Here We Rest produced many fan-favorites to this day, including “Alabama Pines” and “Codeine,” among others.

There was something about his songwriting on Southeastern that perhaps felt more accessible than ever before with new and old fans alike, and since 2013, the expectations for Isbell have continued to rise to seemingly unachievable levels. Yet, a couple of years following Southeastern he met and exceeded those expectations with the Grammy-winning album, Something More Than Free. And now, in 2017, Isbell is facing the most anticipation he has likely ever faced in his career with the release of The Nashville Sound.

Jason Isbell is a master storyteller, he’s also a master autobiographer, and opening The Nashville Sound is a pensive look at, potentially, his own career and life. As he sings “Am I the last of my kind?” over and over, he’s asking an honest question, one that could easily be applied to the musical world in which he lives.

ADAM WENDLER – ” Deep Water “

Posted: July 29, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The strength of songwriter Adam Wendler is found in his uncanny ability to jump between genre borders to create something that is both refreshing and innovative. There are many points within “Deep Water” where you think you can describe his sound with terms like “folk” or “indie pop” but then the next verse immediately destroys any label you thought you knew. Adam Wendler is a passionate singer-songwriter from Goderich, Ontario. Blending catchy melodies with soulfelt lyrics and intricate guitar playing, he captures the hearts of listeners around the globe.

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He is currently releasing singles off his new album Never Go Unknown and we are intrigued to hear more genre bending hits. Wendler has a firm grasp on how to write a catchy hit, but refuses to settle for only that, his layered sound reveals something of more depth than the expected radio hit.

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Recorded at Beach Road Studios
Mastered by Troy Glessner

Piano/Keys/Strings – Zach Havens
Drums – Matt Varey
Bass – Anthony Strome
Banjo on tracks 5, 7 by Mike Reynolds
Backup vocals on track 9, 10 by Dean Reynolds
Additional vocals on ‘Follow Me Down’ by Morgan Landers

JEN CLOHER – ” Forgot Myself / Regional Echo “

Posted: July 25, 2017 in MUSIC
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Jen Cloher is an indie-folk/rock singer/songwriter from Melbourne. She has released three albums and a couple of EPs and singles, She has been dating indie darling/rising superstar Courtney Barnett for several years, and they’ve collaborated on each other’s records before. On August 11th, she’ll release her fourth album “Jen Cloher on Milk Records which is the label that Cloher and Barnett run together.

The song is about “the sacrifices and difficulties of maintaining a long-distance relationship with a high-profile partner”. They live together, but Barnett spent a long time touring with her brilliant debut “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit”, so I guess they’ve spent a lot of time apart from each other.

First single from Jen Cloher’s self-titled album (2017) released through Milk! Records.

Second single from Jen Cloher’s self-titled album out August 2017. The album was recorded in a one-room studio in a rural Australian town, then mixed in Jeff Tweedy’s studio in Chicago. Barnett contributed guitar and vocals to the entire album. Their friend Kurt Vile also played guitar on one track, and Andrew “Bones” Sloane (bass) is a full-time member of the band. Both are also frequent collaborators with Barnett.
Released through Milk! Records / Marathon Artists.

BILLY BRAGG – ” Sleep Of Reason “

Posted: July 24, 2017 in MUSIC
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Renowned protest singer Billy Bragg has just released his brand new single “The Sleep of Reason”. Inspired by a visit to The Prado gallery in Madrid where he saw Goya’s etching The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters the track is a noise laden piece of Billy Bragg goodness.

“Life comes at you real fast these days. What’s a singer-songwriter to do when events keep challenging the way that we see the world?”  Bragg says. “Before we’ve had a chance to digest one startling development, along comes another to throw us off balance again. I’ve been grubbing up songs for the past 12 months, but without the time to get an album together due to other projects, so I’ve decided to start dropping tracks as they become ready. As always, they’re my way of trying to make some sense of what’s going on.”

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GEORGE TAYLOR – ” Ophelia “

Posted: July 23, 2017 in MUSIC
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please check out George Taylor , He has been turning heads with a steady stream of singles. His debut album, “Give It Up”, got him a deal with Warner Chappell – having amassed over two-million streams in a couple of months.His style is really moving in a provocative and intriguing direction. At first listen you might hear “just another singer songwriter,” but Taylor is on the cutting edge of modern music. This song, seemingly an acoustic singer songwriter, has a “drop” that is sure to shake you up. Get into the song and embrace Taylor’s style; he’s going to make a lot of fans with “Ophelia.” Taylor is  a twenty-four-year-old singer-songwriter; currently living in London – but I grew up near Leicester.

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Ophelia is a song I wrote after a girl that I knew who was over in London on holiday – and, sadly, ended up getting sectioned – she was in hospital for a while. She has since made a full recovery and returned home. Visiting her in the hospital was an eye-opening and emotional experience – and something I really wanted to write about.

Released 28th June 2017

Words by: George Taylor
Produced, Mixed & Mastered by: Absofacto

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ANDREW COMBS – ” Dirty Rain “

Posted: July 15, 2017 in MUSIC
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Andrew Combs doesn’t want to repeat himself. It’s his number one rule, his guiding principle, the only thing he’s really sure of as an artist. in fact, stressing that despite his traditionalist approach to songwriting and despite the fact that iconic 70’s singer-songwriters like Guy Clark and Paul Simon get tossed around every time he’s written about, Combs has little patience for musical retro-revivalism.

“I like art to push you in new directions and make you think and not just regurgitate what’s already been done, even though we all do that. I’ve done it, and still do it; To a certain degree, you can’t not do it. But I try,” says the 30-year-old songwriter.

Over the past five years, Combs has pulled off the trickiest of feats for a singer-songwriter, releasing three markedly different albums that nevertheless share a deeper sense of continuity in voice. Whereas his 2012 trad-country debut Worried Man presented a world of mid-twenties mishap and young Nashville man blues, 2015’s follow-up All These Dreams established the singer as a polished crooner gradually coming into his own as a narrative storyteller.

On Canyons Of My Mind, however, Combs blooms into a proper adult songwriter, one daring enough to both probe inward and reach outward, to hold a mirror up to one’s own interior insecurities and anxieties while at the same time acknowledging, for the first real time, that there are topical and societal concerns out in the world that are more pressing than one’s own personal life.

Canyons Of My Mind marks a gentle, if determined, split from Combs’ past work. For his new album, he decided to ditch the studio perfectionism of Steelism, the retro-minded Nashville band helmed by Combs’ longtime pals Spencer Cullum Jr. and Jeremy Fetzer that played on All These Dreams. He regrouped with an almost entirely new studio band, and more importantly, a newly determined sense of vision.

MEGHANN CLANCY – ” In Time “

Posted: July 4, 2017 in MUSIC
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Meghann Clancy is a singer-songwriter based in the North of England. Her last EP ‘Lay it on the Line’ was released summer 2015. Expect beautifully addictive tunes, pure yet powerful vocals, and relatable lyrical themes.

“This isn’t typical singer-songwriter music. Oh sure, cute girl and guitar they’re present in equal fun measures. But infused in these songs are strong pop sensibilities. You’ll find your head nodding and your toes tapping”

The music of this singer songwriter is something of a dream. It rocks listeners back and forth with the complacency of a calmed ocean wave. She has been writing since 2012 and has only continued to merge a wide array of genre and sound. “In Time” starts with a folk sway and then launches into a pop track with a soulful shade. This is the first single off her upcoming and highly anticipated full-length album release . Keep your ears on her beautiful and engaging sound that is sure to both crush and inspire the hearts of many.

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