Posts Tagged ‘singer songwriter’

DONOVAN WOODS – ” Eleven Eleven “

Posted: February 20, 2015 in MUSIC
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Taken from the album  “Don’t Get Too Grand” from Donovan Woods .This album and these “Eleven Songs by Donovan Woods” have been highly anticipated and have never disappointed. The album has been among my most listened to for awhile

The album has been written in the way I perceive Woods to actually be in real life . The title of the album is a clear reference to not take yourself too seriously and to be someone who would be considered by everyone around him as a good guy. The often amusing and self deprecating musician just might find himself in this category. This in turn leads to my/his impression on this music – it is something honest, forthright and accessible by those who listen to it.  The songs from Woods are vignettes of real real life, They also just so happen to be incredibly catchy and immediately stuck in your head from the first listen.

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GORDI – ” Taken Blame “

Posted: February 19, 2015 in MUSIC
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“Nothing’s As It Seems” and “Taken Blame” are the first 2 singles from Sydney based Gordi. The 21 year-old indie folk artist evokes a kind of nostalgia that lingers long after her strumming stops. A diverse musical diet including classic folk icons like Carole King, Paul Kelly and Joni Mitchell and their modern counterparts in The Tallest Man on Earth, Asgeir Trausti and Laura Marling bring a welcome sense of familiarity to her songs. But the craft in her song writing is found partly in the emotional spectrum that her tracks span – from wistful aching to spirited celebration, her lyrical journeys take us places in our memories and imaginations that belie her 21 years. The candour in Gordi’s songs is matched by a vocal tone that is at once fractured and brimming with richness. Combining vintage vocal layering and earthy guitar textures with delicate modern electronic production, Gordi’s sonic palette is one she can call her own.

MARIKA HACKMAN – ” Let Me In “

Posted: February 19, 2015 in MUSIC
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It seems somewhat corny to talk of artists going on a ‘journey’ or ‘discovering themselves but over these last few years. Marika Hackman has had such a journey. What makes it even more incredible is that the seismic yet gradual shift from ‘the next Marling’ tag into deeper, darker and stranger territory has all happened before she even released a debut album via a string of increasingly confident (and brilliant) EPs. Now the album has arrived and for the last 11 days Marika Hackman has been premiering each and every track from her incredible debut album “We Slept At Last”. For those of you that have been following the drip feed of songs, you’ll know that “We Slept At Last” is something approaching a masterpiece. Dark, lyrically dense and dripping with ominous musical backing, it is a collection of songs with staggering depth.

The album’s final moment, ‘Let Me In’. A bleak lyrical world is delved into immediately, running over the top of plucked acoustic guitar patterns. Hackman sings “the air out here is thick and I’ve grown thin / been choking on the wind / retching through my skin”, one of many times that she aims her lyrical crosshair at the lesser talked about aspects of human biology. As the chorus glides into view, Hackman’s voice rises to a lifted melody, briefly adding streaks of light into the darkness singing “I could be the light, blaze my own damn trail and you’ll follow” before almost immediatly slamming down the shutters and putting up the barriers, adding “To a cruel hard heartland / I’m a cruel hard heartland.”

It’s always been very clear that Marika Hackman is an artist whose waters run deeper than the standard fare of many of her contempories. “We Slept At Last” sees her confirm this over 12 dramatic songs, the culmination of journey thats been thrilling to follow. One of the most staggering debut albums of recent years.

AURORA – ” Runaway “

Posted: February 19, 2015 in MUSIC
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Last December, I posted a track from Norwegian songstress Aurora. Here she is again with her new single ‘Runaway’.

Despite her youth, ‘Runaway’ displays her mature vocal beauty. Her voice is complicit in enticement and with a precise, indulgent electronic sound accompanying her majesty, this single reaches a pinnacle of enchantment that is both striking and hypnotic.Definitely one to watch out for this year hopefully she will be available for some festival dates.

WAXAHATCHEE – ” Misery Over Dispute “

Posted: February 18, 2015 in MUSIC
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Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield . The Birmingham, Alabama native transitions from her lo-fi acoustic sound to a full band and electric guitar.  for her new album, “Ivy Tripp”, which will be released April 7th. Even a somewhat inessential Waxahatchee video lets us remind you to check out Essential 2013 album “Cerulean Salt“. The Katie Crutchield-led project’s had a simple charm, which Joshua Mikel, who edited that clip, somewhat captures in the new one for “Misery Over Dispute.” Really, though, as elegant as the black-and-white cinematography and Katie Crutchfield’s tap-dancing can be, this time the video works best as a vehicle for another smoldering Waxahatche fuzz-rock anthem. That said: Crutchfield looks to be a skilled tap dancer, with chops honed in 14 childhood years of dancing. The clip, shot in a Birmingham, Alabama, firehouse converted into a performance space, also serves as a preview for Crutchfield and co.’s upcoming tour with her sister Allison’s band Swearin’.

CHELSEA WOLFE – ” The Way We Used To “

Posted: February 16, 2015 in MUSIC
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Ascendant dark-popper Chelsea Wolfe is an American singer-songwriter from Sacramento, California, currently based in Los Angeles. She is known for her “specific brand of drone-metal-art-folk”, characterized by experimental guitar playing, hazy vocals, and surreal soundscapes.has just announced plans to follow up album “Apokalypsis” and  a new LP called “Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs”, which featured a more folk-oriented sound as opposed to her earlier work, which had been heavily centered on droning guitars and distortion which came out this last Autumn. The song from the new album is a short, spare, pretty track called “The Way We Used To.”

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MARIKA HACKMAN – ” Next Year “

Posted: February 15, 2015 in MUSIC
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With the continuing release of tracks from the debut album of the wonderful singer songwriter, Marika Hackman is just one of those artists that continues to impress, and “Next Year” is no exception. Featuring her signature whisper-like and seductively spectral vocals, “Next Year” is just another reason to be excited about “We Sleep At Last”, which is due for release February 16th. Atop its floral bed of lavish production, Hackman offers her distinct brand of effortless folk, once again making her understated approach remarkably cinematic in spite of its scale.

Its sense of soft finality is methodical, slowly unraveling as the track progresses with little sense of urgency, but plenty of closure, the whole track is a textural wonder. With its release just around the corner, this tantalizing taste of the record promises a beautiful and bold debut that’ll make the short wait seem a whole lot longer than it really is.

JINNWOO – ” Your Baby ” EP

Posted: February 15, 2015 in WE LOVE
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Selected as one of the ’10 faces to watch in 2015′ by The Independent, Jinnwoois the most singular new folk talent i’ve heard in some time, His gothic folk-croak is a confessional reel unspooling from his innards, a tale of circling doom” A rising talent in the folk world, Jinnwoo has been setting hearts ablaze with his off-kilter guitarisms and distinct, emotive vocals.
Leicester’s best kept secret Jinnwoo sneaks unassumingly into view, unleashing a voice awash with waves of sorrow. His acoustic, dark–edged folk speaks directly to that part of us all which has sat forlornly on dirty doorsteps after the pubs close, trying desperately to put feelings into words.” Its a strikingly potent track full of emotion and a stripped back grace that feels completely alien to everything else around at the moment. It’s rustic and aged in influence, Sombre but beautiful.

BROKEN TWIN – ” Glimpse Of Time “

Posted: February 14, 2015 in FESTIVALS, MUSIC
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Majke Voss Romme’s aka Broken Twin synonym has quickly become one to be besotted with, something that shows no signs of change with the newly released track “Glimpse of a Time”, taken from the recently announced and forthcoming debut album “May” which is due for release April 28th via ANTI-Records.

“Glimpse of a Time” is stunning, of course it would be, guided by soft, uncluttered instrumentation which is never more than an understated accompaniment to Majke’s vocal, a voice that cuts straight through you and leaves your emotions teetering on the edge. Possessing an infinite amount of vulnerability and beauty, it’s one of the most intimate voices I can remember hearing, it ekes out hidden depths from her longing lyrics and genuinely moves you .

her songcraft is just as affecting live, thankfully the wait for a repeat chance isn’t too far away with Broken Twin already confirmed for May’s Great Escape festival  in Brighton(with no doubt a few more shows to be confirmed).

JOHN MARTYN – ” The Simmer Dim Concert ” Live August 1980

Posted: February 14, 2015 in MUSIC
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A Very Rare & Special Night, When Close Friends & John Martyn performed in a small venue The Lerwick Folk Club with 280 seats which then became A Part Of Musical History with Stamping Feet On A Foggy Night In August at The Garrison Theatre, Lerwick, in The Shetlands.  John Martyn “Time Will Break Your Heart, Your Love Will Carry On”.

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