Sophie Jamieson still shockingly the young singer songwriter introduced herself in dramatic fashion via excellent debut single ‘Stain/Other’ earlier this summer. Softly inspiring, her folk hued tones were matched against a quiet intensity. Still working on her craft, the new EP ‘Take’ will be released on December 8th.
Ahead of this, Sophie Jamieson has placed the title track online. There are shades of Anna Calvi, Daughter here, or even PJ Harvey, with the singer seeming to rapidly mature.Lyrically, ‘Take’ pulls no punches with the beauty of the arrangement set against the emotional impact of the delivery.
SILENT SLEEP and the Official music video for the song titled “I Wish It Could Be Different” from the album “Stay The Night”,Stay the Morning Too.” Animation by Jason Paul Wood. Silent Sleep is the music project of Christopher McIntosh, who has just released this rather engaging little alt- folk song ‘I Wish It Could Be Different’, along with an even more cute little animated video that is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Plus it reminds me of Trumpton or Camberwick Green We definitely would love one of those clocks!.
McIntosh formerly played in Liverpool bands 28 Costumes and Hallo…I Love You! Returning to Liverpool in 2012 after a few years in Berlin, in September of the same year a successful pledge music campaign enabled his debut album, ‘Walk Me To The Sea’, to be recorded and was released in May 2013. He has also produced two EPs, ‘This Scissor Disaster Parts 1 and 2.’
‘I Wish It Could Be Different’ is taken from the forthcoming album ‘Stay The Night, Stay The Morning Too’.
In January this year, Silent Sleep signed a deal with Red Touch Media whilst out in Salt Lake City playing shows at the Sundance Film Festival.
The story of The Glass Child, Charlotte Eriksson, is one of those you usually see on movies. Only 18 years old she left everything she had and knew, family and friends, and moved to London to dedicate her life to her music and art.
Forward three years and she has started her own record label Broken Glass Records, released 4 EPs, released her critically acclaimed debut full-length ‘I’d like to remain a mystery’ in February 2013, had her single ”I Will Lead You Home” reaching #2 on the Swedish Itunes-chart, was named Breakthrough Indie Artist Of The Year by Lemonade Magazine and been played on major radios such as BBC6, Sveriges Radio (Sweden) and 3FM (Netherlands). All alone, with nothing but hard work and determination she has built an incredibly dedicated community now with over 24,500 followers on Twitter, and to let her fans in on her journey even more she published her first book “Empty Roads and Broken Bottles; in search for The Great Perhaps” in April 2013, telling the true and raw story about a girl who had a dream and went for it with all her heart. The book was beautifully received and sold out after 3 days
Charlotte is a wandering soul and after spending a year in England with nothing but a guitar and a will to search for something more, playing wherever she could play and crashing at fans’ floors, she has just made the move to Berlin, Germany, In September she released an acoustic edition of her album ’I’d Like To Remain A Mystery’, giving it away for free through Noisetrade as a way to thank her fans,
With her constant search for new horizons the stories are endless, and to finish up a productive year she’s now releasing her new acoustic EP ”Love Always, Your Tragedy”, and explains that ”These songs are the letters I never dared to send. I wasn’t brave enough to speak up, so I sang instead.”
Laura Doggett is a singer songwriter originating from Bath in the South West of England, A highly distinctive voice which belies her young years, accompanied by unique and emotional lyrics set to breathtaking melodies.
Laura Doggett performs Moonshine on Later… with Jools Holland, BBC Two (4th November 2014)
After Neil Young recorded solo renditions of the 10 songs on his new album “Storytone,” he recorded them all again with live accompaniment from an orchestra and a big band. See the video of Young singing “Tumbleweed” in the studio, alongside the 60-piece orchestra.
The sweeping violins underlayed with gentle pizzicato strings lend a cinematic quality to Young’s lonesome vocals on the song, which has lyrics that seem to celebrate the beauty in ephemeral moments. “Life is full of strange delights/ In the darkness we find lights/ To make our way/ Back home again,” Young sings.
“Storytone” follows “A Letter Home,” a collection of cover tunes Young recorded with Jack White and released on Record Store Day last April. They’re the latest albums in a storied career that has included dozens of releases on his own, with backing band Crazy Horse and also as part of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
“Storytone” came out this week on Warner Bros. Records.
“The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris” with a bunch of great artists line up ,Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, and many more will perform at the DAR Constitution Hall.
Legendary singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris will be saluted by her contemporaries and also those she inspired at a massive event in Washington, D.C. the evening billed as “The Life & Songs Of Of Emmylou Harris: is An All-Star Event Concert Celebration” will take place January 10th at DAR Constitution Hall.
The lengthy title of the concert is headed by the impressive list of musicians set to perform. In addition to Harris herself, the bill lists Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, Shovels & Rope and many, many more.
In addition to the star-studded lineup, the event will be directed by Grammy winners Don Was and Buddy Miller, and will be produced by Keith Wortman and Ken Levitan. Was and Wortman have teamed up before to create similar concerts honoring Johnny Cash, Levon Helm and Gregg Allman. Over the course of her career, Harris has collaborated and recorded with artists ranging from Gram Parsons to Conor Oberst. In the process, she’s been awarded 13 Grammys, most recently for 2013′s Old Yellow Moon with Rodney Crowell.
English folk singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn attended school with Hackman and was instrumental in getting her first record deal with Transgressive; he produced her debut single, “You Come Down” in 2012. As a teenager, Hackman was a model for Burberry Clothing. Hackman received a phone call from Burberry requesting her participation in an upcoming ad campaign. In 2012, she was chosen as one of the new faces for their Spring/Summer eye wear campaign. Two of her songs, “You Come Down” and “Here I Lie”, were used in promotional material for the brand. Hackman’s first release was an EP of covers, which was available for digital download in January 2013. One month later, she released her first mini-album, “That Iron Taste”, featuring songs of her own composition. The album was released on February 2013 in physical and digital download.The album was produced byAlt – J’s Charlie Andrew. In 2013, she toured Australia and Europe as an opening act for Laura Marling to support the release of “That Iron Taste”. She later released two more EPs: “Sugar Blind” last December and “Deaf Heat” this April, 2014 via iTunes. Both EPs contain songs written by Hackman as well as one cover song. All of Hackman’s EPs are available for free streaming on her official website.Tickets to The Cure’s upcoming London Hammersmith Apollo shows went on sale this morning (Friday 7 November) – with some fans delighted by the chance to see the goth-rock heroes, while others were left disappointed.
Ela Stiles singer songwriter based in Sydney, Australia. I’m not sure what the self-titled debut album from Australian musician Ela Stiles is supposed to be. an album recorded completely accapella with no instruments utilised bar Stiles’s vocals, in order to capture her at her most striking and vulnerable. But in practice, it just doesn’t feel complete.
The album is split into two distinct sides. The first half contains six short vignettes no more than two-and-a-bit minutes in length. There are some good things about these tracks – Stiles does have a strong and distinctive voice, which allows her to carry off the more conventional songs like the folky ‘Legs Don’t Bend’ quite well. However, at the same time it feels as if this whole section has been rushed and left unfinished. ‘Nothing Remains’ is over in 0 seconds, which doesn’t even give it a chance to start, let alone finish, whilst the titles of two of the songs, ‘Untitled Drone’ and ‘Untitled Man’, seem to suggest that these are merely the embryonic beginnings of some future track, not finished products in their own right.
Tristan Ann Prettyman is an American singer songwriter and former Roxy Model from San Diego in California. She was signed to Virgin Records until 2013 and released her first major label album “Twentythree” at the age of Yep 23 followed by her second album ” Hello ” with a third studio album tilted “Cedar and Gold” released on October, after being dropped from her label Tristan Prettyman independently released an EP, “Back To Home” this month,
Angel Olsen hails from sunny, gorgeous, post-industrial St. Louis, Missouri. Beginning her performing career at 16 in coffee shops, she honed her craft further in Chicago through both solo performances and contribution to the album and tour for Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “Wolfroy Goes to Town.” 2014 marks the release of her sophomore album to coincide with an international tour across Europe and the US.
Olsen’s intimate songwriting is coupled with a strong, ethereal tone and hypnotic rhythm acoustic guitar, with varied influences including Skeeter Davis, homespun Americana, Spanish guitar and the French New-Wave chanteuse Francoise Hardy. Her début release Half Way Home” is available through Bathetic Records with new album “Burn Your Fire For No Witness” received critical acclaim is available from Jagjaguwar Records now as a deluxe re-release.
The Fat Angel Sings 