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Pop essentials and a little bit more

A SOLO ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH NAHKO AND TREVOR HALL

February 20, 2018

Nahko has announced a UK and European solo acoustic headline tour, starting in April. Commencing at Whelan’s, Dublin, it will include five UK dates, including a date at London’s Omeara.

Wildwood Kin Release New Single ‘Steady My Heart’

January 29, 2018

Acclaimed indie alt folk band Wildwood Kin released their new single, ‘Steady My Heart’ on January 26, through newly relaunced Sony Music imprint, Silvertone. The track comes form their debut album, ‘Turning Tides’, and the single is a newly recorded version, produced by Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane) and mixed by Dave Bascombe.

‘Ooh La La La’ New From Lily Lambert Off Her Latest Album ‘Wherever You Go’

January 11, 2018

We wrote about Lily Lambert’s Christmas track, ‘Carol Of The Bells’, back in 2015, which we included in our Essential Advent Calendar that year. Now we’re happy to report she’s released more music, and we present her latest track, ‘Ooh La La La’, from her 4th studio album, ‘Wherever You Go’, which was released on December 15 last year.

Essential Advent Calendar: Junior Brother Is ‘Hungover At Mass’ With Ode To Drink And The Fear Of God

December 6, 2017

Junior Brother, real name Ronan Kealy, is an Irish experimental folk singer from County Kerry, but is now based in Dublin. His track, ‘Hungover At Mass’, is behind the 6th door on our Essential Advent Calendar.

Nigel Philip Davies – ‘How Wrong A Man Can Be’

November 22, 2017

‘How Wrong A Man Can Be’, from classically trained pianist Nigel Philip Davies, was released on 20 November. After years of playing jazz and prog rock, Davies makes a return to acoustic/folk, which he believes is the best genre for him to share his lyrics.

Review: Nahko – ‘My Name Is Bear’

October 19, 2017

Nahko is best known as the front man for the world music collective, Medicine For The People. His first solo work, ‘My Name Is Bear’ is in essence a prequel to his work with the People, and comprises 16 tracks of music and “interludes”, mostly written between the ages of 18 and 21, with some a little later. The interludes are actual unedited tape recordings of his raw thoughts. The end result is a pleasing insight into the mind of a very thoughtful and wise man.

Common Jack Hooks Up With Producer Harper James On New Track ‘Restless’

October 1, 2017

Born in rural Virginia to an opera singer and a folk music lover, John Gardner, aka Common Jack, grew up with his parents’ eclectic musical tastes shaping his sound and imagination. It was this musical foundation, and his training as an actor at Ithaca College, which prepared for the role of a lifetime, in the Broadway show, ‘Once’.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens Recalls The Past While Looking To The Future On ‘The Laughing Apple’

September 15, 2017

It was always going to be an ambitious project, but Yusuf (aka Cat Stevens) has managed it, with his new album, ‘The Laughing Apple’, out today on Decca/Cat-O-Log Records. Yusuf celebrates 50 years since his first album, ‘The Laughing Heart’ and reunites with producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies, who worked with him on his seminal album, ‘Tea For The Tillerman’.

The Rails – ‘Other People’

September 2, 2017

We introduced readers to The Rails back in June, and now the London husband/wife duo comprising Kami Thompson and James Walbourne have released their new album, ‘Other People’ yesterday, September 1.

Indie-Americana Band, Carousel Set To Release Self-Titled Debut EP 22 September

August 24, 2017

From Southend-On-Sea comes Carousel, an Indie-Americana band whose self-titled EP is set for release September 22.

Ger Fox Sailing Merge Wexford Talent With Debut Self Titled Album

August 23, 2017

The self titled debut album from Wexford band Ger Fox Sailing is not what you first expect. Initially the listener might think they’re all grunge and inward looking, but a closer inspection reveals a quality album filled not with angst, but contemplation.