The life of a musician has changed so much over the last of years and it makes sense that a lot of music has been made as a result of and in response to, the changed circumstances for musicians. For Danish artist Lasse Matthiessen, 2020 provided an opportunity to...
LAPP: Selvacava
Selvacava is a small village in Central Italy, home to Luke Papini's (aka LAPP) family and where he returns each year; it also lends its name to his latest release, a double album filled with a myriad of sounds and influences that will keep you on your toes from start...
Alex Bayly: Skipping Stones
London based alt folk singer and songwriter Alex Bayly will this week release a new four track EP, Skipping Stones. Self produced out of necessity in 2020, the music comes from the introspection that the enforced isolation of the past months has brought to us all....
Good Habits: Going for Broke
As places to be stuck in lockdown go, New Zealand would seem to be a good one. Luckily for both them and us, that's where UK alt folk duo Good Habits have been - the March lockdown came at the end of the New Zealand tour and they haven't been able to move since. I...
Tremolo Ghosts: A Cardboard Sunset
Bristol based Tremolo Ghosts, who despite the plural is actually a solo project for Welsh musician Owen Chambers, have just released their latest album, A Cardboard Sunset. Variously described as lo-fi, experimental and Americana, this album defies categorisation;...
Luke James Williams: Drove
Drove is the debut EP from Cambridgeshire based alt. indie/folk singer-songwriter Luke James Williams, following his debut single, 'Jenny Writes Letters', in 2017. The EP was recorded by Luke at home, mixed with Nick Kozuch at Unit Studios in Letchworth, Herts and...
Robb Murphy – North Star
Sometimes a favourite artist goes so 'under the radar' with a release that we almost miss it. That's what Robb Murphy did towards the end of last year. He wrote, recorded and released 'North Star' so quickly it almost went past in a blur. It's definitely a song for...
Johnno Casson aka Snippet – Future Melancholy Pop Music
Acquiring the title of "National Treasure" can be a double edged sword. A bit like a Lifetime Achievement Award, it implies that the best is in the past. But when it is offered with the respect and affection of BBC veteran music presenter Tom Robinson, it's an...