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• Robert Miller’s Project Grand Slam release The PGS Experience feat. Mindi Abair 2017, Aug 10th The PGS Experience feat. Mindi Abair: 1inMusic Review New-York-based Robert Miller’s Project Grand Slam release The PGS Experience featuring two-time Grammy Nominee and LA musician Mindi Abair. The 9-track album incorporates Jazz, Funk, Rock, electronic guitar, sultry sax and Latin accents. The album title, work the PGS experience, sums up the work very well. It is a uniquely passionate ... read on...
• Art-rock tunesmiths Adam & Elvis release ‘Wasting Away’ 2017, Aug 09th Art-rock tunesmiths Adam & Elvis release ‘Wasting Away’, adding a serious alt-pop groove to the afterlife! Followed on the 29th Sep 2017 by debut album, “Through Snow and Small Talk” Adam & Elvis release ‘Wasting Away’ – About the track For a song that deals with life’s limited duration and how the knowledge of which impacts on the ... read on...
• Debbie Bond and The Trudats – Blaengarw Workingmen’s Hall 14th of July 2017 2017, Jun 22nd Blaengarw Workingmen’s Hall Presents Live from Alabama DEBBIE BOND and THE TRUDATS – Friday 14th of July 2017 from 8pm “Like Willie King, I think the blues is powerful healing music – it tells our stories and helps bring people together in our common humanity.” Debbie Bond Debbie Bond needs little introduction. Over the past four decades, she has ... read on...
• Santino De La Tore (SDLT) Announces New Album, ‘Sliding Roads’ 2017, May 17th LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MAY, 2017 International composer and artist Santino De La Tore has officially released his brand new album, Sliding Roads. Santino De La Tore, known to his fans and colleagues as SDLT, rose to fame in South America as the voice of Fragil – one of the region’s most popular progressive rock bands during the ... read on...
• Saints Patience release Weather The Storm 2017, Apr 17th Weather Storm is out on May the 12th, 2017 preceded by single Taste Of You Rock duo Saints Patience announce the release of debut album Weather The Storm on May 12th, 2017. The album follows up and builds on the anthemic feel already showcased on debut single Break Of Dawn. We were thrilled to introduce Saints Patience as ... read on...
• Faers releases Everything You Know 2017, Apr 10th Indie Pop band Faers releases single Everything you know, confirming a lot of the love that has been increasing for the group and their sound. Listen/Share: FAERS – Everything You Know via Soundcloud About ‘Everything You Know’ Sounding like an instant summer festival classic with its high-octane riffs and explosive band chemistry, ‘Everything You Know’ is an adrenaline-inducing ... read on...
• Eckoes releases Human 2017, Mar 18th Eckoes releases Human, the new single released March 3rd that channels history through futurist feel-good R&B production  1inmusic review You would want to hear this. It is sizzingly electrifying. Introduced by a lovingly velvety voice progressing into a Maya Angelou quote, Human delivers content, atmosphere and sound at once. The arrangements allow the feeling to creep in ... read on...
• Hezen – Oil Fire 2017, Feb 21st French Electronica artisan HEZEN shares her astounding video for ‘Oil Fire’, taken from debut EP ‘Stigma’ released Jan 27th Hezen – Oil of Fire – 1 In Music Review It is amazing that even without video, one can feel such a haunting sense of a bizarre that is far too familiar like the movement and imperfections of ... read on...
• Pezhman Mosleh – Whispers for Love and Peace 2017, Feb 18th Pezhman Mosleh – Snow The cinematographic melancholy of Chopin has inspired many, not least your humble host. So it was a definite pleasure to hear it in the original pieces by international Iranian composer Pezman Mosley. Mosley is a Professor of cinema philosophy and aesthetic and a scholar in music history who has humanity and philosophical ... read on...
• BOKITO release debut single ‘Better At Getting Worse’ 2017, Feb 15th BOKITO release belting debut single ‘Better At Getting Worse’ London-Irish ‘tropical indie’ sensations BOKITO is sharing their brilliant sound. The band releases belting debut single ‘Better At Getting Worse’ on Lost In The Manor Records and we at 1 In Music are delighted to share their brilliant tune to you. ‘BOKITO’s Debut Single Is Perfectly Oddball Pop’ ... read on...
• CHILDCARE’s new single ‘Kiss?’ 2017, Feb 11th Pop-doused art-punks CHILDCARE tackle a very British problem on new single ‘Kiss?’, released on Lost in the Manor Records on 3 February Already picked up by Huw Stephens’ BBC Radio 1 show, Radio X and Virgin Radio UK, the follow-up to ‘Film Club’ arrives after the band’s 2016 arena tour supporting Bastille Praise for ‘Film Club’  ‘Explosive from ... read on...
• Childcare release new single Film Club 2016, Nov 24th CHILDCARE release new single Film Club: 1 In Music quick review Childcare’s new single ‘Film Club’ is officially out now. 1 In Music was privileged to have a listen and you can too via Spotify and SoundCloud! What did we think about the offer? Well, we found that the song was quite catchy and definitely entertaining. Basically it is ... read on...
• UB40 to release 2CD collection: ‘Unplugged’ + ‘Greatest Hits’ 2016, Oct 30th UB40 to release 2CD collection: ‘UNPLUGGED’ + ‘GREATEST HITS’ out Nov 18th on UMC – featuring Ali, Astro & Mickey ‘Unplugged’ + ‘Greatest Hits’ released November 18th on UMC + Launch Limited Edition ‘Red Red Wine’ in partnership with Eminent Life Released November 18th on UMC, ‘Unplugged’ + ‘Greatest Hits’ is a 2CD package containing a brand ... read on...
• The Alan Parsons Project Tales of Mystery and Imagination 40th 2016, Oct 30th The Alan Parsons Project ‘Tales of Mystery and Imagination’ 40th Due out 2nd December 2016 UMC are delighted to announce the 40th Anniversary release of The Alan Parsons Project, Tales of Mystery and Imagination. This beautiful box set has been produced with the full co-operation of Eric Woolfson’s family and Alan Parsons and is a landmark release ... read on...
• Announcing Evanescence ‘The Ultimate Collection’ 2016, Oct 19th ANNOUNCING EVANESCENCE ‘THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION’ – A 6-LP SET AND FORTHCOMING SINGLE ‘EVEN IN DEATH’ DUE OUT 9TH DECEMBER 2016 Universal via Concord are pleased to announce Evanescence’s first ever career spanning vinyl box set encompassing their studio albums, Fallen, The Open Door and Evanescence and for the first time ever, the commercial debut for the previously unreleased demo album Origin. The ... read on...
• UMG to reissue Beck’s entire DGC/GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE catalog on Vinyl 2016, Sep 25th UMG to reissue Beck’s entire DGC/GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE catalog on vinyl – First releases include Odelay, Sea Change ad Guero on October 28 as Multi-Grammy-Winning Masterpiece Odelay celebrates 20th anniversary this 2016 September 20, 2016 – Since introducing himself to the world in 1994 with his genre-defying, multi-platinum debut, Mellow Gold, Beck has blazed a path into the ... read on...
• UMG To Release Blink-182 Limited Edition Seven Album Vinyl Box Set 2016, Sep 24th UMG TO RELEASE BLINK-182 LIMITED EDITION SEVEN ALBUM VINYL BOX SET FEATURING SIX STUDIO ALBUMS AND LIVE RECORD, ALSO AVAILABLE AS INDIVIDUAL 180-GRAM “BACK TO BLACK” TITLES October 7th release features group’s catalogue from 1995 studio debut, Cheshire Cat, through 1999’s multi-platinum breakthrough, Enema of the State, and 2001’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket up ... read on...
• Japan’s genre-defying Mouse On The Keys release new EP 2016, Sep 21st Mouse On The Keys release new EP – 1 In Music reviews first single Japan’s genre-defying Mouse On The Keys release 4-track EP with fellow band Lite. The first single is Four Preludes,Op.5 : No 3 In B Minor, a beautifully minimalist spell. It starts like a certain favourite Chopin’s prelude, then the minimal phrased piano takes you ... read on...
• The Beach Boys celebrate 50 years of “Good Vibrations” 2016, Sep 17th THE BEACH BOYS CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF “GOOD VIBRATIONS” WITH COMMEMORATIVE SUNBURST VINYL EP 12-Inch Vinyl EP to be Released October 7 by Capitol/UMe Los Angeles – August 30, 2016 – October 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of popular music’s most iconic songs of all time, The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” The ... read on...
• Where Judas Left His Boots by Buffalo Jack & The Parlor Snakes 2016, Sep 16th Guest writer: Graham Thompson With a name like Buffalo Jack and The Parlor Snakes, you know they are American, but not your average rock band. And the album’s title Where Judas Left His Boots lends itself to more mystery than anything else. Judas is very American swamp-rock/ rockabilly and very alternative, to say the least. To say ... read on...
• Steve Pledger – Somewhere between (looking forward to) 2016, Sep 08th Singer-songwriter Steve Pledger returns with a new album this Autumn 2016, Somewhere Between. Fatea Magazine calls him “a songwriter of real talent.” and of his 2015’s release ‘Striking Matches In The Wind‘, Americana-UK says “absolutely wonderful from gritty start to resigned end” while 1 In Music agrees in this review by yours truly. The new album is entirely written ... read on...
• Otis Redding Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings 2016, Aug 24th Otis Redding Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings – Set for October 21st release A Comprehensive Six-CD Collection that celebrates the soul singer’s barrier-breaking 1966 performances on the Sunset Strip Stax Records and UMC, are pleased to announce the release of Otis Redding – Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete ... read on...
• Stony Plain 40 years: Independent record label Stony Plain Records celebrates 40 years! 2016, Aug 14th Stony Plain 40 years: Independent record label Stony Plain Records celebrates 40 years! 2016 marks the 40th Anniversary of one of Canada’s longest surviving independent record labels. Stony Plain Records has been recognized worldwide for its consistent, high quality roots and blues releases. This three volume set celebrates with some of the label’s favourite tracks, including one ... read on...
• Trees of Eternity share “Broken Mirror” from upcoming “Hour of the Nightingale” 2016, Aug 14th Trees of Eternity (ex-Katatonia, Swallow The Sun) share “Broken Mirror” from upcoming album “Hour of the Nightingale” Album out 11 November on Svart Records Watch the video right here: Atmospheric doom-metallers Trees Of Eternity have shared the lyric video for their new track – their first since the tragic loss of lead-singer Aleah Stanbridge, “Broken Mirror”. Featuring Fredrik Norrman and Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia/October Tide) ... read on...
• Ian Hunter includes David Bowie homage in new album ‘Fingers Crossed’ 2016, Jul 27th Ian Hunter to release new album ‘Fingers Crossed’ Out September 16th 2016 on Proper Records including new David Bowie homage track ‘Dandy’ Ian Hunter Fingers Crossed – The single ‘Dandy’ Listen to new David Bowie homage track href=”https://youtu.be/SqA5aDBk2Zc” target=”_blank”>’Dandy’ on Youtube ‘Dandy’ is out now and you can Purchase ‘Dandy’ on iTunes Ian Hunter – Fingers Crossed – the new album Ian Hunter’s latest ... read on...
• Nick Waterhouse returns with new album “Never Twice” 2016, Jul 26th Nick Waterhouse returns with new album “Never Twice” out September 30th on Innovative Leisure Listen to the new track “It’s Time” here: ‘The verses are built on the feet-shuffling groove of jazzy drums and keys as Waterhouse bewails his life’s stagnation … He refuses to sit still for long, however, as the funky refrain kicks everything into fifth ... read on...
• Heidi Talbot – Here We Go, 1, 2, 3… 2016, Jul 06th Heidi Talbot – Here We Go, 1, 2, 3… The new album Out September 23 on Navigator Records UK tour in September / October 1inmusic single review:  When you get as much music as we do, you will understand how important the first seconds of a track are. Heidi Talbot’s Here we go 1, 2, 3 not only ... read on...
• Fassine release debut album Dialectik May 20th 2016, May 14th Fassine release debut album Dialectik May 20th on Default Collective Records Our view and review: The band introduce their upcoming album with the release of their latest single and new track ‘Headlong’ from the album. The track introduces with a mixture of mystery in the electronic arrangements and murmuring sounds offered, presents calm with menacing backing instrumentation and arrangements while the ... read on...
• The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds 50th anniversary collector’s edition 2016, May 12th The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds 50th anniversary collector’s edition  June 10th 2016 The Beach Boys and Capitol / UMC Celebrate Iconic Album’s Golden Anniversary with Special Commemorative Editions New 4CD / Blu-ray Audio Collector’s Edition Presents Remastered Album in Stereo, Mono, Instrumental, Hi Res & 5.1 Surround Mixes, Plus Additional Studio and Live Recordings The Beach Boys’ iconic ... read on...
• Japan’s sleek dream-pop quartet The fin. announce new EP 2016, May 08th Japan’s sleek dream-pop quartet The fin. announce new EP and share video for ‘Through The Deep’ ahead of their UK tour and gig at The Great Escape, plus Tokyo show with The Last Shadow Puppets The five-track ‘Through The Deep’ EP, mastered by Joe Lambert (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Warpaint), is the band’s second to be released ... read on...
• A Dead Forest Index – In All That Drifts From Summit Down 2016, Apr 27th A Dead Forest Index stream ‘In All That Drifts From Summit Down’  in full Album Out Friday on Sargent House On Tour Now With Chelsea Wolfe  “It’s an album built on minimal arrangements, sometimes little more than guitar, voice and a simple beat. But within those relatively stripped-down arrangements, there’s a whole expanse of sound and emotion.” – Treblezine “There’s ... read on...
• Iska Dhaaf release The Wanting Creature 27th May 2016 2016, Mar 13th Iska Dhaaf release The Wanting Creature 27th May 2016. The New album comes out via Brick Lane Records. In the meantime, Iska Dhaaf premiere new single ‘Lost’ which you can hear right here: “Everyone you love is here, waiting to pull you in” The second single from Iska Dhaaf’s forthcoming record is a hook-filled anthem for the disconnected. The beat ... read on...
• Treetop Flyers release Palomino 2016, Mar 13th Treetop Flyers release Palomino their new album and announce Spring UK tour dates as well as European dates! “When Sleepless Nights starts to resemble the euphoric rush of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Fantasy and the epic Never Been As Hard rumbles through six minutes of menace and twangsome melancholy, it’s as if their travails have fuelled rather than ... read on...
• Mangoseed release Lucy March 18th, 2016 2016, Mar 07th Band Mangoseed release Lucy on March 18th. The track is being reviewed by our own Suhail but before the review, this is a taste of the song right from Soundcloud. Suhail’s Review What a very nice track!  Lucy by Mangoseed is quite an industrious tune and is part of that indie rock reggae genre that is around. It remains a genre ... read on...
• Ben Abraham shares cover of Björk’s “Hyperballad” 2016, Feb 16th Ben Abraham shares cover of Björk’s “Hyperballad” on 20th anniversary of original release Not just that, !!!FIRST UK HEADLINE DATES IN MARCH!!! AND His debut album, Sirens, is being released on the 4th of March as we have told you before on label Secretly Canadian To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Björk’s release of her classic “Hyperballad” single, Australian ... read on...
• Ben Abraham debut album ‘Sirens’ due 4 March 2016 2016, Jan 26th  ‘When Ben sings, I listen.’  – Gotye Album release: ‘Sirens’ by Ben Abraham Release date: 4 March 2016 Label: Secretly Canadian Australian artist Ben Abraham, whom the Sydney Morning Herald calls ‘one of the best new male voices’ debuts a new Oh Yeah Wow-directed video for ‘You And Me’ today, watch it here. ‘You And Me’ is the first track from Abraham’s debut ... read on...
• Electric Eye release Different Sun – 5 February 2016 2016, Jan 24th Electric Eyes release Different Sun – Album’s first single Mercury Rise Electric Eye release Different Sun 5 February, 2016. This sophomore album will be released on Jansen Plateproduksjon. Taken from ‘DIFFERENT SUN’, Norwegian psych-rock quartet Electric Eye unveil new song Mercury Rise and accompanying visuals available on Youtube. It’s the second piece of new material to surface since 2013’s ‘Pick-Up, Lift- ... read on...
• This, that and the other – Marina Florance 2016, Jan 15th Marina Florance returns with a new album This, That and the Other. Yeah! It is packed with more of her beautiful voice surfing lovingly above the melody waves as well as would a pair of love accomplices. She also teams up with now familiar names such as Fox Allen. The 11-track CD is released on ... read on...
• Bror Forsgren shares track “I Had a Dream Last Night” 2015, Dec 06th Bror Forsgren shares non-album track “I Had a Dream Last Night” We might not be too excited by Bror Forsgren’s new video but we are definitely into the music that the video is promoting. In his new release “I Had a Dream Last Night” , the former Jaga Jazzist / Lionheart Brothers member presents us with ... read on...
• InTechnicolour premiere new single ‘We Are All Losing Sleep’ with NPR 2015, Nov 22nd InTechnicolour premiere new single ‘We Are All Losing Sleep’ with NPR Hailing from Brighton, stoner/groove rock quintet InTechnicolour are now gearing up to release their debut self-titled EP. A year in the making, InTechnicolour are born into the world with a refined sound and a fully functioning line-up (comprised of members from the likes of Porshyne, ... read on...
• The Unthanks celebrate 10 years with anniversary releases and tour 2015, Nov 21st STOP PRESS! The Unthanks mark 10 years with anniversary album (Archive Treasures), single (2000 Miles / Tar Barrel In Dale), limited edition ‘Memory box’ and tour The Unthanks – Archive Treasures (2005-2015) – Released on CD and Download 11/12/2015 “If folk music is life, and for life, then ten years is nothing, right? We mean to go on, ... read on...
• Butterfly Child releases ‘Futures’ , First album in 18-years, Nov 27th on Dell’orso Records 2015, Nov 15th Anyone with affection for treasure of a particularly luminous dream-pop vintage will know about Joe Cassidy and his alias Butterfly Child. Having recorded three albums and a handful of EPs in the Nineties, in 2012 a brand new Butterfly Child single ‘No Longer Living In Your Shadow’ (with video) was released without any fanfare, as Cassidy ... read on...
• Fay Hield releases Old Adam Feb 12th, 2016 2015, Nov 12th Fay Hield shares video for new single ‘Green Gravel’ in anticipation of her new upcoming album New album set for release on Feb 12 Taken from her forthcoming album, Old Adam (out 12th Feb 2016), traditional singer and folklorist Fay Hield has selected the many versions of ‘Green Gravel’ recorded by Alice Bertha Gomme in ‘The Traditional ... read on...
• Imaginary People release Dead Letterbox Nov 20, 2015 2015, Nov 11th Imaginary People share new track ‘Agata’ in anticipation of their debut full-length album Imaginary People release the new album Dead Letterbox Following their critically acclaimed debut EP comprised of espionage-themed singles, New York’s own Imaginary People will release their debut full-length album entitled Dead Letterbox on November 20th. The album was produced by Kevin McMahon (Swans, Titus Andronicus, ... read on...
• Italian alt. digitalists SHIRLEY SAID unveil their latest ambient gem, ‘Crash’ 2015, Nov 10th Italian alt. digitalists SHIRLEY SAID unveil their latest ambient gem, ‘Crash’, released on November 28th. Emerging from a dense euphonious haze composed of sustained guitar notes, sparkling synth bursts and skittering glitchstep rhythms, Shirley Said’s distinctive vocalist Giulia delivers an angst-ridden ballad about doubt and abandonment. “The ceiling’s coming down/I am crashing to the ground”, she ... read on...
• Joel Wells reveals debut track ‘Fictionalise’ 2015, Nov 10th Musician Joel Wells reveals debut track ‘Fictionalise’, produced by Toydrum and Tim Goldsworthy. The track is beautiful, balancing dreamy electronica with eerie backing vocal harmonies to support  a nicely fitting lead voice and rendering a slowly but surely entrancing track. In his own words, London based vocalist/songwriter Joel Wells’ last three years have been an experiment in ... read on...
• Japanese dream-pop purveyors The fin. share lead track from ‘Night Time’ EP plus exclusive Petite Noir remix 2015, Nov 06th Lost In The Manor records is proud to unveil sparkling dance-pop outfit The fin. as its latest signees. The Japanese four-piece release their ‘Night Time’ EP on all digital formats on 4 December, and here share the irresistible lead track, Night Time. “When I wrote ‘Night Time’, I was living far from a train station. If ... read on...
• Folkstock goes to town 2015, Nov 01st Award winning independent folk roots and acoustic label, Folkstock Records have been releasing emerging singer songwriters since its inception following their much acclaimed festival held in September 2013. With high profile support from Patrons Peggy Seeger and Fairport Convention’s Dave Swarbrick plus national treasures Whispering Bob Harris and Tom Robinson, the boutique label has been ... read on...
• Steve Folk (Blabbermouth) – Black Sheep Bones 2015, Nov 01st Steve Folk (formerly know as Blabbermouth) is an exceptional artist. Travelling around Europe (not in his boat: that’s just a home and a studio) he meets nice people or nasty dogs, plays his music for people that may or may not pay attention, stays at beautiful mansions or crappy hotels. And he keeps us posted ... read on...
• I Write The Songs #83 featuring Canen 2015, Oct 03rd Feature artist of the week: Canen Tiki’s I Write The Songs #83 by Tiki Black on Mixcloud   Canen sings her heart out for human rights and the music is featured on this playlist. Check out her website to listen to the EP, download and donate. part 1 Canen, Ain’t ... read on...
• Martha Bean – When Shadows Return to the sea 2015, Sep 21st Self released in April 2015, “When Shadows Return to Sea” will see a more official release by Continental Record Services in October 2015. And rightfully so. For a self-released debut, Martha Bean’s ‘When Shadows Return To The Sea’ is remarkably assured. Slick, intriguing and highly listenable, it makes you wonder what the record companies were doing, ... read on...
• Case Hardin – Colours Simple 2015, Sep 21st Colours Simple, the fourth studio album from Case Hardin, will be released on Clubhouse Records on September 18th. Following on from their critically acclaimed ‘PM’ album, a record that really underlined Pete Gow’s position of one of the UK finest songwriters, Colours Simple sonically delivers a fuller band approach and one that is both fuelled and ... read on...
• Dark Days and Bright Nights – Luna Rise 2015, Aug 23rd Fasten  your  seat  belts! LUNA  RISE kidnaps  for  an  interstellar  mission!  Melodic  Rock is  the  name  of  the genre  and  operation,  eagerly  conducted  by  these young  hard­-hitting  Austrians.  This  year  (2015)  the  long awaited  debut­-album  DARK  DAYS  &  BRIGHT  NIGHTS finally  saw  the  light  (or  shadow)  of  the  day. The  title  arose from  a  time  when singer  &  frontman Chris  Divine called  the  nights  his ... read on...
• Nick Festari – This is me… Slower and faster 2015, Aug 12th After 30 years performing eurobeat and dance music, Nick Festari dives into new genres; pop, rock, alternative, punk, electronic all included in his debut EP “This is me… Slower and faster”; 6 tracks – six different genres!” Biography – Nick Festari – Writer, Arranger, Singer Roberto Festari (a.k.a. Nick Festari) started to study piano at 9 years old. ... read on...
• Little Sparrow – Wishing Tree 2015, Jul 26th Singer-songwriter Katie Ware, better know as Little Sparrow combines an enchanting voice with beautiful melodies. With previous songs like Sending a message and Hunted (A bear’s tale) still haunting her listeners, she re-releases the title track as a single, a great way to help quench the response to the corresponding debut album “Wishing Tree”, accompanied by ... read on...
• Steve Pledger – Striking Matches In The Wind 2015, Jun 19th I came across Steve Pledger’s album through a comment on Twitter by radio host Rick Stuart. His Roots & Fusion show on Stockport’s Pure Radio is probably one of my favourite radio shows. His words prompted me to ask Steve Pledger for a copy of his album and before I knew it, he was the featured songwriter ... read on...
• Jeff Healey – Best Of The Stony Plain Years 2015, Jun 18th The Jeff Healey – Best Of The Stony Plain Years Album is out: Jeff Healey entertains nostalgia (and Tom & Jerry fans too according to my daughter) with a mix of Jazz, Swing and Blues and a music-loving voice still occasionally and surprisingly serving the rock chord, mixing charm and energy. From the enchanting Three ... read on...
• Muddy Waters – 100 2015, Jun 16th This officially authorized centennial tribute to Muddy Waters, “MUDDY WATERS 100″ is a once-in-a-lifetime CD that celebrates, commemorates and contributes to the musical legacy of this American icon. Produced by 2X Grammy nominated producer Larry Skoller (“Heritage Blues Orchestra”/ “Chicago Blues: A Living History”), the CD is contained in a collectible CD-sized hard-cover book with 48 ... read on...
• Wink Burcham – Cowboy Heroes and Old Folk Songs 2015, Jun 11th Can’ t go wrong with Okies from Oklahoma, right? There was JJ Cale, now there’s John Fullbright and coming up next is Wink Burcham! As pure and fresh as cow s**t in spring. And I am sure some of the connotations do not do this fine singer/songwriter justice: so check this album out. A great ... read on...
• Derek King – Sometimes 2015, Jun 07th With songs about the ups and downs of life and love, and the odd bit of topical content thrown in, Derek King is very much a songwriter for today. Listen to his latest offer on Bandcamp, the LP entitled Sometimes, including songs noted for their simple honesty, making them music easy to identify with. read on...
• Weldon Henson – Honky Tonk Frontier 2015, May 28th EUROOTS PROMOTION PRESENTS: WELDON HENSON – Honky Tonk Frontier It was our good friend Ricky Davis, who you may remember as the pedal steel player extra-ordinaire in Dale Watson’s Lone Stars for so many years, who introduced us to the authentic sounds of Weldon Henson. And boy do we love the music. So we are pleased we can share ... read on...
• Walk EP 2015, May 17th I’ve been really enjoying my latest discovery, the Walk EP, and wanted to share this electric blues EP (also called EP 🙂 ) by Walk released in 2013. Walk is a sequencer Blues Band including Rik Warren and David Schlechtriemen and based in Manchester. Surely even Blues purists will be curious to partake in the world these compositions ... read on...
• The Sideshow Tragedy – Capital 2015, May 04th The Sideshow Tragedy – Capital: The Sideshow Tragedy is introduced as “Just two kids from Austin rocking away the roots BIG TIME” Watch and hear them on the video below and listen/get the whole album on bandcamp… read on...
• Session Americana – Pack Up The Circus 2015, May 01st Well, if the opening lines of their album profile does not get your interest, I guess nothing will: Produced by Session Americana and Anais Mitchell, Pak Up The Circus is the new album by Session Ameriana released Feb 2015. Session Americana is Billy Beard, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting, Ry Cavanaugh and Jon Bistline, Kimon Kirk, Laura ... read on...
• Clarence Bucaro – Like The First Time 2015, Apr 30th Maybe I read more in this album than there is but then again if an album can do that, then it is totally worth it. The point is that the music says Like the First Time (its title) in so many ways when you listen to it. Clarence Bucaro’s voice glides on the waves without ... read on...
• The F Spot Femmes Fatales 2015, Mar 08th Folkstock Records releases The F Spot Femmes Fatales on the 8th of March 2015, a compilation album gathering 10 tracks by 10 talented female singer-songwriters including Peggy Seeger, Roxanne de Bastion, Zoe Wren, Marina Florance, Minnie Birch, Kaity Rae, Kelly Oliver, Daria Kulesh, Maz O’Connor and Fay Brotherhood and some really beautiful artwork by Amy Pettingill. And what ... read on...
• Sarah McQuaid – Walking into white 2015, Jan 28th At times resolutely folk in the most traditional way and at others bathing in some undeniably Jazz sounds and arrangements, Sarah McQuaid’s new album Walking into white will not stand in the background. The production makes it noticeable, the CD sometimes sounding like vinyl strutting its imperfections to filter the superficial listeners. This is very much musicians ... read on...
• Tiki Black releases new single ‘Free Like Smoke’ ft Jo Bywater 2014, Dec 15th The contemporary folk singer known as Tiki Black has released her latest single, “Free Like Smoke,” featuring Jo Bywater. The track is the most significant release from Black since her 2013 LP record, “Out of the Black.” Both releases have been published on the No Sugar Added independent music label. Sonorous, melodic and carrying on ... read on...
• Découverte 2014, Nov 25th Album à découvrir pour un voyage plein d’émotion : Hôtel Coste read on...
• Triple ‘A’ Side – Marina Florance 2014, Nov 17th Marina Florance releases Triple ‘A’ Side Marina Florance just won’t let us catch our breath*, giving us another lovely set of songs, unencumbered, for us to appreciate another gentle spread of the velvet voice. I’ll say it from the outset. I love “Getting Away” and this superb track is a beautiful duet with Ben Smith on ... read on...
• Mountains and Tides – Pitch Feather 2014, Oct 01st Pitch Feather are husband and wife Chuan and Alberta Leong from Singapore and craft their indie music in the comfort of their own home, sometimes with friends, pets and humans alike, participating as audience or as accompanying instrumentalists (no the pets don’t play any instruments!). With their debut album Mountains and Tides, the couple take us ... read on...
• Flat Earth Diary – Krista Detor 2014, Sep 25th At first, listening to Krista Detor’s Flat Earth Diary gives the deceitful feeling that the release is just another Country/Folk record with a voice reminiscent of the US female artists of the genre ranging from the Carly Simon to Sheryl Crowe and maybe beyond the genre the depth of K.D. Lang. Maybe so, but you ... read on...
• My own little piece of Sky – Marina Florance – Shh… just listen 2013, Dec 13th Seldom does the title of a release truly express the feeling that a listener gets hearing its music. There are no words to describe the beautiful place where the melodies take you, except to say that Marina Florance has done it with this EP, small quantitatively and atmospherically while packed with emotion and comfort. From the velvet voice of Florance to the ... read on...