The Quietus have premiered the new video by Joe Volk. The track ‘Call to Sun’ is from the Boris/Joe Volk split album out this week on Invada. The video was directed by Bristol filmmaker, Gary Thomas and shot in the city’s Easton and Stokes Croft areas, and stars Volk’s own niece and nephew. The concept was to protray the juxtaposition of the … Read more
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/60295005″ iframe=”true” /] Yuletide means many things to many people. Sartorial’s Christmas album, All Ready For The 25th? reflects this perfectly, from traditional readings of carols by saw-player David Coulter to chart classics covered by Department S (‘I Believe in Father Christmas’) and Serious Drinking, a brilliant take on Human League’s December chart-topper ‘Don’t … Read more
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/60775214″ iframe=”true” /] In the heady blue haze of 2007 a meeting of minds took place. Portishead curatedATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas that year and amongst the artists they selected were the irrepressible Japanese band Boris, and Bristol singer-songwriter Joe Volk. From seeing each other play that weekend, a friendship formed that lay the foundations for this Boris/Joe Volk release. A year after … Read more
The Lovers showcases a truly modern yet timeless sound, epic in sonic and song writing ambition. Lone Wolf (aka Paul Marshall) shares an affinity with contemporaries such as Wild Beasts, The Invisible and Radiohead (having toured with Phil Selway previously). His true sound is that of an unwillingness to compromise in face of increasingly rigid structures, musically and … Read more
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/67192131″ iframe=”true” /] Oxford, England’s This Town Needs Guns release a new track today to announce the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, 13.0.0.0.0. The song, “Left Aligned” follows the earlier UK-only premiere of album opener “Cat Fantastic“ via The 405 (streaming HERE.) 13.0.0.0.0 is their first album featuring their new vocalist Henry Tremain following the amicable departure of former lead singer Stuart Smith in … Read more
Lone Wolf began life in 2009 in various dusty rooms and tape studios around Sweden where Paul Marshall pulled his songs and ideas slowly together. After a month of various field recordings, sneaking into concert halls late at night to use the piano, setting up gear in small village churches, and other surreptitious places, … Read more
Everything about Canadian power-duo Indian Handcrafts seems to defy possibilities: a two piece that’s louder than a hundred bands, kicking out one of the year’s most riff-rollicking albums that was recorded while the guitarist had a broken hand! They’re two friendly, soft-spoken Canadian guys sounding like the Funkadelic Mothership crash landing on top of the … Read more