Recently released as a special treat for the upcoming Record Store Day 2013 is a collaboration between Moby and Mark Lanegan called The Lonely Night. It's video, directed by Colin Rich of Deer Dog, features desolate urban and rural landscapes soundtracked by the enriching ambient acoustic music from Moby and Lanegan's comfortingly chilling vocals. Check the video out below:Currently staff pick over at Vimeo we'd also reccomend the beauty of the song as the perfect company to your Record Store Day 2013 br...
Charlie Straight is an artist that many more people should know about. With good words coming from many directions, love for their artistry is on the up and just to get in on the act we listened to their latest single I Sleep Alone, released on May 12th. The opening chords of I Sleep Alone are possibly the most joyful thing you'll hear in the the first half of the year before the more sombre tones of Autumn set in. The four piece worked with producer Guy Fixsen to produce a sweet slice of harmonic excel...
It's always nice to see a familiar face in your inbox instead of the usual junk mail that seems to come thick and fast. We've seen Tom George on the Liverpool circuit before and when the video for his latest single, Sharks, out April 15th popped into our inbox it bought back some memories. Check out the video below: With a film noir like feel to the song that is replicated in the shaky camera angles of the video it's an Art house watch that impresses. The brooding, claustrophobic guitar that opens the s...
Earlier this month Cold War Kids released their fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts and we've been listening to it...There's more than a hint of the sort of synth infused ambient rock that gets people into states of higher being on Cold War Kids latest release. Fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts boasts a bright red cover with an impressionistic sketch of the titular Miss in it's center and the music certainly reflects the tones in it's often yearning impressionistic songs. There's ethereal howls, walls...
Warning: Contains spoilers! Cast:Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Liam Cunningham, David Warner, Tobias Menzies, Nicholas Briggs Written by Mark Gatiss, Directed by Douglas Mackinnon The story: The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) land on a damaged Russian nuclear submarine in 1983 to discover an Ice Warrior has been defrosted on board. Cold Warwriter Mark Gatiss is a long time fan of Doctor Who and, in particular, the old foe of the Doctor, the Ice Warriors who were last see...
When music hits you in the face you tend to notice. But the fact that the music on Built By Angels crept up on me, harmonica and story book in hand, in a manner so quiet we didn't anticipate it coming we were impressed. The acoustic, storyteller like vibes of Built By Angels are often deceptively folky in their inception but beneath the surface there's a lyrically cynical, often rocky texture that adds to the flavours at play on the album. Jon Byrne, the man behind the music, was spotted by The Clash's ...
Australia has a music scene with much to offer the willing music fan and one artist that recently released his new album is Bored Nothing. Check out what we thought below... In a world with so many possibilities many choose to follow the path of DIY. That is, do it yourself. In the case of music it's been a driving force that has produced much homebred excellence such as Bored Nothing a.k.a. Fergus Miller's collection of youth imbued songs. There is much to like about the self titled album and when you ...
Once upon a time there was an idea and it ballooned into something so mind blowing that it took us a few listens to get into it properly. Of course, that's a common occurrence with music but Hung At Heart grabbed us by the pricked ears and massaged us into submission with some charming chords and a line in rough soul infused songs that impresses. The semi lit candle mass that takes centre stage of The Growlers' latest is indicative of some serious mindfuckery. And it's the kind that works, charming you ...
We feel free enough to confess that we love Death Grips more than we probably should. And why not? There's no one else quite like them them and with music that seeks to genuinely challenge the listener and a reputation for subversive ways we say bring it on! Needless to say the video for Lock Your Doors, filmed live using some rather good technology (some spy glasses we suspect) has us somewhat excited... Extracted from the somewhat difficult to find, officially at least, No Love Deep Web Lock Your Do...
The Meaning of life is apparently 42 and by sheer coincidence the new series of the life affirming and often memory making Later... with Jools Holland came back to our screens with the sunshine for it's 42nd series.New Titles. New Studio. New Series. Perhaps it's the time gap making it seem so, but this opening episode of later seemed so much more refreshing than the last time we saw it. First band to play the new studio on screen went to the newly reformed and album toting Suede, still as punchy as ever...
