Despite a glowing four-star review in Brit music bible Q , British songwriter Sara Lowes' 2011 debut album Back to Creation remains something of a lost gem of shiny (sm)art/pop appeal. While the Manchester-based performer has kept the bills paid as a touring and session keyboardist, her own musical vision deserves its own time in the fleeting spotlight. The sound is fresh and genre-blurringly diverse, a mix of melodic, sometimes delicate, often careening, indie flair and extraordinary musicianship. The arrangements, most notably on the driving "I Wish" and brass-powered "Something I [...]

by teepoo I was attending the concert on a date and not as media so didn't have my SLR on me, excuse the iPhone photos. We had bought the tickets earlier the day of and had no idea that Sara Lowes and Rah Rah would be opening but it was a pleasant surprise. Kicking off the night was UK singer Sara Lowes: She actually has a full band back home, but it was [...]
British singer/songwriter Sara Lowes has had a strong career as a pianist, playing with well-respected artists such as Jim Noir and King Creosote. On September 13th she steps into the spotlight herself, releasing her debut full length Back To Creation. The album opens with the title track, a song that opens with a beautiful piano line before slowly giving way to horns. It's a song that truly
Sara Lowes is a British songer/songwriter and pianist who has lent her talents in support of the likes of Jim Noir and King Creosote. On September 13th she releases her debut solo album, Back To Creation, in Canada. To coincide with the record's release, Lowes embarks on a Canadian tour with Rah Rah and Said The Whale which stops at the Mod Club in Toronto on Sep 8th, Supercrawl in Hamilton on

Well after an extremely successful Ides of Toad on Saturday (a massive thanks to the excellent bands, and to the fucking loads of people who came along) I think this week I shall be putting my feet up and letting other people do the work for a bit. And what a fuck of a lot of work they've been doing, too, because this week is a bit mental in terms of excellent gigs at which to drink yourself into an early grave. So much for the pre-Festival wind-down I discussed last week. As well as having [...]

Bronto Skylift One of themost ferosious live bands I have ever seen and also the newest members to join the Scots Way-Hay club. If you weren't paying attention on Wednesday, then to make sure you make sure you use this opporuntity to check this noisey duo out. You can download yourself their track 'Wolf' as taken from their debut album' The White Crow', for free on their Bandcamp page . Arran Arctic London based [...]
* Sara Lowes - Night Times [buy the EP] * Nice Nice - See Waves [buy the single] * New Villager - Rich Doors [buy the compilation] * These Are Powers - World Class Peoples [buy the EP] *...

King Creosote King Creosote's newest, as yet unreleased, album 'My Nth Bit Of Strange In Umpteen Years' was played seven times in its entirety at the Homegame Fence bash. Attendees were encouraged to record the gig and share it around. Here's what the good man had to say about it. "My next album isn't going to be recorded at all, it's only going to be a live experience. I'm going to do seven performances of the album at Homegame [...]
Sara Lowes has spent a lot of time working with other artists such as the Earlies, King Creosote, Micah P. Hinson and Jim Noir, but this time around, she's bringing us some original solo work. The release date for Back To Creation (Red Deer Club) is still a mystery, but if "soon" isn't good enough [...]

I never really know what to do with pre-release mp3 teaser thingies on this site. I don't like just slapping them up on the blog without any thought, as a great many mp3 bloggers do. It seems a bit of a waste of my time, and bit... well, a bit thoughtless I suppose. As if suddenly the site would become a mindless news aggregator, which is not really fair, but it does feel a bit like that. So I decided a little while back that I would use the podcasts for popping in new mp3s I had been [...]
< Day Two << Day One Did I mention that my head hurt on the Saturday? Would you be surprised to know that it hurt on the Sunday as well? Didn't think so. I skipped Beefball, to my shame, and only managed to pootle along to music-related shenanigans by about two in the afternoon. [...]

I first mentioned Sara Lowes on this blog back in November 2006 , as I anticipated the second album by The Earlies, the band which she plays keyboards for. I also posted two tracks from a 7 inch single recorded by Sara with The Earlies as her backing band – it's one of the obscure gems from my record collection, and well worth picking up if you see it anywhere. The cover of the Webb Brothers I've Been Waiting was good enough, but it was The Ballad of Thomas Danger that really showcased [...]