It's hard for friends to understand when I try explaining to them this absolute nausea I feel about New Year's Eve. I go out, I appreciate being around the friends... I'm happy enjoying the moment with them, yet in the back of my mind is a swelling sadness, a wave so huge that by the [...]
Dog is Dead have announced a significant tour of the UK and Ireland for February and March 2012. A presale starts tomorrow (14 December) at 9 AM but the general sale begins on Friday (16 December) at 9 AM. We have something cool and Dog is Dead-flavoured on TGTF tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that! Saturday 18th February 2012 – Norwich Arts Centre Sunday 19th February 2012 – Oxford Academy 2 Monday 20th February 2012 - Birmingham Academy 3 Tuesday [...]
Ils étaient quasiment les seuls Anglais perdus dans un océan d'indie américaine. On les sentait un peu à part, timides, mais joyeux. Ils étaient nombreux, et nous savions que l'atout de Stornoway résidait dans leurs voix, les harmonies qu'ils en tiraient. Ils auraient pu venir les mains dans les poches. Mais non. Des guitares, bien sûr, mais aussi un banjo, un cajón, une basse, une trompette... ils ont tout ramené. Nous n'avons pas bougé bien loin. C'était un samedi matin à la Villette, un lieu avec plus de vie que ce que nous pensions. Il y avait là moult [...]
A parceria dos sonhos de qualquer hipster acaba de gerar mais um fruto. A recente junção firmada por Pitchfork (e seu Pitchfork Festival), La Blogothéque e Spotify capturou uma apresentação impecável de uma das revelações do folk britânico de 2010, o Stornoway , no cenário de um parque parisiense, perante uma plateia de crianças e curiosos que filmavam também o pequeno show. A música escolhida é uma grande surpresa: When You Touch Down From Outer Space , música apresentada constantemente pelo quarteto britânico mas que não está na tracklist de seu ótimo álbum de estreia, [...]
The deluge of Take Away Show's from this year's Pitchfork Festival Paris continue today with this clip of young Brits ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media /stornoway/when-you-touch-down -from-outer-space-live-on-take -/58936/
Like bolts of electricity from the fingertips of The (evil) Emperor we are busy typing up every discovery we locate. You see, the love of music coarses through us. We can't help it. That's why we blog. Part of this process of immersion is gifted to us via lots of live music. We like nothing more than to venture out to a good lineup to watch a new band hand out some fresh cuts. In the coming weeks we have plenty of shows lined up on the Recommender's calendar, like stocking up on fuel for the winter, but [...]
Ottawa-born folkie Kathleen Edwards tapped boyfriend / tour mate /Bon Iver head Justin Vernon to help create the lonesome sound that was last month's single, Wapusk . The collaborative nature doesn't stop there, though, as Vernon and a slew of other artists also leave their mark on Edwards' upcoming new album, Voyageur . Co-produced by Vernon and Edwards herself, the record sees the Wisconsin resident also play banjo, guitar, xylophone, bass, and piano. Additional cameos include Norah Jones, Phil Cook (Megafaun), Sean Carey (also of Bon Iver), Stornoway, and Francis [...]
4AD offer some outtakes of 4AD Sessions by their signees, including performances by Gang Gang Dance, Stornoway, Twin Shadow and tUnE-yArDs, for free. Download all of them below and be sure to buy one of the limited edition vinyls - which you can also win by downloading the compilation.
I'm starting to believe I may have the plague; 30 hrs straight in bed with no end in sight. At least I know who the douche was to give me this little gift of death, if someone sees that Shane Sweeting punch him in the face. Most people load themselves up on Nyquil and vitamin [...]
Oxford band Stornoway have donated a Epiphone-S-210 guitar, signed by all four members of their band, to raise funds for wildlife conservation. The guitar will be on auction on eBay, with bidding beginning today (26 August), running through Monday the 6th of September. Money raised by the auction will go to the Concert4Conservation fund, benefiting conservation charities the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS), the Earth Trust and the RSPB. Singer/songwriter Brian Briggs says: As an avid wildlife enthusiast I'm very concerned about the dramatic loss of species and habitats [...]
Sometimes you're just a little down and you don't know why. I believe a suitable word is "melancholy"... not too much of anything really, but enough to note it. That's me today. This dreamy duo is made up of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. They're still a band but many of you may know some [...]
This October, the infamous Pitchfork site, known for it's unapologetic critiques of all things new and cutting edge in music, is bringing it's curated sounds to the City of Lights on October 28 and 29. The festival will take over Le Grande Halle de la Vil lette, a stunning 19th century glass and metal structure that stands in the center of the Parc de la Villette, the city's largest public cultural park. It includes one day co-curated by Bon Iver and a club night that will run until 5am. The festival also features Aphex Twin , Bon Iver , Jens Lekman , Wild Beasts , Cut Copy [...]
After making up the summer mix i came away craving some lyric heavy songs. Those ones that help hold the heart rather than moving the feet. This week is a slow build but it still delivers Stornoway- Fuel Up I don't know how i missed Stornoway last year but i did. I'm on such a [...]
Washed Out , Aphex Twin , and Iceage have been added to the line-up for the forthcoming Pitchfork Music Festival Paris . The 2-day festival, which goes international for the first time, is set to take place at Le Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris from October 28-29. Other additions to the line-up include Erol Alkan , Stornoway , and Mondkopf . The new additions join previously announced acts including Cut Copy , Wild Beasts , and Bon Iver , who [...]
The first time we met was in a steaming pub, the atmosphere typically boisterous for a Friday. I remember a DJ playing some unremarkable dance music to drown out the slurred chatter; our introduction only lasted a moment. I complimented her on her dress and then was gone, rushing somewhere else into the evening. Cut forward a few years and now the moments last longer. She's responsible for some of my worst hangovers, biggest bouts of laughter and bizarre nights out in my life. From [...]
Words by Chris Foster Photos by Anika Oehme I sometimes ask myself at what point defines the exact moment a band has "made it"? Is it when you're first featured as coverstars of a major music magazine? Selling x amount of records? Touring the world to the delight of thousands of your fans? It can certainly be quite hard to define. Watching Stornoway 's gracefully intriguing frontman Brian Briggs stroll to the front of their staggering large stage at one of London's most grandest outdoor venues, Somerset House, about to [...]
Stornoway - "Fuel Up" Watch Stornoway performing for the first time in the US their song, "Fuel Up" from their debut album, Beachcomber's Windowsill . Also watch previously released video for " Zorbing " and "I Saw You Blink.
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