
This week it's going to be a fairly major post as I think I have unearthed some real gems from around cyberspace. Don't know about you guys, but some weeks I'm really open to new stuff! Other times I just want to curl up with some Arcade Fire or something I'm comfortable with like a favourite sweater. This week I'm excited about Hydro Festival and feeling like a kid in a sweet shop. Scott Kirkpatrick fronted band Chemic have been busy making a mark in Louisville and the [...]
Tom McShane Genre: Indie / Alternative From: Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Tom Mcshane is a singer songwriter from Northern Ireland who takes you on a tour of his emotions with his heart firmly pinned to his sleeve. Like a mellow, melancholic David Ford or [...]
Okay, so I'm back from the hiatus I didn't say anything about (I was busy...having a life), and no-one cares about anyway, so on with the music! Today's post is gonna consist mostly of stuff I've been sent over the past couple of months by various labels, street teams and marketing people. It's all pretty good, though! I guess the Gmail spam filter also handles crappy music. It seems AOL have graduated from giving mediocre internet connections (at least back in the [...]

Just as it says on that there tin, folks... have posted many of these before, but what the heck. Back from holidays soon, so expect more new stuff here. Tom McShane -'That's All There Is (Nina Simone cover).' mp3 Comrade Down -'American Trilogy (Delgados cover).' mp3 Cat Power -'Wonderwall (Oasis cover; John Peel session.' mp3 Cat Power -'We Dance (Pavement cover).' mp3 Jesus and Mary Chain -'Vegetable Man (Syd Barrett [...]

This split 7" features Tom McShane and Escape Act, two of Northern Ireland's most respected acts. Both "Fighter" and "God Says" are available on limited edition 7" vinyl, with the exclusive digital release featuring 4 digital-only bonus tracks available now on iTunes . "Fighter" by Tom McShane is a bejewelled and brassy song about avoiding the truth about oneself and the destruction that can cause. Tom Mcshane says: “I admire those songwriters who tell complex stories compressed within as few lines as possible” “and that’s what I aimed to [...]

New Wax This little mini-album came out late last year, so it's not technically "new," but it's new to me, and if you've got a slowcore bone in your body, you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Irish songwriter Tom McShane's Departures EP opens with disarmingly spare single organ notes that ring moodily until delicate vocals somewhat reminiscent of Elliott Smith enter the mix. Musically, the arrangements on Departures bring to mind recent material from Bill Callahan (under the Smog moniker), but while [...]