Catfish And The Bottlemen have signalled their arrival in some style. Recently signed to Communion, this, their first single (officially released yesterday) has already caught the ear of Zane Lowe, while 6Music & XFM have been quick to show support and it's easy to see why. It's an explosive debut, that possesses a vocal snarl reminiscent of The Strokes at their best. If they carry on like this, it's going to be hard to ignore these youngsters from North Wales. Our First Signs Of Love Feature was founded for moments like this, this track makes you [...]
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Gorgeous with sweeping melodies and sweet violin is what you'll find in James Bay's debut single, "Move Together." He's a young guy out of the small town of Hitchin in the UK, and has his first record coming July 22nd. Enjoy his graveled voice and fantastic harmonies. James Bay: Site // Facebook // Download
With a signing to the über-hip, red hot U.S. indie label Glassnote (Mumfords, Phoenix), Montreal-based Half Moon Run are primed for stateside success with a full-fledged re-rollout of their 2012 album Dark Eyes later this summer. Called "one of the most important bands debuting an album this year" by Mumford Son and Communion Records co-founder Ben Lovett (who signed them to his U.K. label), Half Moon Run juggle an intricate combination of folk and (sm)art/pop with a complex underbelly of jagged rhythmic turns and spot-on three part harmonies. A trio for most of their recent rise [...]
Londoner Nick Mulvey found his first taste of success as a founding member of Portico Quartet, the Mercury Prize-nominated band known for their adventurous electro-acoustic sonic explorations. In 2009, Mulvey opted to head off on a solo trek to write and perform his own songs, tapping into his affinity for neo-folk songwriting, the rhythmic tunes of Paul Simon and a playing style that draws heavily on his guitar studies during an extended stay in Havana, Cuba. Now signed to the tastemaker Brit label Communion, Mulvey is readying his second EP Fever to the [...]
This Is The Kit announce full tour of Ireland... Having announced the Cork leg of the tour quite some time ago, it has been confirmed that This Is The Kit will play a number of shows in Ireland including a G-Man Presents... date on Saturday, May 25th in the Triskel Art Centre's TDC . The auditorium wing of the incredibly impressive Triskel Art Centre complex will house the Paris/London based indie-folksters led of course by songwriter [...]
Norwegian singer songwriter Farao first appeared in January with a free download of haunting track ‘Forces’. Her fragile and otherworldly tone instantly resonated with anyone that heard it. Farao headed to Reykjavik in February to record with Mike Lindsay from experimental folk group Tunng. ‘Skin’ is the first track from this batch of recordings that is set for release as a digital-only single on May 27th. There is an un-nerving intensity to this track with a foreground drum beat and icy sharp vocals that tell the tale of extra marital affair. Farao played all instrumentation on [...]
I'm not sure if this was a problem that only massively plagued UK bands or if it bled into bands from other countries as well, but I must have done and redone my SXSW schedule 10 times in the lead-up to the week of SXSW 2013. And this was all owing to band cancellations: some bands had 'a family emergency', others simply didn't respond to my questions of "are you still coming to SXSW?" With the first version of my schedule, I thought I would have to make some seriously tough choices [...]
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Few things are as filled with longing as a young heart. Few things burn hotter or faster than young love. The video for "Simple Kids", from U.K. five-piece Story Books , is shot in muted colors, faded like an old memory. As a soft, creaky vocal reminisces about a former relationship we see a character on screen revisiting old haunts filled with ghosts of a past girlfriend. He goes to a party and remembers when he was there with her. He treks to a bar and sees her face. We hear the chorus, "Stay close to your troubles, don't [...]
If, like TGTF, one finds oneself at a loose end in London on the evening of the first Sunday of the month, then there's only one place to be. Communion is a monthly new music showcase held at the subterranean sweatbox of the Notting Hill Arts Club, which has hosted many a band early in their meteoric rise to fame. All but one performer tonight were new to TGTF, which begs the question: which of them will continue to grace these pages, and which will vanish into the musical ether with nary a footnote in the history [...]
Over the last few years, the West London music scene has gathered at the Notting Hill Arts Club for a monthly night of music dubbed Communion that has churned out an impressive number of critically acclaimed acts – notably HT faves Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and Michael Kiwanuka. With its pedigree firmly established the latest in the line of folkie British acts to emerge from that scene which deserves your attention is recent Partisan Records signees Treetop Flyers . The Treetop Flyers, who won the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent [...]
Hailing from Kent (actually the Isle of Sheppey, off the coast) in the U.K., Story Books have been quietly building some low-keyed blogosphere buzz across the pond, thanks to an exceptionally promising 2012 single, "Peregrine" and a string of sold-out shows. Now the good folks at Communion, the label co- founded by Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons and producer Ian Grimble, are in the picture with the band's forthcoming EP Too Much A Hunter arriving April 28 via the respected imprint. Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian, Hey Rosetta!) produced the new [...]
In January I had the chance to sit down with Willy Mason and ask him a few questions. The new [...]
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Bear's Den - Agape Bear's Den Agape EP is out now on iTunes and your favorite digital music sites. It's much darker than I anticipated, seems as though the carry over from some of the guys' previous band Cherbourg is definitely there. I definitely liked them then and like them now. Their lyrics are weighty, almost nothing is lighthearted. They're ones that need to be unpacked to be fully comprehended. I hope to get their ear sometime and get some insight into the songs. (This is when I wish digital [...]
El dúo parisino de Scratch Massive (Maud Geffray & Sébastien Chenut) con una larga trayectoria musical detrás de ellos, desde 1999 y con 3 álbumes de estudio, el último 'Nuit De Rêve' un brillante disco lleno de colaboraciones y con el dúo ha estado de gira presentando el álbum, y ahora de la mano del sello francés de Pschent Music se acaba de publicar un nuevo álbum llamado 'Communion', con las versiones Live de los temas, un álbum en el que contiene 9 piezas de su último álbum [...]
Andrew Davie (ex- Cherbourg), Joey Haynes, and Kevin Jones make up Bear's Den , a trio of Londoners who are readying the release of their five-track debut EP Agape for a March 18 drop in the U.K. Given the band's penchant for sprightly pub folk/rock and alt-country leanings, it's no surprise that the band's release is arriving via Communion Records, the respected imprint co-founded by Mumford and Sons' Ben Lovett -- or that Bear's Den opened for the Mumfords last year at London's 02 arena. Recorded with Kristoffer Harris, Agape (from [...]
Scratch Massive never do what is expected of them, and nobody’s complaining! It was already the case in 2003 with “Enemy & Lovers”, the LP that marked their birth and showcased electric guitars as well as a decidedly rock style at a time when electronic music was all the rage. In 2007, once the return [...]
It's the final round of Communion Nashville over at The Basement for 2012, and, per usual, the line up is stellar. This is finally the time that I make it down there, and below are the players that I've been listening to in preparation. You can grab tickets at Grimey's or hand over a 10 spot at the door. Get out and support your live local music scene! The Wans are a loud three piece rock band that take their name from the Irish phonetic spelling of [...]
It's been a while, as ever I endeavor to be better starting with this - a video aplenty post. Daughter are a London based band made up of members Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella. You can expect their The Wild Youth EP on November 21st through Communion , until then, these two have been on repeat with me for two days now. I find it's best to start above and come Wednesday you should be ready to press play below...
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No Country For New Nashville
The G-Man
There Goes the Fear
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Hidden Track
The Ruckus
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Blondie returning with a new album and a show at the Keswick in October
Stream: Little Daylight – “Glitter & Gold”
