Here's a lovely and faintly afro-tinged folk ditty from The Melodic , who used to be Melodica, Melody & Me . Not just because of its name, On My Way conjures up images of travelling bands and sepia-tinged coach journeys. It's the title track from a four-track EP out via Anti-Records on 24 June, and being launched the following night (Tues 25th) in the Lexington . Click here to view the embedded video.
Sometimes, I really feel like I'm getting old. Joints ache. Hangovers last. And music festivals can quickly go from being fun to feeling like a huge pain in the ass. The crowds! The dirt! The horribly overpriced beer! Good thing there's the Huichica Music Festival that could have been designed solely to shut up my lame crotchety side. Nestled in the hills of the Gundlach Bundschu (that's gun-lock bun-shoe) Winery, Huichica is a well-curated, well-run, perfectly delightful little music festival. It's small. The food is awesome (this year included Salumeria, Craftsmen & Wolves, and Namu Gaji from [...]
One of our favourite bands, Deer Tick will return with a new album Negativity in September this year. Preceding it by a month will be this single and first taste from the album, the brilliant The Rock . It is another in their ever-growing collection of guitar-heavy, heart-on-sleeve Americana gems, but this time includes blasts of brass and piercing strings that spit dirt all over the song’s underbelly. Undoubtedly The Rock enters new, darker territory for the Providence quintet and we're with them every step of the way. Listen here. [...]
Singer-songwriter and former SMOG vocalist BILL CALLAHAN has announced a new album entitled Dream River. It's his fourth LP and will out in September The post Bill Callahan announces new album "Dream River" appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .
Jamie Parisio is a wonderful artist from London, his songs are incredibly beautiful and he’s a very nice person. I was very happy when he answered AMBY some questions. In this interview he tells us who inspires him, what he’s doing for fun, and many more interesting things. AMBY: For a start, how would you describe the sound of the music you create to those unfamiliar with your music? JP: It’s simple music steeped in emotion and fable. Musically I suppose it leans towards the folky side of things, the [...]
Released on May 22, "Better Days" is the first single from Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes' forthcoming self-titled album, due out July 23. Listen to the single and watch the accompanying video, then check out the tracklist and upcoming tour dates below. Website // Facebook // Twitter Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Tracklist: 01. Better Days 02. Let’s Get High 03. Two 04. Please! 05. Life is Hard 06. If I Were Free 07. In The Lion 08. Country Calling 09. They Were Wrong 10. In The Summer 11. Remember To Remember 12. This Life Edward Sharpe & [...]
The highway-bound rhythm and spirited viola of Idaho creates a gently mournful single of perfectly judged alt-Country from The Dive Poets. It is taken from their upcoming album, Married To Your Ghost and is available for free download via their Bandcamp page . . Follow @madmackerel
It's been more than three years, yet the furor surrounding Joni Mitchell's assertion that Bob Dylan is "a plagiarist" continues unabated. She's ready to set the record straight. Mitchell, in a now-infamous April 2010 interview with The Los Angeles Times, is quoted by writer Matt Diehl as saying Dylan wasn't "authentic at all." Mitchell, in the newly posted CBC video [...]
Hér að neðan hljómar glænýtt lag úr hljóðverinu Hljómnum . Lagið ber nafnið Carol" og er með hljómsveitinni Blær . Mun þetta vera fyrsti singullinn sem hljómsveitin gefur út og er lagið frumsamið á alla kannta. Ylfa Marín Haraldsdóttir (Söngur), Ásgeir Örn Sigurpálsson (Gítar og píanó) og Ellert Ólafsson (Bassi) skipa sveitina en Páll Orri Pétursson stjórnaði upptöku og hljóðblandaði. Gestahljóðfæraleikari er Helgi Einarsson á slagverk. Blær - Carol Blær - Carol [...]
Portada por Marley Holt Al menos una vez en la vida te has de haber encontrado un artista extranjero queriendo adoptar algo "exótico" y diferente a su estilo musical, en muchos casos, imitando sin conocimiento previo o búsqueda mínima en wikipedia los sonidos tropicales y folklóricos de los que goza equis región. Deep Cuts me pareció que era una de ellas mientras escuchaba su tema titulado " Slow Descent ", pero cuando empiezas a leer que tiene influencia muy estrecha con la novela Meridiano de sangre por Cormac McCarthy, te das cuenta [...]
If you don't know who London Grammar are by now, you are slightly behind the curve. Having been featured on Disclosure's massive LP "Settle," the UK trio have just come out with their EP "Wasting My Young Years," that features remixes by the likes Kids of the Apocalypse, KDA, and Henrik Schwarz. Although I've enjoyed most of the edits of this release, my favorite by far has to be Star Slinger 's re-interpretation of the song! In my opinion, I feel that Star Slinger is always at his best when he decides to remix tracks of the [...]
"Blending the sounds of traditional folk music with elements of dark, but optimistic, neverland whimsy, Hannalee creates a unique music strange and familiar all at once. The magical three part harmonies of married couple Michael Notter (guitar, ukulele vocals), Anna –Lisa Notter (ukulele, dulcimer, vocals, percussion) and long-time friend Fidelia Rowe (vocals, percussion) wrap around the ears like a favorite childhood blanket and send one off to bed to dream enchanted dreams. Morchella (Spring) is the third in the series of Seattle folk roots trio Hannalee’s seasonal EP offerings" Winter and Fall [...]
Brooklyn based folk quintet Whale Belly will release their second album I Was Once A Bird this autumn. The first focus track Bubbles In My Blood proudly bears the imprint of traditional folk music but steadfastly refuses to conform to expectations - the song boasts a big band sound, but it’s soft and gentle, and the violin adds a classical element that contrasts sweetly with the naggingly insistent high-pitched guitar riffs. The result is something with time-honoured undertones, but also with an original and imaginative contemporary feel. Recommended. Download it [...]
Northcote's eponymous third record is not so much an album as a single theme and variations. It's an appealing theme, to be sure, filled with jangly guitar and confident tenor voices, and bedecked with the brass riffage so fashionable among this decade's indie-folk records. So perhaps the band can be forgiven for neglecting the 'variation' part of the equation. It's records like these, relying on the mainstream staples of thumping beats and 'wooah'-ing backing vocals, that make one question the meaning of the word "indie". Because when it comes to [...]
Danish artist Bastian Kallesøe aka The New Spring will sweeten the Midsommar Day in Berlin on June 21 - read NBHAP's interview with him right here The post Interview: The New Spring - "Hope comes from desire" appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .
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Familiar with the daytime heavy eyes? Those moments when you swear you have 50 pound weights hanging off each one of your eyelashes and no matter where you sit or stand, you find yourself wiping a quick drool from the side of your mouth? Where no triple shot coffee, no energy drink, no cold splash to the face can give your eyelids the strength of bodybuilder to lift that dead weight? And all you want to do is feel your head on your sweet, sweet pillow...Until we look at the clock and realize there is 10 hours still left in [...]
There is no voice in the folk world today that has purer beauty of singer-songwriter ANE BRUN. Adding to the impacted of her vocals is poetic nature of her… The post Ane Brun - Songs 2003-2013 appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Mumford & Sons, Rufus Wainwright, OAK, Sufjan Stevens Song: Michael Cassidy - Battleships [download here ] What's so good? [...]
Another Tale From An English Town heralds the return of the dreamy, haunting folk of Lanterns On The Lake and is taken from their forthcoming new album Until The Colours Run , that will see a release via Bella Union . It is typically beautiful, cinematic and orchestral, with strings and vocals that rise and fall as though they were swelling waves, but the lyrics are sharper than previously, with more bite, and reflect the hard times with a nod to harder ones still to come. It is majestic stuff. [...]
If you've been following us, you know that we're a fan of all types of music. We love hip hop, we love soul, we love folk, and we love EDM. When it comes down to it, we love just about anything, so long as it's good. For myself, I'm a huge fan of folk music. Throw on some Devendra Banhart or Angus Stone and I'm a happy camper. I also love to get down when the time comes. With that being said, I was admittedly a little confused by Avicii's uber controversial live performance. After the party vibe [...]
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