Fresh from a Mercury nomination, this is the moment when the world is waiting for Ben Howard to firm things up, grow, mature, confirm all that promise and establish an identity.
So, to delay the notorious Difficult Second Album Syndrome, Howard has come up with the Burgh Island EP. Does …
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Tags: ben howard, Bon Iver, burgh island ep, difficult second album syndrome, drive-time material, Ed Sheeran, esmerelda, Gotye, john martyn, katherine travers, Mercury Prize, oats in the water, to be alone
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This little squirt seemed to jump out of nowhere when his self-released EP It’s Got Four Sad Songs On It BTW that he recorded with his music teacher jumped to #1 in the singer songwriter iTunes chart earlier this year. His floppy surfer hair and freckled baby face, matched with …
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Tags: city and colour cover, Gabrielle Aplin, it's got four sad songs on it btw, jake bugg's producer, josh franceschi, lewis watson, mike crossey, music teacher, waiting, warners, you me at six
Posted in Acoustic, Do Not Miss This, Folk, grassroots, guitar music, Indie, Introducing, Music, New Age, New Track, News!, producer, Roots, Singer Songwriter, Singles, Soul, top 40, Videos | No Comments »
Findlay is a new female artist whose début single, ‘Your Sister’, is a full-on embodiment of proper gritty garage rock. You can watch the S&M-style video here (saucy) and download it for free here. Having just finished touring with #1 newcomer Jake Bugg, 2013 is bound to be a …
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Tags: allen ginsberg, burlesque, cooking up something good, cunt, dan auerbach, Dandy Warhols, deathproof, december playlist, dig!, dr.me, findlay, fuck, hung at heart, iggy, Iggy Pop, iggy pop interview, inspire, jake bugg, joyeux anniversaire, live, louis armstrong, mac demarco, manchester, meth, moodboard, residency, S&M, shite, song, spinal tap, spotify, st james infirmary, stag movies, tarantino, the black keys, the brian jonestown massacre, the castle hotel, the coasters, the growlers, the northern quarter, the velvet underground, tour, video, white light white heat, your sister
Posted in Do Not Miss This, Free Playlist, grassroots, guitar music, Interviews, Lo-fi, Mixtape, Music, post-punk, Psychedelic, Rock, Roots, Singer Songwriter, Singles, Soul, Videos | No Comments »
Allah-Las are a psych rock band who formed in Los Angeles back in 2008, priding themselves on their LA-centric, geographically enhanced laid-back style. Having released their debut EP Tell Me (What’s On Your Mind) earlier this year to rave reviews and the impressive approval of Patrick Campbell-Lyons, Allah Las …
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Tags: album, allah-las, busman's holiday, byrds, catamaran, ela nevega, fyf fest, love, patrick campbell-lyons, sacred sands, tame impala, tell me (what's on your mind), the kinks, The Rolling Stones
Posted in Album Review, Festivals, grassroots, guitar music, Indie, Lo-fi, Music, New Age, Psychedelic, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Shoegaze, Surf | No Comments »
London In Stereo are back with their top picks and gig listings for this week.
London In Stereo’s Gigs Of The Week
Jessie Ware // Two Inch Punch – Electric Brixton (Sold Out) - Tuesday 13th November
Obviously after the flurry of excitement (and expectation) around Jessie Ware’s Mercury nomination …
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Tags: electric brixton, gig listings, gigs, Jessie Ware, live, live shows, london in stereo, the borderline, the bronx, The Neighbourhood, the peel, Two Inch Punch
Posted in Acoustic, Dance, Disco, DJ, Do Not Miss This, Embrace the Weekend, Experimental, Folk, Gigs, grassroots, House, Indie, Lo-fi, Music, New Age, News!, Pop, post-punk, producer, Psychedelic, rnb, Rock, Singer Songwriter, Surf, Synth Pop, top 40 | No Comments »
Purveyors of futuristic, synth-infused afro-punk, London-via-Morocco’s I.R.O.K. – which stands for the Intergalactic Republic of Kongo – have been kicking up a storm of late. They’ve shared stages with Azealia Banks, Death Grips and Kavinsky; gaining plaudits far and wide on the blogosphere; and the video for their new single …
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Tags: 2013, Acid Bath Records, afro-punk, Azealia Banks, death grips, Earthy Girls, i.r.o.k., Kavinsky, london, morocco, The Intergalactic Republic of Kongo
Posted in Bass, Dance, Do Not Miss This, grassroots, Hip Hop, Music, Psychedelic, Videos | No Comments »
“For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these ‘it might have been’”, poet John Greenleaf Whittier once wrote in Maud Muller, and it’s hard not to recall these words listening to Matthew Jay’s ‘Holy Details’. Much like Jay’s life, they speak volumes of unfulfilled possibilities …
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Tags: cobain, COURTNEY LOVE, draw, dre, Elliott Smith, eminem, further than tomorrow, holy details, jeff buckley, john greenleaf whitter, matthew jay, maud muller, Nick Drake, vashti bunyan
Posted in Acoustic, Ambient, blues, Do Not Miss This, Folk, grassroots, Indie, Music, News!, Reviews, Singer Songwriter, Singles, Soul | No Comments »
Another week, another excellently curated set of listings from the babes at London In Stereo.
Mmoths // Special Guests // Stubborn Heart DJ - The Shacklewell Arms - Friday 5th October
We’d have put this show on ourselves if we could have. Mmoths have been slowly creeping into the spotlight …
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Tags: arclight, Bush Hall, concerts, DJ, evian christ, gigs, jacques greene, Koreless, listings, live shows, london in stereo, mmoths, Shields, special guests, stubborn heart, The Shacklewell Arms, wintersleep, xoyo
Posted in Acoustic, Ambient, Bass, charts, Dance, Do Not Miss This, Electronica, Embrace the Weekend, Experimental, Folk, Gigs, grassroots, Indie, Lo-fi, Music, New Age, News!, Pop, Psychedelic, rnb, Rock, Roots, Shoegaze, Singer Songwriter, Synth Pop | No Comments »
It’s been a tough old time for the bushy haired 25-year-old songstress since the release of her debut album in 2009.The Author was anticipated by many critics to be the great monolith among new music at the time. Being compared to the likes of Joan Armatrading, she even snatched …
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Tags: anorexia, blackpool, Bob Dylan, boot, break ups, cup of tea, diva, filler no thriller, forgiven, glory days, Jamie T, joan armatrading, karima francis, next big thing, Nina Simone, the author, the daily mail, the remedy, tracy chapman, wherever i go, winehouse
Posted in Acoustic, Album Review, blues, Folk, grassroots, Music, New Age, Pop, Roots, Singer Songwriter, Soul | No Comments »
As if we hadn’t have enough of festivals already, here’s another. But it’s a more convenient one, set in Shoreditch, with a plethora of dance acts. The line-up is aplomb with acts you’re likely to find at an out of town club event, or smaller festivals – names like JJ …
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Tags: cooly g, drums of death, east ender festival, holywell car park, jj doom, mmoths, Norman Jay, Shoreditch, syron, Village Underground
Posted in Bass, Dance, DJ, Do Not Miss This, Drum'n'Bass, Electronica, Embrace the Weekend, Festivals, funky, Garage, Gigs, grassroots, Hip Hop, House, Mash Up, Music, New Age, News!, producer, Roots, Soul, Techno | No Comments »
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