You know, there are few debut LPs that I’m more excited about SoKo’s forthcoming album, out later this year. In anticipation, I was listening to some tunes online tonight when I came back to the old faithful, “I’ll Kill Her”. It’s one of my favourite songs… well, ever. It’s 5 years old now. But I […]
Hard to believe that it’s been over four years since I first wrote about Robert Francis on this blog, and even harder to believe that the dude still isn’t a household name. Hopefully all that is about to change, with the release of his album, “Strangers in the First Place”, out May 22nd on Vanguard […]
I remember back in the days when I lived in South Africa, we struggled to get good international acts to come out and play intimate gigs. No longer, it seems, as I’ve just come across this stunning recording of The Tallest Man on Earth playing a live show in South Africa, in one of my […]
If watching the Grammys the other night made you nostalgic for the Beach Boys halcyon days, you’re not the only one. Yesterday, Pete Yorn share the below on his soundcloud account, saying: “Watching last nights Grammy’s made me wanna share this with you….I recorded this (one of my all time favorite songs) a few months […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over four years since I last wrote about Jack Peñate on this blog. At the time, Jack’s “Second, Minute or Hour” was probably one of my favourite tunes of 2007. But then he dropped off the radar for a while; in fact, since his 2009 release, “Everything is […]
Ok, so this happened this morning. I’ve been trying all day to put something into words here, but try as I might I just can’t… I’m left speechless. All I have to say is: Matt Corby won Triplej today. Watch these. I promise you, you won’t regret it.
You know, I’m just going to jump straight into it this year. The usual caveat emptors – as always, with these lists – exist, and I’m trusting you lot to be smart enough to know that by now. So, without further ado, here we go… 10. REM – Collapse Into Now Although “Collapse Into Now” […]
So Alex just posted this song as a “unreleased free download” on The Damnwells facebook page. I may just be a Damnwells freak, but I’m 99.99% sure “Xmas Eve” actually has been released before, but regardless… I’m never one to turn down some holiday cheer. Listen below. Like most Damnwells tunes, it’s elegantly understated and […]