Weak autumn sunshine sidles past the clouds today and we let Evaporator, crystalline experimental electronica from collaborative project Haq, do the heavy lifting on keeping our midweek mood buoyant. Artist: Haq Album: Evaporator Label: Bearsuit Records Year of release: 2019 Genre: experimental electronica The internet, for the most part these days, is a despair-inducing sinkhole …
A beautifully blended album of styles from jazz to alt-rock in this latest release from Umbilica – Where the Land Meets the Ocean – our Dawn Chorus for Tuesday 1 October 2019. Artist: Umbilica Album: Where the Land Meets the Ocean Label: self-released Year of release: 2019 Genre: alt-rock, jazz-pop, folk-punk Stand still here, upon …
Silvi Wersing of Chorusgirl talks about being an introverted creative and how her inner world is important in her process as a songwriter and performer
We’re kicking off our week and ending our September with this first release from First Timers Fest alumni Breakup Haircut with What Did You Expect? I Got it Off the Internet! Artist: Breakup Haircut Album: What Did You Expect? I Got It Off the Internet! Label: Hell Hath No Fury Year of release: 2019 Genre: …
The last Dawn Chorus of this week is here to smooth your way into the weekend with a classic album from Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career. Artist: Camera Obscura Album: My Maudlin Career Label: 4AD Year of release: 2009 Genre: Indiepop There is something of a perpetual summer dusk about this record despite having …
Another release from the wonderful Last Night From Glasgow is cheering up a rushed Thursday morning as the debut from Domiciles, This Is Not A Zen Garden, falls on us as heavy as this autumn rain. Artist: Domiciles Album: This Is Not A Zen Garden Label: Last Night From Glasgow Year of release: 2019 Genre: …
The Dawn Chorus record for Tuesday 24 September 2019 is the 1969 double-LP from Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Streetnoise, which takes in genres from prog rock to jazz and makes for a varied listen across its 16 tracks. Artist: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity Album: Streetnoise Label: Marmalade / Polydor …
The first Dawn Chorus (Monday 23 September 2019) is given over to an album I’ve been listening to a lot recently in my role over at record label Reckless Yes – the brilliantly eclectic fourth solo album from The Bluetones’ frontman Mark Morriss, Look Up. Artist: Mark Morriss Album: Look Up Label: Reckless Yes Year …