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10th October 2019
Dawn Chorus #12: Deerful – Tell Me I Can Fix This On My Own

Dawn Chorus #12: Deerful – Tell Me I Can Fix This On My Own

There’s a lot of thinking being done (by me) at the moment about digital and analogue impacts on music, as a listener and (less so) as a musician. This thinking surfaced the need to hear again the Tell Me I Can Fix This On My Own album from Deerful, so here we are with a …

8th October 2019
Dawn Chorus #11: Suggested Friends – Turtle Taxi

Dawn Chorus #11: Suggested Friends – Turtle Taxi

It’s a Tuesday in October. It has dawned in gloriously sharp blue edged with soft yellow but it is the sort of day where regrets could still ambush you at any moment. Warding off the threat with Turtle Taxi, the second album from the brilliant Suggested Friends, which was released last week.   Artist: Suggested Friends …

7th October 2019
Dawn Chorus #10: The Bluetones – Science & Nature

Dawn Chorus #10: The Bluetones – Science & Nature

Having had a reissue over the summer and about to be played in full on The Bluetones’ UK tour in November, we take another listen to their third album Science & Nature for our Monday morning Dawn Chorus. Artist: The Bluetones Album: Science & Nature Label: Mercury  Year of release: 2000  Genre: Indie rock, alt-pop …

6th October 2019
Epicene: Grawl!x and Umbilica on gender identity

Epicene: Grawl!x and Umbilica on gender identity

Following a trilogy of albums on the subject of grief musician Grawl!x – collaborating with Umbilica – has now turned their attention to exploring gender, feminism, and identity.    Epicene: having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex. Not one for shying away from subjects so big and universal …

3rd October 2019
Dawn Chorus #9: Broken Chanter – Broken Chanter

Dawn Chorus #9: Broken Chanter – Broken Chanter

In our house Thursday is the hardest day…everyone is tired but the weekend still feels light years away, making it a slow-starting, introspective type of morning. The self-titled debut album from Broken Chanter is perfect for playing in solidarity before lifting us from our mire.  Artist: Broken Chanter Album: Broken Chanter Label: Last Night From …

2nd October 2019
Dawn Chorus #8: Haq – Evaporator

Dawn Chorus #8: Haq – Evaporator

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 …

1st October 2019
Dawn Chorus #7: Umbilica – Where the Land Meets the Ocean

Dawn Chorus #7: Umbilica – Where the Land Meets the Ocean

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 …

30th September 2019
Stuck In My Mind: Silvi Wersing of Chorusgirl on being an introvert creative

Stuck In My Mind: Silvi Wersing of Chorusgirl on being an introvert creative

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

30th September 2019
Dawn Chorus #6: Breakup Haircut – What Did You Expect? I Got It Off the Internet!

Dawn Chorus #6: Breakup Haircut – What Did You Expect? I Got It Off the Internet!

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: …

27th September 2019
Dawn Chorus #5: Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career

Dawn Chorus #5: Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career

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 …

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