Figure – The Werewolf Dubstep Mix
The adrenaline hit from watching horror films is not something I enjoy. Why spend a couple of hours stressing out. So do I like horror techno bassline dubstep tracks? Turns out I do. Figure, a.k.a. Josh Gard, from somewhere in the Midwest, USA is terrorising my Friday afternoon. Massive dub tracks all about Zombies and...
Silvermoths – Superhero
Time for some shameless self-promotion. Well sort of. I play cello in a folk/pop group called Silvermoths. I’ve been making music with lead singer and co-writer Emma Churchley along with guitarist Kaziu Gill for around 5 years now – and it just keeps getting better. Silvermoths started around a year ago, with my colleague Kate...
Jessica Lea Mayfield – Tell Me
Jessica Lea Mayfield, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter, is forcing me to appreciate country music. Probably in the same way Sheryl Crow did, even Jessica's nonchalant vocal delivery remind me of the queen of alt-country-rock.
Escort – Cocaine Blues
Disco should be a part of every human upbringing, solid old school disco. Funky beats and slick strings have been hidden from our youth for too long. Fear not, Escort are about to change that. Although parents may not want kids shuffling along to songs about narcotics – no wait – hip-hop already teaches how...
Jamie Woon – Night Air
Burial‘s amazing album Untrue from 2007 is one of my favourites, so when I heard the teaser of Jamie Woon‘s new song Night Air on singles club of the Guardian Music Weekly Podcast I began to salivate for more. Londoner Jamie Woon shows considerable talent on his first EP Wayfaring Stranger, he is a great...
Dusty Brown – This City is Killing Me
I’m nearly 10 years too late to be excited about Dusty Brown, but I won’t let that stop me. Dusty Brown are a Sacramento based family trio made up of Zac, Jessica and of course Dusty Brown himself. Their live shows, begun some 10 years ago, have already brought them local music awards in Sacramento. I’m sure their electro folk...
Baiana System – Jah Jah Revolta – Song for the Weekend
I love Twitter. No, not because you end up reading lots of little sentences about people’s unfulfilled lives. It’s because you can find music which you would not otherwise have ever found before. So I was delighted to hear through a Guardian Music Tweet about the Musical Alliance Pact (MAP) which is being run by...
SolarSolar
Canadian duo Dan Drysdale and Angela Drysdale are producing mesmerisingly beautiful dream pop as SolarSolar. If you miss the glory days of trip-hop then SolarSolar‘s take on one of Bristol’s most famous exports will not disappoint. Angela Drysdale’s vocals are exquisite and haunting yet clear and despite having a multitude of layers and events in the...
Galapaghost – Neptune – Song for the Weekend
To us naive Brits (well me at least) Austin Texas is a magical land of tumbleweed, cowboy boots, and of course the not so magical country music. My rodeo view of Austin is gradually being skewered though, especially knowing one of my favourite bands, the folksters Shearwater, come from there. Along the same folky vain...
Breakfast in Fur
The creative juices can flow at the worst times – I’ve irked many a neighbour at 3 in the morning perfecting a few bars of music. Maybe it’s the rush of adrenaline from the fear that an irate pyjama clad person may knock on my door and shoot my face off that can make late...
Gaggle
Choirs conjure up a tirade of stereotypes, usually involving grey hair and cups of 50p tea served in polystyrene. As a member of London Philharmonic Choir my liver can certainly prove we drink more Stella than PG Tips. Gaggle, the female alternative choir from London, are legions apart from crusty old veneer of group singing. They’ve...
Spektrum – I’ve Done It Now (Free MP3)
With a third album on the way, Spektrum are back. The 4 piece electro-punk Londoners from indie label StopStart are recording a third album to follow up to their last release Death At The Gymkhana Club Spektrum are fronted by the prodigal Lola Olafisoye, armed with the wit of Peaches and the vocals of Macy Gray. I’ve...
