“Emotions and Math” is not simply the name of Margaret Glaspy’s new debut album. That expression drills right to the heart of the New York singer-songwriter’s proper introduction, a mission statement both artistic and personal.   Glaspy, who’s 27 and grew up in Red Bluff, California, self-produced the album, which frames her revealing ruminations in shards of… Read more »

There are certain points in everyone’s life when they must take stock: weigh-up their impact on the world, consider their contribution to society and look back on those they left in their wake. Fortunately for Baxter Dury these moments of self-reflection not only tend to manifest themselves in tragicomic snapshots, but happily they coincide with making records. Returning with… Read more »

BEVERLY are Drew Citron (The Pains Of Being Pure at Heart, Frankie Rose) and Scott Rosenthal. They combine raw pop, post-­punk, and dreamy harmonies, drawing inspiration from lo-­fi greats such as The Amps and The Clean. Signed to NYC label Kanine Records the band have released 2 albums, ‘Careers’ in 2014 and ‘The Blue Swell’ in… Read more »

Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek could hear the staggering differences in the songs they were writing for their third album as Whitney, SPARK—the buoyant drum loops, the effortless falsetto hooks, the coruscant keyboard lines. They suddenly sounded like a band reimagined, their once-ramshackle folk-pop now brimming with unprecedented gusto and sheen. But could they see… Read more »

The Sheepdogs built their name on hard work and determination. Having funded their first three albums and early years of touring on their own, this rock and roll band’s momentum began to build exponentially with the release of the 2010 album, Learn & Burn (which is now certified platinum in Canada). The band would go… Read more »

Slow Dancer is the solo offering from Australian multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Simon Okely. Stirred by the music of his childhood – memories of long country drives through Western Australia listening to his parents’ rhythm and blues albums, Okely has crafted Slow Dancer.

Irish-born & Yorkshire-raised songwriter Holly Macve shares her first collaborative single on 20th October titled ‘Suburban House’ featuring vocals from close friend Lana Del Rey. ‘My intuition wrote this song for me. I was temporarily living in a Suburban house from the 50’s.There was a beautiful old piano, I sat down and the song came… Read more »

Born in the US to Dutch parents, growing up in Luxembourg and currently living in Warsaw, Poland, Olivier Heim combines chorusy guitars, spacey synthesizers and groovy bass-lines with smooth vocals that dive into the souly, surfy sound of the 70s.

Being discouraged from watching TV as a child was integral to the development of Fenne Lily’s musicality, as instead much of her time was spent writing songs and honing both instrumental and lyrical skill. Her folk-tinged music is woven with integrity and sincerity; grit and soft understatementin equal measures. At the age of 17 she began travelling to Bristol… Read more »

Simply calling Curtis Harding a “soul man” feels reductive. Yes, his music is undoubtedly soulful and his songwriting is both evocative and provocative, but there’s more to his music than the stock imagery the label conjures. Harding’s voice conveys pain, pleasure, longing, tenderness, sadness and strength—a full gamut of emotions. Yet still, “soul man” seems… Read more »