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Bottlemoth: Even Us Ghosts [Album]

on October 28, 2024

Album alt-country alt-folk alt-rock alternative Americana Bottlemoth

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Dolores Forever: Rough Trade East, London [Live]

on October 08, 2024

alt-pop alt-rock alternative Dolores Forever live music London

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Amy Papiransky: Living and giving [Interview]

on September 28, 2024

Amy Papiransky folk interview jazz Scotland singer-songwriter

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Cappo: S.T.A.R.V.E. [Album]

on September 23, 2024

Album Cappo Nottingham rap

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The Howl & The Hum: Same Mistake Twice [Album]

on September 19, 2024

Album alt-folk alt-rock indie The Howl and the Hum

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Hohnen Ford: Forward, with emotion [Interview]

on September 04, 2024

folk Hohnen Ford interview jazz London pop singer-songwriter

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Beau: Talk To Me

on August 27, 2024

alt-folk alt-pop alt-rock alternative Beau dreampop New York

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Rosie Gault: Petals, and a sense of purpose [Interview]

on August 24, 2024

acoustic alt-pop interview London Rosie Gault singer-songwriter

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Casii Stephan: Without A Box

on August 22, 2024

alt-folk alternative American Casii Stephan Minnesota singer-songwriter

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Music Observer: June & July '24 highlights

on August 06, 2024

Bored Marsh Catty Five O Fives Halsey Hana Lili Hannah Mazey Mistine Odd Beholder Roots Manuva Saint Sappho Soot Sprite TOMI Wrest

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New release horizon scanner:

8/11 - Girl Scout: Headache (EP)
8/11 - Carla Aakre: through
8/11 - Beren Olivia: English weather
8/11 - Call of Sirens: Puppeteer
8/11 - Oswald Slain: Happiness is overrated
8/11 - Whitney Bjerken: i said that i wasn’t… (i was)
8/11 - The Eves: Both sides (EP)
8/11 - piglet: for frank forever (EP)
15/11 - f.o. machete: Skeletor
29/11 - Moletrap: Rhagofn
6/12 - Lee J Toby: Roll with the waves
6/12 - Lauren Mayberry: Vicious creature (Album)
29/1/25 - Dictator: Middle of the road (EP)

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Dolores Forever: Rough Trade East, London [Live]

At the end of September, Dolores Forever released one of the very best albums of the year so far, their debut 'It's Nothing'. I'll shamelessly quote myself here: "The record is richly modern and at the same time soaked in a 1980s vibe. It’s Ataris and Roland synths, plugged into a modern, forward-looking digital interface. Transistor punk, perhaps? Lyrically, the songs in this collection are very clear, with plenty of brilliant one-liners and metaphors forming a close-to tangible imagery" (read more over on CLASH ). I've been genuinely excited about this band and the album really cemented my belief in them. But I'd not heard them live (although I'd seen and heard plenty of good reports) until last week when I caught their album launch / in-store at Rough Trade East. I expected a stripped back show, but this was a full band performance, albeit a short one. They played all but two of the new album's songs (I really missed 'Grace', one o

Bottlemoth: Even Us Ghosts [Album]

Given the whole point of this blog is to write words about music, sometimes finding the right language proves really hard. There sometimes just don't seem to be enough adjectives in English. Bottlemoth have produced a debut album which has posed me a few problems in that regard. They're a fresh five-piece band with plenty of experience having been formed in January 2024 by the former members of Bridges 'Even Us Ghosts' was released on 18th October to stream, of course, and also on gorgeous-looking limited edition vinyl (links below). It's a 10-track record which encompasses all Bottlemoth stand for, musically: elements of timeless yet modern indie-folk, crisp pop/alt-rock drum production, warm Americana inflections, sublime vocals... That's quite a few adjectives already. 'Landslides (People Change)' opens the proceedings: a brief burst of ambient sound, and then straight in with soft but firmly-hitting guitars and a crisp beat featuring a doubled-snar

Amber Saqladi: Becoming a modern-day Siren [Interview]

Amber Saqladi began her journey as a song-writer scribbling poetry at age seven, before graduating to writing songs with a felt-tipped pen on sheets of A3 paper. But it took some time for this pastime to evolve into a way of life. "It's always been something I've done but it was never anything I really took seriously growing up. I was a very academic kid, so that's what I expected to do," Amber explains. By 15, though, she had started writing music more seriously, and gigging. "Since then, it's become undeniable that that's the thing I enjoy the most - being able to be creative, and be academic at the same time," she says. Amber quickly established herself as a familiar name on the music scene in her home town of Leicester, where she also recorded her first three singles at HQ Studios . "The music scene in Leicester is absolutely lovely - it's very community based. I can always count on the other musicians there to support me, and I

Amy Papiransky: Living and giving [Interview]

Writing this blog has given me so many new music experiences, and I’ve been introduced to more artists than I can count, sometimes through word of mouth in the new music community, sometimes through a serendipitous working of The Algorithm, and occasionally through direct approaches from artists or their reps. I have to confess I hadn’t heard the name Amy Papiransky before I received a PR email with a preview of her new album ‘Friday’s Daughter’ (look out for my review of the record for CLASH in October). Amy is a well-connected artist, and for the new album she’s assembled some amazing collaborators and has described recording it as “the best musical experience I’ve ever had.” I was intrigued to find about a bit more about her, and she generously gave up some of her time to answer a few of my questions. Hi Amy! In one sentence, how would you describe your music and who you are? I am a singer-songwriter originally from the North-East of Scotland now based in Glasgow and my music is in

Rosie Gault: Petals, and a sense of purpose [Interview]

Rosie Gault is a name I started noticing across my social media feeds over the past few months. She's an independent musician, relatively early in her career and currently studying music and gigging in London. Her music struck me as being really personal, very real - there's a genuine warmth to it and a willingness to share and learn with her listeners. Rosie's Instagram profile gives a very accurate summary of her approach: "Pop music and positive vibes ... Writing songs for overthinkers." I was really thrilled when Rosie agreed to share a bit more about herself and her approach to making music. For those who don't know you yet, could you explain a bit about who you are and how you got into music? My name’s Rosie and I’m a singer and songwriter, doing a mix of pop and acoustic stuff as I’m really inspired by artists like Taylor Swift, who do a more diverse range of pop songs. I grew up in a very small town in the midlands of England, where next to nothing

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