The New York Fund (image credit: www.gregorynolan.com)

 
So, there’s this band called The New York Fund, and you need to listen to them. Seriously. I’m not kidding. If you want to hear music that excites you, then this should be it.
Previously incaranated as the band Cherryfalls - circa 2003-2005 - after a slight line-up change, the […]

Joe Pug - a startling debut (photo credit: Amber Meairs)

One of the most impressive debuts of the year for me, Joe Pug’s “Nation of Heat” EP - which was released last month - is quickly becoming my album of the year so far.
It’s not often that I’ll throw around Dylanesque comparisons, let alone twice […]

Chris Bathgate (image credit: Quite Scientific)
A product of the Ann Arbor folk-scene, Chris Bathgate is enjoying some serious spins on my playlist lately; which really isn’t all that surprising, when you consider that Chris counts Will Oldham and Jeff Tweedy amongst his many admirers… after all, two of my favourite artists can’t be wrong.
Last […]

I’m off to Sydney for the rest of the week, and probably won’t manage to post until next week. I know, I’ll miss you too.
But to help stave off withdrawal symptoms, here’s a short - extremely short - but sweet tune trio.
Brett Young

Brett Young has just released his self-titled EP
Unbelievably, Brett Young is still, as […]

It’s been a while since a Friday Roundup, so why not?
The Dodos - Ashley

The Dodos have just released new track, “Ashley”
Aah, The Dodos. They look set to become a feature in the Friday Round-up, after appearing in our last round-up here. Yesterday, The Dodos released their new single from the - quite frankly, brilliant - […]

The War On Drugs has just released their EP, “Barrel of Batteries”
The consistently great Secretly Canadian label has just released a 5 track EP by the - unbelievably still little-known - band The War On Drugs, entitled “Barrel of Batteries“.
And it’s frikkin’ great.
Secretly Canadian have this habit of signing your new favourite band. And The […]

So quite often, people will email me about an artist that I “absolutely need to hear”. Some are… well, ok. Some are good. Some are great. And some are special. And if it wasn’t for the fans emailing me, I might have missed out and never heard these tunes.
So that’s the reason why I’m […]