My day with Cindy. Cindy are my favourite band, and so when the San Francisco based group announced their first UK tour I was naturally delighted. A pre gig meet up in Bristol was loosely arranged, but I never could have imagined the way it would ultimately pan out, with the band welcoming me alongContinue reading “Hugs in the Hostel Hallway”
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Index For Working Musik – Dragging the Needlework for The Kids at Uphole
Index For Working Musik is a new venture out of London featuring Max Oscarnold (Proper Ornaments/TOY), Nathalie Bruno (DRIFT.) Bobby Voltaire (Proper Ornaments), Joe Loftus (TOY), and Edgar Smith (J.C Flowers.) Two things had me excited for this new project when it was announced. Firstly, it was the opportunity to have Max Oscarnold’s compositions atContinue reading “Index For Working Musik – Dragging the Needlework for The Kids at Uphole”
The best music… report 1
Flowertown – Half Yesterday (Mt.St.Mtn/Paisley Shirt Records) I was first introduced to the wonderful San Francisco indiepop scene by hearing The Reds, Pinks & Purples (Glenn Donaldson) back in 2020. From there I’ve fallen in love with the likes of Cindy, Tony Jay, April Magazine and countless others playing woozy lofi dreampop that is bothContinue reading “The best music… report 1”
Plantman – Days Of The Rocks
Matt Randall, accompanied by a close knit family of fellow Essex based musicians, has been releasing albums as Plantman since around 2010. Beautiful, enchanting collections that have consistently enriched my life since stumbling upon his stunning ‘Whispering Trees’ album in late 2015. In 2016, I was fortunate enough to catch Plantman live at the LeighContinue reading “Plantman – Days Of The Rocks”