I first caught Ulrika Spacek live as a support act back in 2016. I had no prior knowledge of their work but as soon as they launched into their debut album centrepiece Beta Male I pretty much needed scraping off of the venue floor. Since then their work has evolved across three albums and anContinue reading “Ulrika Spacek – Live at Lafayette, London”
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Whitney’s Playland – Sunset Sea Breeze
This album has been floating around the San Francisco underground for a little while now, but with vinyl copies at last reaching the UK and Summer at our doorsteps it felt just the right time to attempt to capture its magic here. The first thing that hits me every time I Iisten to Whitney’s PlaylandContinue reading “Whitney’s Playland – Sunset Sea Breeze”
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”
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