Having drawn a following over the past number of years playing around London, Brian Grogan finally makes his proper debut with the single 'Reach'. A brilliant hybrid of indie folk and pop, the honest qualities of the song writing and the tender instrumentation makes this one charming release. Whilst many songs dropped by artists of today are loud scrambles to gain attention, Grogan takes the opposite approach by reeling listeners in with delicacy and an organic grounding of pleasurable melodies, clever lyricism and touching vocals. This is truly a treat.
Athens-based artist Eleni Karageorgou have announced news of the release of her project Post Lovers' self-titled debut album. Out December 10th on Inner Ear Records, one of the songs featured on the record is this melodic and breezy track 'Tiger'. Powered by an intricate guitar riff and light drums, the tune is a lush sliding of gentle indie folk. The song follows Post Lovers' debut 7" 'Melbourne/Going Anyway', released last year.
Norway's Susanna has announced the release of her forthcoming album 'Garden of Earthly Delights'. With the LP slated to drop February 22nd, Susanna has also recorded with her new band The Brotherhood of Our Lady. Drawing inspiration from the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, the new work treads the lines of the yin and yang of life.
Inspired by a number of trips to Iceland and intaking the landscape, London duo Ferris & Slyvester return with an epic, new single entitled 'Burning River'. Beautifully produced, their paired vocals accompanied by snappy hand claps and lush guitar lines, build up to climatic heights. Ferris & Slyvester have delivered one gripping record that magnifies their ever growing maturity with creating touching music.
Courtney Barnett is a modern marvel when it comes to storytelling. Her charismatic 2015 debut LP 'Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit' was a genius record packaged with organic indie rock sounds and creative, often quirky songwriting that resulted in the album being one of the best that year. She followed up with the 2017 collaborative LP 'Lotta Sea Lice' with Kurt Vile.
Irish vocalist Maria Kelly has recorded some of the most surreal indie folk records within the past year. Utterly moody in sound, her latest song 'Dark Places' is an immaculate and touching work of art spearheaded by her gripping vocal delivery and open instrumentation that drizzles with drops of melancholy.
Vienna's Attic Giant have released their new EP 'light=whatwesee' via finetunes. Comprised of two tracks, the record is an organically rich and warming hybrid of experimental pop, ambient and indie.
The song 'mthrs' is an utterly captivating instrumental based piece that is cinematic, adding slight post-classical elements into the mix, whilst 'mothers' features vocals, embedding indie folk guitar play that dances around spacious instrumentation, beautiful and timeless.
Having released her EP 'Something American' back in 2017, London-based alt rocker Jade Bird now unveils her new single 'Lottery'. Following up her previous track 'Cathedral', Bird's latest recording is a vibrant hybrid of indie folk and spirited alternative. Singing of the tales of discovering love as well as the loss of it, 'Lottery' is a spunky and bold offering from the promising artist.
Whilst there is a youthful spirit bubbling within Lauran Hibberd’s music, there is something also extremely mature, approaching her art with a skilled craftsman who has been recording for ages. Her latest single 'Old Head Young Shoulders' is a brilliant and shining example of Hibberd’s playful vocal delivery placed on top of upbeat indie folk production that simply makes you feel the utmost of warmth inside.
Having made her mark in music with Howling Bells, Juanita Stein will release her debut solo album 'America' on July 28th via Nude Records. Unveiling the first single taken from the new LP titled 'Dark Horse' a couple months back, Stein now brings forth the follow-up single and video called 'Someone Else's Dime'. Directed by Rob Loud, the visuals provide a window of look at the west coast of America, documenting the landscape and some of the people, as each clip acts as the perfect compliment to the mood of the song.
