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The Week In Review (20-26 Feb)

February 26, 2017 in Drafts, News

We round-up the last week in music, including news you might’ve missed, our #SongOfTheDay playlist and Classic Of The Week… Tags: Ballad Of Big Nothing, Either/Or, Elliott Smith, Emmecosta, Miguel

‘Bruce Soord’ by Bruce Soord (Album)

November 26, 2015 in Music

The beautifully contemplative debut solo album from The Pineapple Thief frontman is bound to surprise and delight in equal measure… Tags: Beck, Bruce Soord, Elliott Smith, Epic Soundtracks, Ian Brown, Kscope, The Pineapple Thief

Interview: Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue

September 29, 2015 in Features, Interviews

Ahead of the release of their first album in seven years, we caught up with the legendary Mercury Rev frontman… Tags: Bella Union, David Baker, David Fridmann, Elliott Smith, Grasshopper, Jonathan Donahue, Mercury Rev, Ravi Shankar, Simon Raymonde, Sonic Youth, Terry Riley, The Fall

Diego Davidenko 'It Isn’t Home' album cover

‘It Isn’t Home’ by Diego Davidenko (Album)

August 28, 2015 in Music

The soft acoustic debut album from Argentinian songwriter Diego Davidenko finds him disconnected and alienated in his adopted homeland, America… Tags: Diego Davidenko, Elliott Smith

A Dream Outside by Gengahr (Album)

June 3, 2015 in Music

On debut album ‘A Dream Outside’, London quartet Gengahr set themselves up to be alt-rock’s next darlings. Or do they?… Tags: A Dream Outside, Alt-J, alt-rock, Bright Eyes, Bros, Desaparecidos, Elliott Smith, emo, Felix Bushe, Gengahr, Heatmiser, Heroine, Huw Stephens, Hype Machine, indie-rock, Mañana, Mercury Prize, Powder, Radiohead, Red House Painters, Where I Lie, Wolf Alice

Elliot Smith documentary to be released on DVD

May 25, 2015 in News

‘Heaven Adores You’, the documentary about the late Elliott Smith, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the summer… Tags: documentary, Elliott Smith, film

The Elusive Yes by Ryan Hobler (Album)

January 10, 2015 in Music

Already released as singles, this collection of beautifully written songs becomes even more effective when put together as an album… Tags: Americana, Americana noir, Andy Baldwin, Elliott Smith, Fleet Foxes, Ryan Hobler

Rich Men Poor Men Good Men by Koria Kitten Riot (Album)

October 13, 2014 in Music

Helsinki five piece Koria Kitten Riot trade in an indie-folk world that’s filled not with streaming eyes, but beaming smiles… Tags: Antti Reikko, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Death Cab For Cutie, Elliott Smith, indie-folk, indie-rock, Koria Kitten Riot, Mark Oliver Everett, Rich Men Poor Men Good Men, Sunny Day Real Estate

Gone For Ten Fingers by Hey, Sleeper (EP)

December 3, 2013 in Music

Hey, Sleeper recalls a time when the indie-folk singer-songwriter was re-established in pop music, reminding us that some things never… Tags: Damien Rice, Elliott Smith, folk, Hey Sleeper, indie