A handmade guitar crafted by the family luthier is just one of the exciting items in this singer-songwriter’s creative kitbag...
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The frontman of psych-pop veterans Mercury Rev reveals his love for the Mississippi songwriter and why they reimagined her album...
A career-spanning set of atmospheric dream pop seamlessly balanced old favourites with songs from latest record ‘The Light In You’...
Ahead of the release of their first album in seven years, we caught up with the legendary Mercury Rev frontman...
Jonathan Donahue, Grasshopper and co put their troubles behind them and return with an eighth album of immersive, cinematic rock...
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.