A prolific Fife-based indie/rock singer and songwriter (real name Kenny Anderson) and also a member of The Burns Unit.
King Creosote’s enormous discography includes Queen Of Brush County , Am 9 , Bombshell and Diamond Mine (recorded with Jon Hopkins). The latter was nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2011.
Read the Guardian’s five star review of King Creosote and Jon Hopkins here >>
‘His style is so intimate, low-key, but often surprisingly affecting songs that accrue a real emotional weight.’ BBC MUSIC
British Sea Power are a six-piece band variously originating from Cumbria, Yorkshire, Ealing and Shropshire and are currently based in East Sussex and on the Isle Of Skye. The band are famed for their live performances, the unusual lyrical content of their songs and the adventurous choice of locations for some of their shows.
The fifth album from British Sea Power is to be called Machineries Of Joy and is scheduled for release on Rough Trade Records on Monday 1 April. The album will be accompanied by fully-amplified concerts live on tour, with this show confirmed as the first UK...
Martin Harley is a phenomenally talented guitarist, singer and songwriter he fronts the highly praised UK-based acoustic trio, The Martin Harley Band. He will be touring his new album MOJO FIX this coming March 2013. A life-long devotee of acoustic guitar music, especially the ageless blues/roots sounds, Martin has travelled the globe absorbing a plethora of diverse influences and honing his craft into the classic songwriting style he possesses today.
With four critically celebrated albums released in the UK and Europe and a new solo album recorded in Texas and releasing October...
Sometimes a band comes along who just know how to do it right. Although they have only been around for 18 months, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party have already established themselves as leading proponents of traditional song and tunes. The material is fresh and original, yet rooted in centuries old tradition. These are songs to which Fay feels an especially strong connection, and that love and respect for the tradition shines through in her performance. The showmanship and musicality on display are second to none. Featuring lead fiddle player from Bellowhead Sam Sweeney (fiddle, cello,...
After a summer featuring many tentish festival performances, a brief sojourn with the Olympic Flame (including the Hyde Park finale) allowed Little Comets to fondly represent the region from which they proudly descend, playing some truly special shows to throngs of gleeful north east indigenes.
With the leaves starting to line the paths with increasing determination, Little Comets remain equally committed to actually saying something in a song and convincing Taio Cruz that “plans” and “dance” is not acceptable as a rhyme. Little Comets (Robert Coles: vocals, Michael Coles: guitar,...
Stiff Little Fingers take things ‘up a gear’. The band will be touring the UK in March and are currently recording their as yet untitled 10th studio album set for release in 2013.
Stiff Little Fingers were formed in 1977 in Belfast, Ireland. Along with the likes of the Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Sham 69, Stranglers, et al – Stiff Little Fingers were at the forefront of the punk movement. They wrote initially about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like Suspect...
The first unsigned band ever to be booked for the Pyramind Stage at Glastonbury Festival, this indie-folk band have since headlined Hop Farm festival and many more.
The Oxford quartet are proud to announce they have completed the follow-up to 2010ʼs award winning album Beachcomberʼs Windowsill , which to date has sold over 75,000 copies in the UK.
Tales From Terra Firma is due for release in March 2013 and it marks a significant progression from Beachcomber both compositionally, instrumentally and, in particular, lyrically. While beaming with an undeniable sophistication,...
With a fresh six piece and 3 albums, Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies, Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs. The band have just returned from their first major UK tour spreading the Mad Dog word across the country, and what a tour it was, over 3000 tickets sold from The Isle of Sky to Lands End! With their acclaimed recent album The Whirling Dervish...
A poetry slam winner in his own right, singer/poet/rapper Dizraeli blends his rhymes with beatboxing from band member Bellatrix and a multi-instrumental 7 piece band who play a filed, melodic, unashamedly heartfelt reinvention of hiphop in a distinctly English style.
A double bill featuring two of the best new jazz bands in the UK: the jazz nominees for 2012s Mercury Music Prize and the Mobo Awards, Roller Trio and the extraordinary quartet, featuring the rhythm section from Portishead, Get The Blessing.
‘Dark, menacing, bass heavy – the new sound of the UK jazzzzzzzz!’ BBC 6 MUSIC
‘…mixes scorching rock with Ornette Coleman like sax and much more bedsides to thrilling effect…’ THE GUARDIAN
