January 2017 – Page 11

Curse of Lono “Curse of Lono” EP (Submarine Cat Records, 2016)

January 19, 2017 Dave Clarke 0

When you see and hear Curse of Lono for the first time, you know that here is a band that is special. They are from London, formed by Felix Bechtolsheimer (ex Hey Negrita) in 2015, with […]

More Townes Van Zandt reissues due next month

January 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

January 1st 2017 marked the twentieth anniversary of the death of the Texan troubadour Townes Van Zandt, and the ongoing Charly Records reissue campaign of his catalogue continues with the release of two more of his albums on […]

Video: Jack Harris “Bird In The Broken Clock”

January 19, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A beautiful song taken from his outstanding new album The Wide Afternoon.

Aimee Mann to release first album in 5 Years – Listen

January 18, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Ace news from Spin who report: “It’s hard to believe five years have gone by since Aimee Mann’s last studio album, Charmer. That’s half a decade and yet it feels like only a couple of years […]

Owen Meany’s Batting Stance “Owen Meany’s Batting Stance” Independent, 2016

January 18, 2017 David Cowling 0

Self-consciously literary songs that owe a debt to the Mountain Goats, a name that is self-consciously of literary genesis and self-conscious references to the Mountain Goats; by now you’re either engaged and ready for what comes […]