tags: singersongwriter, indie, folk, usa, acoustic
Native Californian, now transplanted to Manchester, the beguiling Jesca Hoop returns with the brand new ‘Snowglobe’ EP and a UK tour this spring.
Now signed to the US Vanguard label (home to two generations of outstanding folk, roots and blues artists) Hoop comes forth with her final self released offering. She recorded the ‘Snowglobe’ songs in her adopted new home of Manchester, where she is hard at work on her next full length album.
Genre: Folk / Indie
Locatie Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Statistics* show that of the 255,000 people Clare Bowditch has performed for, 99% fell in love with her. Her powerful lyrics, fascinating instrumentation and amazing humour have enraptured the lot of them.
tags: pop / folk / indie / sweden
Solander is a Swedish pop/folk/indie trio on the search for higher grounds and deeper forests to explore. We like making simple pop songs but always twist them around one way or another. The songs we write may often sound a bit sad, but for some reason playing sad songs makes us happy. Thank you for listening!
/ Solander – Anja, Fredrik, Mikael
tags: alternative folk indie pop Sweden
Mire Kay is Emelie Molin and Victoria Skoglund, a duo that makes use of their voices and instruments in a way that make you feel like having entered a hidden place when listening to their music. On their debut EP the dark and bright are set against each other and the differences between the ambitious grandeur and the simple and naive gets blurred into almost non-existing. Everything is connected and framed into the same picture that Mire Kay has chosen to name Fortress, a five song EP that marks the beginning of one of the most interesting constellations we’ve heard in a long time.
The CD and 10″ vinyl versions of Mire Kay – Fortress comes in special made cardboard folders with a 500x500mm fold out poster featuring artwork by Skogen. Both produced from 100% recycled paper and printed with environmental friendly ink.
released 15 April 2011
Genre: Blues / Folk / Roots-muziek
Locatie British Columbia, Canada
Smashing out a beat with a rusty chain on a dirty old broiler pan and a suitcase kick drum, this one man show can upstage a full band, without a microphone. A busker on the street-corners and markets of Montréal, you’ll hear him blocks before you see him – whether acoustic guitar or accordion, the intensity and emotion of the voice and songs are as authentic as they come: earned and undeniably strong. Call it folk, blues, soul – it’s even sometimes catchy-as-pop — there’s something for everyone in this music – and it gets better the more times you hear it. There’s an idea behind this guy’s music, an old idea: a social purposefulness underlies Dunbar’s mission in music. Some stories need to be told, beauties need to be protected, social issues need discussing – exuberant joy and righteous anger must be released, and Dunbar is not afraid or ashamed to bring it to our attention. His performances are all about creating a bridge between people to have a good time while gathering around important issues.
Pearls Before Swine 