Just a heads-up, in case you didn’t already know – gorgeous experimental folk trip Daughter (Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli, and Remi Aguilella) play at Mascotte, ZH, on Wednesday 17 April 2013. Also, I just saw that Igor, Daughter’s guitarist, is actually Swiss – I bet he’ll have a warm welcome home from the audience. Here’s … Continue reading »
Music for tortured lovers today. I’m obsessing over Daughter’s track ‘Landfill’, and its desperately conflicted lyrics – ‘I want you so much, but I hate your guts…this is torture’, all sung in Elena Tonra’s sweetly despairing, bruised voice. I’m in no such situation at the moment, but I’ve been there (haven’t we all) – even … Continue reading »
Don’t be fooled by the sweet curls, wide-eyed innocence and demure outfits of St. Vincent (American multi-instrumentalist Annie Erin Clark) – if her latest release, Strange Mercy, is anything to go on, underneath that beautiful exterior lies a quietly seething mass of lies, deceit and vaguely sadomasochistic tendencies. Well, I never! With every album released, … Continue reading »
Apparently zorbing involves rolling down a hill inside a giant plastic ball. Sounds like a scream (literally). However, I think it is the feeling of euphoria that Stornoway are referring to in ‘Zorbing’, the first single from their debut album Beachcomber’s Windsill. Just see if you can stop yourself humming this track after hearing it … Continue reading »
Ah yes, the 80s really are back in fashion. And it’s not just Wayfarers, baggy pants, leggings and oversized T-shirts that are back with a vengeance. The path of 80s new wave music left strewn with dead gladioli, synthesiser parts and cans of hairspray has been increasingly well trodden of late. Dominican-born, Brooklyn-based Twin Shadow … Continue reading »
If I were to run away to an island, I’d want Danish band Efterklang (+ The Brodericks, of course) to come with me and make beautiful music in wooden sheds and school halls to keep me company. Guess I’m about to see my fantasy come to life – well, at least on the big screen, … Continue reading »
