Another amazing band from Iceland shocker! How the hell does a country that is very densely populated produce so many cool artists? Following on from the likes of Sigur Rós, Jónsi, Ólöf Arnalds, Björk and Múm comes Feldberg aka Einar Tönsberg and Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld. They make some absolutely sumptuous indie pop that is light, [...]

Posted on August 10th, 2010 by Max
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If you’re looking for folk that is a little more based in its historical roots, then you can look no further than the London-based Dear Winesburg. Their debut album, Dark Water, came out recently and is absolutely marvellous. It might not impress immediately on the first listen but if you give it repeated listens to [...]

Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Max
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The Smiles And Frowns are a band that are wonderfully weird. They specialise in “haunted train ride songs, children’s theme music songs and psychedelic science fiction songs” according to the press info that accompanied a review copy of their debut album, which is self-titled. It’s pretty darn accurate. Sam is a bouncy and vibrant yet [...]

Posted on July 16th, 2010 by Max
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Remember Jose Gonzalez? You know, he covered a song called Heartbeats by The Knife and it got used in a high-end TV commercial? Well, he’s back in a completely new band – Junip. Joined by Elias Araya on drums and Tobias Winterkorn on synths/organs, this isn’t too much different from what you may have already [...]

Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by Max
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The summer calls for pop of a twee, singalong nature. Maths And Physics Club from Seattle, Washington are a band who can provide all of this in spades. If you like the idea of pop with a heavy dose of Belle & Sebastian influence (albeit if they had been raised near a glamorous beach) then [...]

Posted on May 17th, 2010 by Max
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