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Ray Davies, one of the UK’s finest songwriters, releases See My Friends, an album of classic Kinks songs turned into unique collaborations on Universal on November 1st.   On this one of a kind album, Ray collaborates with a formidable selection of artists on tracks from his incredible songwriting career, revisiting his back catalogue and [...]

LooseTongue are a band who have long been associated with this site. In fact, the editor goes all misty eyed when they’re mentioned, talking about great gigs, mumbling about cocktail sausages and denying all knowledge of drunkenly joining them on stage. For those who haven’t seen the band, their pop nous and way with a melody make them a formidable live act! We caught up with their towering front man Ash to learn more…

Big Deal is Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe. They both sing, they both write and they both play guitar. In the summer of 2010 they got tired of plugging things in, wearing ear plugs and waiting around. Bored with making fun of each others band’s they decided to start one together, writing and recording in [...]

A chaotic concoction designed to calm and confuse. The Raindrops EP from Blue Daisy is the result of meticulous workings and textured imaginings. So detailed that, even though it basically consists of two songs, it must have taken a long time to create…

Records Records Records books publish Hilarious Consequences, a graphic novel by Babak Ganjei, containing a CD soundtrack featuring various artists which include Wet Paint, Singing Adams, Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards, Matthew Tong (Bloc Party) and new Records Records Records records signing Big Deal. Babak Ganjei plays in a band, has a young son and [...]

The Bright-Eyed Sky make lo-fi folk that we here at call Upon The Author have become rather addicted to! Under this sunny pseudonym Thom James writes about life in a small town in Wales, somehow taking the mundane and transforming it, by way of a bedroom based recording set up, into something special. We’re big [...]

Thea Gilmore is thirty years old, and this album Murphy’s Heart is her tenth. That’s right, tenth. Impressive stuff, when most of us can barely get out of bed in the morning. However, as we all know, quantity doesn’t necessarily mean quality – so is this album a perfect ten, or is it a case of more of the same?

Inimitable rock ‘n’ soul sextet Foxy Shazam have announced their first full UK tour in support of the international release of their self-titled Sire Records album on October 25.  Produced by John Feldmann, Foxy Shazam is the Cincinnati, OH band’s major label debut. The album is preceded by the release of the band’s first UK [...]

Bella Echoes are a London based group playing acoustic indie with an alternative edge. From their studio in Walthamstow, they pour their hearts and souls into their music, resulting in a fascinating sound that builds from their rock solid rhythm section upwards to an instantly recognisable vocal…

An overly excited Josh Ritter came bounding onto the stage at Bristol’s St. George’s, and his broad smile and obvious joy became infectious over an animated and eventful set pushing 2 hours, as he played the whole of new album So Runs The World Away, as well as dipping into his back catalogue to please fans…