de-minimis: April 2017

17 April 2017

moon bros - 'corrido'

Last one from me for a while and I'll leave with this sumptuous guitar instrumental.

låpsley - 'operator (dj koze extended disco remix)'

Two great talents collide.

lux lisbon - 'demons you show'

Ah, this is the good stuff.

drugdealer - 'my life (feat danny james)'

Just perfect.

los campesinos! - 'the fall of home'

Cardiff's finest here with a great sound.

band of horses - 'throw my mess'

A lot of my posts tonight seem to be country-tinged. That's no bad thing, I guess!

ttng - 'sponkulus nodge'

No idea what the title refers to but it's a hell of a tune.

tift merritt - 'something came over me'

Echoing the great female country singers of the 70s, Tift Merritt is a great talent.

nick cave and the bad seeds - 'bedazzled'

One of his more leftfield covers but nonetheless a cracker.

the hearing - 'too happy'

One of my big tips for the future and the lady in question deserves it too.

karen elson - 'distant shore'

This pushes all the right buttons with me right now.

16 April 2017

the heliocentrics - 'made of the sun'

Got to love the Heliocentrics.

low roar - 'bones'

The new album promises to be very good indeed if this is anything to go by.

little dragon - 'sweet'

Their new album has some very strong tunes on it, this being one. Love it.

14 April 2017

monk and canatella - 'forthcoming'

One of the founding fathers of the Bristol trip-hop sound, Monk and Canatella stil sound as fresh as ever.

12 April 2017

conor oberst - 'napalm'

This is a superb track from Conor Oberst's new album.

11 April 2017

10 April 2017

john martyn - 'may you never (live on old grey whistle test)'

John Martyn in his prime was unsurpassable.

marnie - 'lost maps'

Brand new from Ladytron's Marnie. Love it.

rag'n bone man - 'as you are'

The album is warming on me. I think I'm getting the hype now.

emma ruth rundle - 'the distance'

Bloody brilliant. That's what this is.

milky chance - 'cocoon (acoustic)'

I've already blogged the full version of this track but the acoustic version is also an absolute belter.

kay gee's - 'burn me up jellybean benitez edit'

Talking of disco...

jens lekman - 'how we met the long version'

I love the disco-infused music of Jens Lekman. So damn cool.

meursault - 'the mill'

If you haven't caught Edinburgh band Meursault yet then really you're slacking.

elliott smith - 'rose parade (live)'

I still miss him terribly. Amazing how much affection someone can have for another person that they never met.

circa waves - 'goodbye'

This'll wake you up. Their new album 'Different Creatures' is quite something too.

methyl ethyl - 'act of contrition'

Their new album is bloody brilliant. Everyone needs to check it out on Bandcamp now.

beth orton - 'carmella (four tet remix)'

Have I mentioned how much I love Beth Orton?

girlpool - 'it gets more blue'

Lovely track from Girlpool here.

h hawkline - 'engineers'

Very fresh off the press is this new track from Welsh wonder H Hawkline. Superb as always.

alexandra savior - 'vanishing point'

Her new album is quite something. The laconic delivery belies a steely heart to what is a very good album.

raoul vignal - 'hazy days'

Raoul is a French guitarist and a very accomplished one at that too and his Nick Drake-esque compositions are exquisitely performed. Check out his new album on Bandcamp for more.

09 April 2017

michael kiwanuka - 'cold little heart'

I'm a little late to the party but here's the new video to 'Cold Little Heart'.

gentlemen's dub club - 'hotter'

From the brand new album 'Dubtopia' this is Gentlemen's Dub Club.

vanbot - 'collide (krasnoyarsk)'

Swedish electro-pop act Vanbot travelled all the way to Siberia to seek inspiration for her latest album (hence the place names in the song titles) and it appears to have yielded her some great results.

froth - 'nothing baby'

This is a great new track from LA band Froth.

jocelyn pook - 'migrations'

Impossible to pigeon-hole this particular tune. Let's just leave it at brilliant.

codename: carter - 'timebomb'

Very nice indeed.

fink - 'hard to see you happy'

Some serious blues for a gorgeous Sunday.

cataldo - 'photograph'

Bandcamp never fails me. Another great discovery right here.

radical face - 'sunn'

Some dream pop from last year.

duke garwood - 'move on softly'

I've got the blues.

rococode - 'brutal'

Oh yes. This is a superb new track from Canadian band Rococode.

ou est le swimming pool - 'dance the way i feel'

A band that could have been massive. So tragic how it all ended for them.

pvt - 'kangaroo'

Here's a band I've long had a soft spot for with a brand new video.

zumpano - 'the sylvia hotel'

A great track from the 90s.

neil young - 'tell me why'

Haven't heard this in years.

adrian orange - 'bitches is lord'

Ah, now this is a blast from the past.

billie marten - 'la lune'

Her debut album was a very accomplished affair showing a maturity that belied her age. Well worth catching up on.

bon iver - '22 (over s∞∞n)'

Not his finest moment but this track from the last album is definitely a highlight.

maya isacowitz - 'different without you'

It's a little slushy and more than a bit cheesy but it's still a great track and it suits my mood perfectly.

c duncan the midnight sun

Well past midnight but still gonna play this very smooth tune.

electronic - 'prodigal son'

Electronic were an inspired collaboration.

joy williams - 'someone to love you (acoustic)'

Just the right tune for this time of night.

benjamin francis leftwich - 'immortal'

One from 2016, here's a cracking tune from a very under-rated singer.

lou rhodes - 'full moon'

Great music here from Lamb singer Lou Rhodes.

pet shop boys - 'twenty-something (radio edit)'

This slipped well and truly under the radar.

she-devils - 'hey boy'

How good is this track? Very, that's how much.

azaleh - 'rainy nights'

I'm on a roll with the great tunes!

vallis alps - 'east'

Another beauty, right here.

ninajirachi - 'pure luck (feat. freya staer)'

Now this is very soulful.

luttrell - 'don't forget to breathe'

Something a bit deeper now.

auntie flo - 'rainfall on earth'

This is a very trippy little number. Well worth checking out.

ghostly kisses - 'baby tomorrow'

A random Soundcloud discovery has led me to this wonderful track from Canadian Ghostly Kisses.

molina - 'salvation'

The Depeche Mode influences are worn proudly for this track by Danish artist Molina.

flora cash - 'california'

I loved their last single and I love this one too. Instant hit.

tall ships - 'road not taken'

Although the rest of the album is a much jauntier affair, at this time of night the first track from their new album suits my mood better.

fujiya and miyagi - 'serotonin rushes'

My favourite Brighton band have released a new album and it's so good. Check this out.

08 April 2017

british sea power - 'bad bohemian'

Glad to see that BSP are back and with a very strong new album.

tricky - 'makes me wanna die (the weekend remix)'

A double helping from Bristol's finest.

tricky - 'passion of the christ'

One of the UK's greatest musicians alive. The man is a genius.

chastity belt - 'caught in a lie'

Washington band Chastity Belt go from strength to strength with this their latest track.

yorkston thorne khan - 'false true piya'

Beautiful.

david holmes - '69 police (kieran's remix)'

The good stuff.

fin - 'chickenshit'

I don't know too much about this band, it was a random discovery on the ever-brilliant Bandcamp and then further searching on Soundcloud for this Portishead-esque track but I'm going to dig out some more by FIN, for sure.

ben marwood - 'baby you're a mess'

I guess the obvious comparison is Frank Turner but there's much more to Ben Marwood than this. The lyrics are more subtle, more bittersweet and dare I say it, he's got a better singing voice too!