Acoustic
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Video Vault – Kim Edwards
We featured Kim Edwards last year with a lovely music video and Kim Edwards returns this week with a beautiful track “Wanderlust”. Kim’s vocals are…
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Introducing… Marya Stark
With a penchant for bringing in various quirks from different types of genres and meshing them together, Marya Stark has crafted an excellent album The…
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Yae – “Blue Line” Review
Yae, possibly most famous from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles has a mighty fine repertoire behind her and this her second album Blue Line is the quietest and…
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Natayla Phillips Welcomes Us To 2013
A bit late I know, I’ve been enjoying a wonderful week off work and even blogging / tubing but this is the most adorable Auld…
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Video Vault – Sam Sallon
Sam Sallon has a wonderfully silky smooth acoustic sound and this wonderfully regal Kathy’s Song is a fine example of his talents. Enjoy! His EP…
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Justin Levinson – “Take My Time” Review
Justin Levinson returns from his diversion with the Valcours for his own little EP “Take My Time”. Indeed the EP is three tracks long and…
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Rebekah Delgado – “Don’t Sleep” Review
Rebekah Delgado’s opening album establishes her witchy presence perfectly with haunting guitar melodies, strong overbearing vocals and a penchant for some infectious melodies. “Don’t Sleep”…
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Jim Guthrie – “Indie Game: The Movie Soundtrack” Review
Whilst I was not the most enamoured person in the world with Indie Game: The Movie, I enjoyed it for what it was but did…
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Ben Kyle – “Ben Kyle” Review
Lead of Romantica, Ben Kyle has strutted out to do his own solo album. This is an album of delicate soft acoustic based rock with…
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Ari Hest – “The Fire Plays” Review
Ari Hest releases his seventh album on Tuesday entitled “The Fire Plays” and it’s a beautifully understated masterpiece. Opener “Untitled Part 2” brings electric piano…
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Chitose Hajime – “Kotonoha” Review
Sometimes artists from overseas have an EP that they use to tread out into the other sectors of the world and that appears like what…
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HigherPlainMusiCast – Episode 2 – Jana Fisher
The latest episode of HigherPlainMusiCast is in and this time its Jana Fisher joining us. The NYC Singer/Songwriter released her new EP a few weeks…
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Austin Wintory – “Horn OST” Review
Austin Wintory earlier this year swept me away with the formidable Journey soundtrack which has become one of my favourite game soundtracks not just of the year,…
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Introducing… Sóley
Sóley appears to be quite well known from the awesome musical country of Iceland but I’ve only just discovered her via this wonderful live set…
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Patrick Fitzsimmons – “Hope Is” Review
Patrick Fitzsimmons’ latest full album “Hope Is” is a curious blend of middle of the road acoustic based folk rock with some Celtic flair thrown…
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Patrick Wolf – “Sundark and Riverlight” Review
Patrick Wolf’s music career has always been a bit under the radar from most people but he has gained a cult following over the ten…
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Atticus Finch – “Atticus Finch EP” Review
Atticus Finch have crafted a wonderful sound and their EP is simply one most surprising discoveries I’ve had in the last few months. Their blend…
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Jana Fisher – “Ideals & Deals” Review
Jana Fisher’s début EP “Ideals & Deals” is an excellent trio of tracks that set out a great blueprint for the artist. “30k” opens up with hip…
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Beth Orton – “Sugaring Season” Review
Beth Orton’s fifth full album “Sugaring Season” refers to a time of year over in Vermont, USA when the cane is ready to go. In…
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Tori Amos – “Gold Dust” Review
Reworking old songs isn’t something new for Tori Amos, after the remastering of Tales of a Librarian and to a further extend the boxset A…
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Live Vault – Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch is a new band I came across last night. The band are from Perth, Australia and this wonderful live acoustic version of one…
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Live Vault – Sarah Slean
With the Art of Time Ensemble – let’s hope a DVD is released of this!
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A City On A Lake – “A City On A Lake” Review
Alex Wong’s solo monkier A City On A Lake makes his début with his self entitled album and my goodness me – its absolutely stunning. “The Lake,…
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Live Vault – Copperfox
Beautifully understated. Copperfox.
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Introducing… Andrew Osenga
Sometimes I just need a bit of clean, fresh, simplicity in my music. Not often it must be said – but sometimes I really do.…
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Introducing… Jana Fisher
Jana Fisher is a NYC folk pop singer/songwriter whose just about to release her first EP entitled Ideals and Deals. Here’s the lead track from…
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Kara McGraw’s New Charity Album Released Today
Kara McGraw makes some wonderful piano/vocal based music and I absolutely admire her new album “The Hound & The Hare”. Like an old vinyl songs…
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Introducing… A City On A Lake
A City On A Lake is the monkier for Alex Wong, a man whose wonderful instrumental and vocal talents I first came across on Vienna…
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Copperfox – “From The Den” Review
Copperfox are a lovely duo whom weave delicate melodies around lead vocalists Lisa’s soft hushed vocals. Opener “James” shows perfectly how the duo use their…
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Dva – “Botanicula OST” Review
Oh Dva. Three little letters, and just like the little game of Botanicula there is so much hidden inside this 23 track soundtrack. Each song…
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Introducing… Dan Reardon
This track is absolutely sumptuous from the production to the vocals to the hook. HPM wants to know all about a certain Dan Reardon –…
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Lila Rose – “Osmos Your Sonica” Review
Lila Rose had an EP out before her smashing debut album hit our ears earlier this year. “Osmos Your Sonica” is an interesting starting point…
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Introducing… James Nighthawk
Bit of local talent around my neck of the woods, singer/songwriter James Nighthawk has an album busy in the pipeline but until then we can…
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Dead Can Dance – “Anastasis” Review
Dead Can Dance are back! After far too long away from our speakers they’ve reunited. I’ve followed and thoroughly enjoyed their solo projects but sometimes…
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Relisten: tUnE-yArDs Live Concert
The wonder that is tUnE-yArDs have had her live concert from the Newport Folk Festival added on to the NPR website for full streaming. One…
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Live Vault – The Commuters
The Commuters have been a new band that’s popped onto my radar of late and they’ve recently released this live video from their recent acoustic…
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Introducing… Jesse Terry
Jesse Terry is an upcoming singer/songwriter from America whose talent, voice and subject matters sound like he’s been around for many a year longer than…
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Measure – “The Air Inside Our Lungs” Review
We’ve already met Laura DiStati on her solo career but Laura also heads a rock band called “Measure” and their debut album “The Air Inside…