Piano Rock
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Seabird – “Troubled Days” Review
The summer has definitely arrived here in the UK and there’s no better time to have some open air rock to celebrate the weather with.…
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Introducing… Seabird
Seabird, a band that have been about for a while now, appear to constantly teeter on the edge of breaking out into the mainstream but…
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Introducing… Mortar and Pestle
Mortar and Pestle are a wonderfully mixed up trio from Oakland, USA and have their debut EP coming out in May. They remind me very…
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Joanne Hogg – “Personal” Review
Whenever I listen to Joanne Hogg I have to approach her music from a non-religious perspective. As someone whom isn’t religious myself, hearing religious based…
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Higher Plain MusiCast – Ep #3 – Derek Bishop
Derek Bishop whom released the fantastic “Resistance is Beautiful” back in 2011 kicks this years first Higher Plain MusiCast off in great style. In what…
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Introducing… Mark Mallman
Mark Mallman is a singer/songwriter that appears to be of the kitchen sink ilk – something I am really grooving with some of the more…
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Video Vault – Derek Bishop
We do love a bit of Bishop worship here at HPM and here’s Derek with his latest video for “Jackpot”. Cute piano on the ceiling…
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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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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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Sunday Lane – “From Where You Are” Review
Some musicians are blessed with the talent to write simple ditties, others have a distinct voice that can carry them. Sunday Lane has both. Her début album…
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Tori Amos Live London 2012 Review & Clips
Quite simply – the night was an absolutely transcending magical experience from start to end. I felt all kinds of emotions running through me to the point…
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Introducing… Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson took me a couple of listens to really sink into. Maybe I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. I came back to…
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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 – Fiona Apple
Middle part of our trio this evening is Fiona Apple with my favourite song from her latest album. This is a wonderful rendition.
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Video Vault – Sarah Slean
Sarah Slean’s 3rd single from her double album Land & Sea, which is still on for a review here in the near future, is called…
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Video Vault – ryo (supercell) Feat Miku Hatsune
The long awaited release of PS Vita’s “Project Diva F” comes in a few weeks (I cannot wait for the PS3 version next year) and…
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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…
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Full Album Stream – Fiona Apple (plus Music Video)
Wow! Fiona Apple’s new album “The Idler Wheel” is now available to stream in full over at NPR. I’m am trying so hard to not…
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Video Vault – Derek Bishop
Note to self – don’t get on Derek’s bad side! Reminds me of War of the Roses – “Where’s Benny?”
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Welcome Back Fiona Apple!
Fiona Apple returns! Hurrah! Trying to give Kate Bush a run for her money at productivity rates, Apple returns with a new album later in…
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Charlotte Martin – “Hidden Places” Review
Winning our album of the year in 2011 with the devastatingly awesome “Dancing on Needles”, Charlotte Martin returns with “Hidden Places”, an EP/Live Concert hybrid…
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Whispers of the Plains – Justin Levinson
Justin Levinson has recently released his latest album with the Valcours. Here Justin talks to HPM about the new album, working with other artists and…
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Bic Runga – “Belle” Review
Bic Runga returned quietly with her 4th studio album “Belle” at the end of the last year which still hasn’t reached the UK shores yet…
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Justin Levinson & The Valcours – “This Side of Me, This Side of You” Review
Justin Levinson & The Valcours is a rather fantastic ensemble album from singer/songwriter Justin Levinson and a full crew of musicians backing him up. It’s…
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Live Vault – Tori Amos
In anticipation of my attendance to see her live in concert tomorrow – here’s a unique (and possibly one time only) version of Seven Sisters…
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Derek Bishop – “Resistance is Beautiful” Review
Derek Bishop’s music can best be described as an entire wardrobe of Sunday morning regrets dressed up in Saturday nights best. An entire hodge podge…
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Introducing… Derek Bishop
Derek Bishop is a new singer/songwriter that has blooped onto my radar of late. Reminding of the absolutely fantastic Keyth Lawrence and the Purple Circle,…
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Video Vault – St Vincent
This is “Cruel” from the new album “Strange Mercy” which came out this week. St Vincent’s sure on a winner with this twisted track (and…
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Introducing… Laura Distasi
Laura Distasi’s music is generally quite minimal with interaction between piano, percussion and fragile vocals which slowly evolve and build into something more emotive than…
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Introducing… Parents With Angst
Parents With Angst are an interesting duo – husband and wife and parents, they channel their experiences of dealing with raising a child into music.…
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Introducing… Sheri Miller
A new talent we’ve stumbled across is the excellent singer/songwriter Sheri Miller. A touch of old Joni Mitchell brought into the new millenium for a…
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Patrick Wolf – “Lupercalia” Review
Patrick Wolf returns with his fifth album “Lupercalia” and this time the boy’s joyous and shout it out happy. The walk walks the fine line…
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Gregory Douglass – “Lucid” Review
Gregory Douglass returns with his brand new album “Lucid” and this time we’ve gone concept – and electro. The most apparent shift in sound for…
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Kate Bush – “Directors Cut” Review
Sometimes you need to sit back and not go by knee jerk reactions. “Directors Cut” is one of those occasions. When it was announced Kate…
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Live Vault – Hotels and Highways
A tour-de-force of musical talent, Hotels and Highways combines talents from Lisa Piccirillo, Syd and Patrick Thomas to create a whimsical folk rock trio of…
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Peter Comes From Neverland – “The Escapist” Review
HPM featured Peter Comes From Neverland as a new emerging talent last year and now he’s back with a new four track EP entitled “The…
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Gregory Douglass – “Lucid” Trailer
While Gregory Douglass beavers away on his hotly anticipated new album, he’s put together a tantilising trailer for us all. Another contender for album of…
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Charlotte Martin – “Dancing on Needles” Review
Some artists just seem to never make a poor album and one of those is Charlotte Martin. From leaping from piano based melodies to synth…