Fronted by twin sisters Helen and Nicola Frisby, The Frisbys are an alternative folk/country band from South London They have released their free double a-side single Born and Raised/Give in to the Dark, which is out now via Dantobaccus Records. Both tracks are taken from their forthcoming EP The Cause, which sees a release at the end of this month. Listen to the haunting beauty of Give In To … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 80 – The Frisbys
Southern indie-rock band from Raleigh, NC. Jack the Radio crafts the type of music to blast from your porch on early summer nights to help inspire the sweltering season to come. Recent long-player Badlands is a two-act, musical journey through a sci-fi western, which starts with the listener waking up in an unknown, strange world. The first six songs of the album travel through an … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 79 – Jack The Radio
Seattle indie-slack rockers Neighbors latest offering, the forthcoming Very Rare Expensive Jewelry, is an eight-track journey into the unforgiving depths of stardom and success. Filled with inspiration as far and wide as Lee Hazlewood and The Velvet Underground, listen to the jaunty It’s Hard from it here. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 78 – Neighbors
Swedish trio A Nighthawk release their debut full-length Ice In The Belly, Fire In The Mind via their own imprint Dead Dandelion Collective, on 26th February. A confident distillation of rhythm, songcraft and texture: signposts to Lykke Li, Susanne Sundfør, Beach House or perhaps a Nordic Cocteau Twins populate the album – giving the songs an eerie, sometimes Lynch-ian feel. Listen to Dune, and you’ll hear exactly … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 77 – A Nighthawk
Eugene Quell writes fuzz-driven sing-alongs. Eugene Quell is Toby Hayes. But not. He came to life when Hayes began experimenting with home recordings in 2012. Limited by lack of equipment, his early sound was more defined by restrictions than anything else. Listen to RRW below, the closing track from his latest EP I Will Work The Land, four excellent tracks of hazy pop, noise-rock and pretty much everything in between. … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 76 – Eugene Quell
It may have been four years, or maybe more, since we posted about Jason Ward, but the singer-songwriter has lost none of his acerbic wit and darkly observational skills. So listen to We Were Too Busy Fucking, a song that you might anticipate has some explicit lyrics, and is born from a truism, as Jason Ward says, “I wrote the song because it rang true. When … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 75 – Jason Ward
Old Sea Brigade is the solo project of Atlanta based folk singer-songwriter Ben Cramer. Reminiscent of artists such as Phosphorescent, M. Ward, and Lord Huron, he’s releasing a debut self-titled EP this month. Listen to the lovely, unhurried Sleep In The Park, a track covered in a melancholy sweetness that is hard to resist. Now I sleep in the park Out there in the cold She won’t … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 74 – Old Sea Brigade
Alongside longtime collaborator David Bazan, TW Walsh was the only permanent member of Pedro the Lion. He also joined Bazan on his Headphones project and has released solo albums under his own name and The Soft Drugs moniker. Following 18 months with a mysterious, debilitating illness, and a broken elbow, the good news is that he is back with a new solo release Fruitless Research, which is … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 73 – TW Walsh
Having previously released no less than ten solo albums, Hotel Room comes from the debut, self-titled long player release by Ron Pope + The Nighthawks. It is slow moving, poignant Americana, heavy on emotion and meaning. Spin it below. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 72 – Ron Pope + The Nighthawks
The first taste off Australia’s The Gooch Palms forthcoming album, Introverted Extroverts comes in the form of upbeat, summery jam Tiny Insight. Now LA based, you can definitely hear familiar influences of The Ramones and Beach Boys oozing throughout the track. Saddle up for an adrenaline fuelled romp! Have a listen. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 71 – The Gooch Palms
The Mad Mackerel 