100 Songs In 100 Hours: 70 – Angharad Drake

Angharad Drake is a 23 year old singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia and has just released her debut album Sword. It is a real gem of a record. A collection of exquisite folk songs carried along by stunningly sweet and pure vocals. All the usual pitfalls are avoided to provide a mature and compelling collection that fans of Laura Marling or Marika Hackman should love. And anyone who (a) has … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 70 – Angharad Drake

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 69 – Three Tree Town

Scheduled for release by Australian folksters Three Tree Town next week, Two Birds is a story of crossed paths, misconceptions and everlasting effects, it echoes a tale of how the slightest interactions can result in catastrophic results. With a “pull and go” style guitar technique and bouncing drum rhythms, the raspy vocals of Dylan Berends are relieved by the sweet and innocent return vocals of Tania Lodge … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 69 – Three Tree Town

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 68 – The Gills

Nashville based four piece The Gills will release their self-titled third album sometime this year. They have shared Lemonade from it, a hectic, jerky slab of power-pop that melds an anthemic chorus with coruscating lyrics in a wholly satisfying whole. One for the highway with the windows down and the volume turned up to 11.   100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 68 – The Gills

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 67 – Justus Proffit

Justus Proffit toys with electronic sounds, dreamy melodies and harmonies to create the sonic background for his lyrically heavy EP, Magic. Driven by personal struggles, and with songs referencing depression, self-knowledge and self reflection,  his subject matter focuses on the human condition. But even while the guitar and drums sound dissonant, Proffit’s vocal melodies remain dreamy, catchy and thoughtful. Listen to the fuzzed up, punkish swirl … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 67 – Justus Proffit

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 66 – Theo Verney

Theo Verney followed his excellent Brain Disease EP with another typically catchy and high octane offering in the shape of Sailed Long. With a brilliantly retro glam rock feel it is another fine example of his spikily irresistible songwriting prowess.   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: 66 – Theo Verney

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 65 – My Golden Calf

Austin band My Golden Calf’s new single Either is taken from their forthcoming album Perfume Brute. It’s a catchy track with some pleasingly sinister undertones as interchanging guitar melodies combine with a droning Wurlitzer and unique vocals. Have a listen.   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: 65 – My Golden Calf

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 64 – Farewell Teddy

Farewell Teddy is an indie-rock duo from Atlanta, Georgia. The Ferris Wheel EP is a four-track precursor to their forthcoming debut album, Brave New World’s Fair (Part 1), which is due to be released independently early this year. For now check out the country twang and vintage rockabilly rumble of I’m Not Afraid Of Torture. You can download the EP for free from NoiseTrade here.   … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 64 – Farewell Teddy

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 63 – Josh Gray

With his diverse blend of folk, bluegrass, and country, singer-songwriter Josh Gray jumps back and forth through the decades drawing inspiration from a vast array of musical influences. With echoes of Johnny Cash and Townes Van Zandt as well as modern day troubadours like Joe Pug, his debut self-titled EP is a delight of finger-picked storytelling, heading off the beaten track whilst still covering the age … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 63 – Josh Gray

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 62 – The Winterlings

Pacific NW based indie-folk duo The Winterlings have a new record You Are Acres out next week. When We Were Young is a ukulele led, horn infused, folk song rich with harmony and lyrical imagery. Listen here.     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: 62 – The Winterlings

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 61 – Plum

Light Years, Dark Years is the debut EP from Denver’s Plum, a band that seamlessly fuse the vintage psychedelic 60s aesthetic of Cream with more modern sounds reminiscent of bands like The Strokes and even Foxygen. Stream the EP’s lead track here.   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: 61 – Plum