Aside from a quietly released EP from last year, ‘Wire’ is the first new material we’ve been able to get our teeth into and, although short, it’s an incessantly sweet ditty – aided ably by the video which was directed by sometime TLOBF contributor Anika Mottershaw.
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Treefight For Sunlight – What Became Of You and I? (The Line of Best Fit Session)
To coincide with the release of their debut album, Treefight For Sunlight deliver an impassioned performance of recent single ‘What Became Of You and I?’. One for the lovers and indeed, lovers scorned.
TLOBF Introducing // Thousands
In their first ever UK interview by the power of e-mail, we talk to Thousands about the people and places that inspired The Sound of Everything, the ever-thriving music scene of Seattle and about their recent signing to Bella Union.
Treefight for Sunlight – Treefight for Sunlight
Want to escape the winter gloom? Let Treefight for Sunlight take you to a world of sunny guitar pop and precision harmonies. Andrew Hannah reviews.
Alessi’s Ark announces the release of her second album
Alessi’s Ark has revealed the details of her next album and is offering up the chance to listen to her new track, ‘The Wire’.
The Walkmen w/ Treefight For Sunlight – Concorde 2, Brighton 26/1/11
Ro Cemm checks out the primal force of The Walkmen as they pitch up in Brighton, along with Bella Union label-mates and current TLOBF favourites Treefight for Sunlight.
Fleet Foxes reveal second album, free download
After several months of heightened expectations and rumours, Fleet Foxes have revealed details of their second album and are offering the title track up for free.
Heidi Spencer & The Rare Birds – Under Streetlight Glow
Listening to Under Streetlight Glow, is a sleepy, midly enjoyable but ultimately eventless pleasure. No doubt there is promise and potential here, it’s just a shame that it isn’t used to maximum effect says Antonio Rowe.
Bella Union unveil new signing: Thousands
Bella Union’s latest signing comes in the form of Seattle based folk duo Thousands, who are set to release their debut album on March 14.
The Low Anthem: ‘Ghost Woman Blues’
You can almost feel the cold lingering in the air of the videos “Pasta Sauce Factory” location; ghostly piano chords reverberating throughout the skeletal frame of the song with only a lonesome clarinet and three-way harmony keeping the whole thing upright. A band fascinated with tone and timbre; ‘Ghost Woman Blues’ is nothing short of breathtaking and a tantalising peak at one of early 2011′s most eagerly awaited releases.
[Download] Beach House: ‘I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun’
Listen to the unique lulls of Victoria Legrand’s voice soar about above the festive twangs and sweeping organ driven melody of ‘I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun’ inside.
The Low Anthem announce UK shows, free download
The Low Anthem have just announced a string of UK dates and are giving away forthcoming album track ‘Ghost Woman Blues’ for free.
[Photos] Beach House w/ Lower Dens – Shepherds Bush Empire, London 23/11/10
Capping off what can only be described as a phenomenal year; Beach House perform one of their biggest headline shows to date at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. Support comes from airs to the dream-pop throne Lower Dens.
My Latest Novel hint at new material for 2011, announce Xmas hometown show
After spending much of 2010 being on the quiet side, Glasgow’s beloved experimental folk-pop troupe My Latest Novel have announced a very special hometown Christmas show – taking place at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut on December 28.
SOTD #174 // Treefight For Sunlight: ‘What Became of You and I’
A rather exciting proposition to emerge from Denmark; Treefight For Sunlight are the latest signing to to Bella Union and this is the first taster of what we can expect from their debut album, due out February next year.
The Low Anthem announce ‘Smart Flesh’ for the new year
The Rhode Island four-piece The Low Anthem have announced their second Bella Union/Nonesuch release is due out February 21 2011. Recorded in an abandoned factory on the band’s home turf, Smart Flesh is set to follow the swelling folk harmonies of 2009’s breakthrough album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.
