We’ve come back with a packed 20th edition, which finds us welcoming back some Oh! Canada veterans (No Gold, Elliott Brood, Hooded Fang, Chains of Love, BA Johnston, The Darcys), discovering new projects from familiar faces (Del Bel, Phèdre , Bernice, Marine Dreams, Whitehorse) and showcasing tracks from a host of our favourite new discoveries of 2012 so far.
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Watch: Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains – Slow Love (Best Fit Session)
Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains conjure up a gorgeous rendition of ‘Slow Love’, the opening track from their highly acclaimed new album, E Volo Love.
There Is A Buzz That Never Goes Off: listen out for Tinnitus Awareness Week
Tinnitus Awareness Week aims to build knowledge of the condition amongst health professionals – but we should also encourage understanding amongst those who suffer or are at risk of tinnitus.
Watch: Lianne La Havas – Forget (Best Fit Session)
Our encounter with the supremely talented singer-songwriter is also our most ambitious Best Fit Session to date – see her perform anthem-in-the-making ‘Forget’ amid the ruins of a South London asylum chapel.
“Exhausting and terrifying, psychotic and beautiful” : The Line of Best Fit speaks to of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes
Alex Wisgard speaks to of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes about their forthcoming album Paralytic Stalks, getting to grips with his past, and just how the band will manage to bring its “raw, exhausting, terrifying, psychotic and beautiful” sounds to life onstage.
Album Stream: The Megaphonic Thrift – The Megaphonic Thrift [Best Fit World Exclusive]
Reviewed on The Line Of Best Fit earlier this week, Andy Johnson said of Norway’s The Megaphonic Thrift that “the band have created an album of dependable thrills – sometimes chaotic, at other times hypnotic but always determinedly Megaphonic.”
Watch: Richard Buckner – Ed’s Song (Best Fit Session)
An absolutely sublime Best Fit Session from the husky-voiced singer-songwriter, fresh from the success of latest record Our Blood.
Watch: The Dø – The Calendar (Best Fit Session)
The Dø dazzle with this exclusive performance of The Calendar, taken from their latest album, Both Way Open Jaws.
‘Magic Chords’ and Hermit Crabs : The Line of Best Fit meets Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten takes time out ahead of the release of her third album, Tramp, to discuss working with The National’s Aaron Dessner, getting to know the music business and “touring like nuts”.
Album Stream: Chuck Prophet – Temple Beautiful [World Exclusive]
His most focused and concise work in years, Prophet’s twelfth studio album is ultimately an open love letter to San Francisco – filled with gut wrenching guitar licks, classic Dylan-esque phrasing and gorgeous analogue production. A return to form, some would say.
Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
The problem with Born To Die isn’t one of authenticity. Rather, the issue is that Lana Del Rey inhabits each character so unconvincingly that it becomes impossible to truly care about any of them.
“A sentence can start a feeling, a sentence can start a story” : The Line of Best Fit meets Porcelain Raft
Porcelain Raft’s Mauro Remiddi takes a moment away from supporting M83 to explain to The Line of Best Fit exactly how he goes about his conjuring up his creations.
Watch: Benjamin Shaw – How To Test The Depth of a Well (Best Fit Session)
An sunny autumnal day in East London for a special performance from the woefully comi-tragic singer-songwriter.
“Somewhere between ABBA, Technotronic and Whigfield”: The Line of Best Fit meets Casiokids
Sharon Kean catches up with Norway’s Casiokids on the eve of the release of latest album, Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen, to discuss safari videos, 90s synthesizers and a “bad conscience due to tax fraud.”
Watch: First Aid Kit – Blue (Best Fit Session)
We spent some time with siblings Johanna and Klara back in December, before they hit the stage for a breathtaking show at Bush Hall in West London. They gave us the bitter-sweet ‘Blue’, one of the stand-outs from The Lion’s Roar.
Album Stream: Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur [UK Exclusive]
Without doubt the most consistent album of Edwards’ career and one that will go down as the finest of its kind in 2012. Stream Voyageur in full below, one week before its official UK release date of 23 January.
