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Discovery: Good Childhood

17/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Good Childhood are the alternative folk duo of Alice Grey and Ben Schrecker. Previously two solo acts, the pair got together this year, converging on a shared love of storytelling and influences that range from The Cure to The Beautiful South, among others. They’ve just hit my radar through their debut single Violet.

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New Music: Fold – Sustain

13/10/2022 Graeme Smith

Fold are a Leeds-based nu jazz collective that has featured before on our blog. Their new piece also features another good friend of the blog, saxophonist Emma Johnson. It’s called Sustain.

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New Music: Madison Deaver – Denim

08/08/2022 Graeme Smith

Madison Deaver is a Los Angeles, USA-based artist who we discovered on the blog last summer through her EP Tongue Tied. Now she’s back with a nostalgic ’70s rock throwback. It’s called Denim.

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New Music: Sharell Bryant – Lost Time

22/07/202222/07/2022 Graeme Smith

Sharell Bryant is a New York, USA-based singer songwriter who first hit my radar late last year through her heart-breaking track Gold. Now she’s back with a new one. A nostalgic ode to summer, it’s called Lost Time.

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Discovery: Fledgling

14/07/202214/07/2022 Graeme Smith

Fledgling is the new recording name of Alfie Jackson, former frontman of ’00s indie rock band The Holloways. As a solo artist, Alfie is taking a bit more of an acoustic approach to his music. His latest, featuring a secret collaborator, is called Superheroes.

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Discovery: Tishmal

19/05/202219/05/2022 Graeme Smith

Tishmal is the debut solo project of American electro pop singer songwriter Rachel Brockbank. The name is taken from the Luiseño language, the language of her Native American forebearers, and means ‘hummingbird’, a nickname she was given as a child. Her latest track is a nostalgic exploration of her teenage years. It’s called You Got So High.

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Album Review: Sofia Dragt – ISA

19/05/202220/05/2022 Graeme Smith

Sofia Dragt is a Utrecht, Netherlands-based artist we discovered on the blog through her tracks Islands and Temporary Gold. The latter features on her new album, ISA, a collection of songs inspired by and created in Ísafjördur, Iceland where Sofia lived as artist in residence.

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Discovery: Matt Joyce

18/05/2022 Graeme Smith

Matt Joyce is a Melbourne, Australia-based alternative pop singer songwriter who takes inspiration from the ’90s in his nostalgic new track Drink My Booze.

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EP Review: Mina Richman – Jaywalker

11/05/202213/05/2022 Graeme Smith

Mina Richman is a Bielefeld, Germany-based folk pop singer songwriter who I first discovered for the blog through her electric track Bad Girls. The track is the opener to her debut EP Jaywalker, which I knew I had to give a listen. Here’s my track by track review.

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