Author Archives: haymoncollins

Harvest of Sorrow – Tessellators

Posted on August 27, 2013 by haymoncollins

It has been a few years since the last Tessellators EP, City/La Cuidad, and a few more still since O! Mighty Sea and Red Admiral (both can be downloaded here) but ever since my introduction courtesy of the Peeblemeister I … Continue reading →

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Lord of Sumo – Mountaineater

Posted on August 3, 2013 by haymoncollins

Now here’s the way to wake up on a Saturday, a new track, Lord of Sumo, from the self-proclaimed ‘sonic face melt’ Mountaineater. Sumo is a track from debut album due at the end of September on Banished from the … Continue reading →

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Boa Howl – Halves

Posted on July 13, 2013 by haymoncollins

It Goes It Goes, the first album from Halves in 2010, had a profound and lasting affect on me, an album I return to regularly for sanctuary and solace. Like much music that burrows into some deep place within, it brought … Continue reading →

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Rest Easy – Mouse Deer

Posted on July 7, 2013 by haymoncollins

A lifetime ago when I was young and even more anxious than I am these days, we had one of those all night parties at our shared house in the first year of Uni. As the drink faded and that … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Uncertainty – Good Weather for an Airstrike

Posted on June 25, 2013 by haymoncollins

Its not much of a secret that I have been a fan of Tom Honey’s Good Weather for an Airstrike project for quite some time. I have doodled on these ‘pages’ for his Lights, Underneath the Stars and A Summer EP’s and now his latest, … Continue reading →

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Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – Shearwater & Sharon van Etten

Posted on May 26, 2013 by haymoncollins

So here are two of my very favourite musical arteeeests covering that Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks guilty pleasure track. What a nice way to welcome this Sunday. If that isn’t enough SvE is doing this little electronica type project thing seemingly … Continue reading →

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Boa Howl – Halves

Posted on May 8, 2013 by haymoncollins

Uber short post to flag up the fact that the entirely wonderful Halves have their latest album, Boa Howl, released on Hate is the Enemy Records, now available for pre-order via their special website. Available on vinyl and CD I … Continue reading →

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Ruthless Thing EP/Fleece Show – Tom Mitchell

Posted on April 15, 2013 by haymoncollins

Trying to make a virtue our of my laziness I thought I  would combine a wretchedly late review of Tom Mitchells new(ish) Ep and his set at yesterdays acoustic all-dayer at The Fleece. The Peeblemeister and I rolled along this … Continue reading →

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Melt Yourself Down

Posted on April 1, 2013 by haymoncollins

Drat, I had this post in hand way before they popped upon Jools’ Later this week but didn’t bang it out fast enough, hey ho. I am knocked out by MYD and have been ever since I had to stop … Continue reading →

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Dan Croll – Compliment Your Soul

Posted on March 19, 2013 by haymoncollins

Everything’s been just a bit shit recently and I have rather descended into a bit of a slough of despond and my listening taste has gone along with it. Nowhere near enough time to listen let alone be careful with … Continue reading →

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