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New Bits and Bobs

Posted on October 21, 2011 by haymoncollins

A few short and sharp bits on material from new and old friends Exitmusic New York duo (although they perform as a four-some), Aleksa Palladino and Devon Church, have released a five track piece entitled From Silence on the excellent Secretly Canadian … Continue reading →

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Roddy Woomble – Bristol Colston Hall 2

Posted on October 14, 2011 by haymoncollins

. The second time of seeing Mr Woomble this year, the first at the wonderful Union Chapel at around the time of the Impossible Songs launch, and this time on Colston Hall. A couple of the band members were the … Continue reading →

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In Passage – Immanu El

Posted on October 10, 2011 by haymoncollins

In Passage is apparently the third album from this Swedish band. Three albums from five young chaps who can only be about 24 years old is reasonably impressive in its own right, but to produce an album of such polish and finesse is surely … Continue reading →

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Felt – Nils Frahm

Posted on October 9, 2011 by haymoncollins

Although it is only fourteen months since I first heard him  play his extraordinary music at the St Bonaventure’s in Bristol alongside Shearwater, it feels like I have known the music of Nils Frahm for a long, long time. The … Continue reading →

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Living Room Songs – Ólafur Arnalds

Posted on October 8, 2011 by haymoncollins

I have been following Ólafur Arnalds project all week, it has been a touching, intensely human experience with a rare intimacy. Each day he has created a new song, recorded a download mp3 and and accompanying video and made them immediately … Continue reading →

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Hall Music – Loney, Dear

Posted on October 5, 2011 by haymoncollins

I was head over heels in love with Dear John when it came out a couple of years ago, there was something about the sub-orchestral style, the haunting Scandinavian vocal qualities, the songs that got right under your skin to be on repeat over … Continue reading →

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Dear and Unfamiliar – Birds of Passage and Leonardo Rosado

Posted on October 2, 2011 by haymoncollins

A year or so ago I became aware of Birds of Passage aka Alicia Merz, perveyor of dreamy and ethereal music from New Zealand. Her rather lovely album Without the World was re-released on Denovali Records (home of, amongst others, … Continue reading →

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The Valley Wind – Tyler Ramsey

Posted on September 27, 2011 by haymoncollins

. After what seems an age Tyler Ramsey has released his next solo album, The Valley Wind. Seems he now has to have the, ‘guitarist from Band of Horses’ tag after his name now, but I did first catch his … Continue reading →

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Scott Matthews – The Thekla, Bristol (and a little bit of Glee Club, Birmingham)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by haymoncollins

Arriving too late to eat yet too early to queue, Mrs HC, the Lad, the fair Natalie and I sauntered past the Thekla en route to a slightly over priced drink at the River Station. As we did, I had … Continue reading →

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A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Posted on September 19, 2011 by haymoncollins

  We live in difficult, and in some ways terrible, times : wars, a shattered economy, social unrest; turn on the wretched TV and its there all the time. Some will rail and rage against it all and in the … Continue reading →

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