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Tag Archives: Her Name is Calla
Morning’s Pass – Umber
. The sterile and impersonal download is not my music source of choice. I appreciate why it gains some favour for the hard pressed and busy music lover, a couple of clicks and there you are, for artists maybe it’s a much cheaper way … Continue reading
Fresh Bits of Bella Union – I Break Horses and Thousands
The excellent Bella Union label is one of those rare beasts where you can rarely put a foot wrong in buying something from their catalogue. Of course they have their high fliers like Fleet Foxes but they have a rich trove of … Continue reading
Maybeshewill – I Was Here For A Moment, Then I Was Gone
. If truth be told I am suffering from musical indigestion this week. You know how it is, you wait ages for a good album to come along, and darn it, a whole slew of them turn up together (step … Continue reading
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Tagged Her Name is Calla, Maybeshewill, Sophie Green, Thom Corah
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Her Name is Calla – Left Bank Bristol
Well it had taken a long time to get even close to a HNIC live show but finally here it was at the Left Bank in Bristol. The penultimate show of their European tour beset as it clearly was with … Continue reading
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Tagged Gig, Gold Flaked Paint, Her Name is Calla, John Grant, Sebastien Dehesdin, To Bury a Ghost
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Birds of Passage Passing Through
After a couple of weeks of spring sunshine it was a slightly grey and fresh morning that welcomed Alicia Merz ( aka Birds of Passage) and her partner Christian to meet me for a coffee in the Inn the … Continue reading
Her Name Is Calla – Maw EP
. Those fine fellows Her Name Is Calla are shortly to embark upon a welcome European and UK tour. It would be well worth anyone’s time and cash to run along to any (or indeed all if that were possible) of their … Continue reading
To Bury A Ghost – The Hurt Kingdom
I have to admit to being late to the party in respect of the début EP from To Bury A Ghost Last. The Hurt Kingdom was released at the back end of 2010 and rightly got many good reviews, for it is indeed an impressive first outing for a band. TBAG finally came … Continue reading
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Tagged Gold Flaked Paint, Her Name is Calla, Mono, To Bury a Ghost, Tortoise
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Birds of Passage
FB / Myspace/ Soundcloud/ @aliciamerz Alicia Merz aka Birds of Passage sort of slipped into my conciousness some way or another, I am not quite sure how. But I guess that’s rather appropriate given her chosen lo-fi, minimalist, dream-pop label. Birds of Passage … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds of Passage, denovali, HDU, Her Name is Calla, Mountaineater
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