Here is some new stuff that I’ve been loving recently. The first is the video for the new First Aid Kit song, The Lion’s Roar. First Aid Kit just get better and better, I cannot wait for their next album, for which this is the title track, it is out on the 24th January,
Something else that I discovered today is this, a free download from Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo with Frank Turner, it is full of strings, accordion and harmonica. Frank and Emily’s voices work really well together. Emily Barker is touring next week,
Tues 22nd Nov- Bournemouth O2 Academy
Weds 23rd Nov- Newport Centre
Thurs 24th Nov- Birmingham O2 Academy
Fri 25th Nov- Barrowlands, Glasgow
Sat 26th Nov- Manchester Apollo
Sun 27th Nov- Hammersmith Apollo
Here is a video of them playing the song;
Changing genre completely, I’ve been listening to a fair bit of shoegaze in the last week, culminating in me drunkenly buying the latest LP by Walls, the album ‘Coracle’ is a brilliant electronic album with crashing synths and drum machines all creating that sort of wall of sound is great just to lie back, relax and listen to for hours, I had the album on repeat for quite a long time today. You can listen to it below;
So there’s a few new things to listen to. I am particularly looking forward to the next gig I’m going to, Franz Nicolay with Chris TT in support at Basement 20 in town, and the best thing is it is only £3 to get in. That’s in a week or so.
