Listen Before You Buy

Given their name, it won’t come as much of a surprise that Saturday Sun are a bit like Nick Drake. They also look to the likes of finger-picking legends like John Martyn, and more broadly to post-rock and alternative artists, for their influences.

Saintseneca are probably Columbus, Ohio’s best kept secret, having floated under the radar for a few years now impressing people one house-show at a time.  They released their debut album “Last” a few weeks ago and I can only attempt to put into words how great it is to finally be able to put something [...]

If there’s one genre of music I never expected to start getting into, it’s country. I mean, is there anything likeable about it? How often do we need to hear a downtrodden ex-cattle rustler growl about the tribulations of the trail, or how he’s called Sue, or whatever? Don’t even get me started on steel [...]

It might seem odd that LBYB is just now doing an introducing piece on Alex Winston, but it’s long overdue.   So, may I formally introduce Alex Winston. At first glance, you might be surprised to hear that Alex Winston is classically trained in opera, but after listening to a few of her songs, it doesn’t [...]

Buy the album from Amazon – CD Sitting on the tube with a friend the other day, I spotted a poster for Benjamin Francis Leftwich‘s album, pitching him as “Brit-folk’s pretty new voice.” My friend turned to me and said: “Mumford And Sons are already Brit-folk’s new voice”. True, indie-folk, whether Brit or otherwise, is [...]

While on tour, Mumford and Sons stopped by Colorado radio station, KBCO to perform “The Cave” and a new song that is untitled, but has been dubbed “Home” by the listeners.  Mumford and Sons have been on tour for some time now, stopping by the Grammys for a mega-collaboration with the one and only Bob [...]

Mumford & Sons have been a round for a couple of years now, playing gigs in and around London along with buddies of the same scene like Johnny Flynn and Noah And The Whale, but they’ve only just (October 2009) released their debut album “Sigh No More”.  Polarising critics (some saying their music is awful, [...]