Listen Before You Buy

TweetShare My good buddy Peenko from back home started his own record label earlier this year and one of the first releases on said label is a super-group of Scottish musicianship. Containing members from Frightened Rabbit, Arab Strap, The Reindeer Section, Admiral Fallow, and Smoke Jaguar, the band and label are getting ready to drop their debut [...]

TweetShare Back in November I was ask to take part in Peenko‘s annual Scottish Bloggers and Music Sites  (Scottish BAMS…..and if you’re Scottish you’ll get the double entendre there) rundown.  Because I’m Scottish I qualified for such an honour and it’s my pleasure to announce that after much tallying and I’m sure many a drink, [...]

TweetShare It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve had some damn fine Folk music on the site, which is kinda weird since I come from the land who not only invented Folk music, but also grass, Jesus, and steam.  Steam! I’ve been listening to a bunch of Folk music, too, and I’ve been [...]

TweetShare Croy based, Post-Rock Pop outfit Campfires in Winter celebrate the release of their debut EP “Cardboard Ships” on ‘stand & wave’ with a mini ‘flat’ tour. The band are embarking on a series of intimate acoustic gigs, playing for fans in their very own living rooms! This is a new concept in band promotion, [...]

TweetShare Old buddy, old pal Charlie (King Post Kitsch) is back with another excellent EP. Last time around (back at the start of April) I posted three of his songs that he releases for free on his Bandcamp page, and he’s done the same this time.  This time around it’s his Monomaniac EP that’ll be [...]

TweetShare Another artist suggested by Peenko, King Post Kitsch really took me by surprise.  Generally when people send me links to an artist’s bandcamp page (even esteemed personalities such as peenko) I prepare myself for the worst, and sometimes the preparation helps.  Sometimes, as was the case here, the preparation was pointless. The EP from [...]

TweetShareA few days ago I asked for some recommendations for my #MusicMonday playlist and peenko was happy to oblige me with three artists, two of which I had put off checking out as I was busy putting off checking out other bands. This is the first he recommended, Little Yellow Ukuleles, an Alt-Rock ensemble from [...]

TweetShare Over the course of the SXSW festival last week I uploaded hundreds of songs to the site that you can listen to (and download for free).  There are some amazing bands in there to discover (I’m looking at you Alvarez Kings and Everything Everything), and some that you wish hadn’t discovered (I’m looking at [...]

TweetShare With their latest album “Teen Dream”, Beach House have made a thoughtful and beautifully lush album, comprising the best parts from both of their previous albums (“Devotion”, 2008, and “Beach House”, 2006) and blending them into a dream-pop wonderwall of sound.  Promotional duties for this album have included festival appearances, late night chat show [...]

TweetShare Frightened Rabbit played live for Lauren Lavern on BB6 Music today.  They played rousing acoustic versions of “Living In Colour” and “Nothing Like You”, both from just-released album “The Winter Of Mixed Drinks”. Check them out below: [display_podcast] (via Peenko)