Live Review: First Aid Kit – Liverpool
First Aid Kit Liverpool Guild of Students, 24 October 2018 Photos & Words: Gary Lambert First Aid Kit Beautiful. Nine letters which sum up the combination of First Aid Kit and The Staves with more accuracy than any number of words in this review. Liverpool Guild of Students, and formerly Mountford Hall, has seen hundreds … Continue reading
Just Watch: Lucy Rose – Floral Dresses (Ft The Staves)
Lucy Rose Words: Julia Grantham I first came across Lucy Rose when I was fortunate enough to review her second album Work it Out back in the summer of 2015, and her popularity and recognition has continued to grow since then. This latest single Floral Dresses (Ft The Staves), showcases a return to her folk-acoustic … Continue reading
Just Listen: Tom Speight – Willow Tree
Tom Speight Words: Eliza Laben Folk singer-songwriter Tom Speight’s single Willow Tree is one that greatly resembles Ed Sheeran. His soft, twinkling guitar riffs compliment his buttery vocals, harmonising beautifully with female vocals through the chorus of the track. As the instrumental builds up into an intertwining of guitars, gentle drums and string instruments, the … Continue reading
Album Review: The Staves – If I Was
If I Was Released 23rd March 2015 Words: Nick Jacques If I Was, was recorded on a series of trips to the isolated snowy outback of Eau Claire, Wisconsin – the same area where Justin Vernon (Bon Iver frontman) recorded his seminal debut album For Emma, Forever Ago. Justin also takes up production on this … Continue reading
Just Watch: The Staves – Blood I Bled
The Staves Watch the video for Blood I Bled here: The Staves release their Blood I Bled EP on Oct 27th. LIVE Thu Oct 23 – Dublin, Whelan’s Fri Oct 24 – Limerick, Dolan’s Sun Oct 26 – Birmingham, The Institute Temple [SOLD OUT] Mon Oct 27 – London, Crypt on the Green [SOLD OUT]
Video Of The Day: The Staves – Winter Trees
The Staves One of the cutest, cleverest and stylistically perfectly matched videos I have seen in a while. The directors for Winter Trees are Karni and Saul who come from the Oscar-winning animation studio, Aardman Studios (and I think that shows). Winter Trees is taken from The Stave’s debut album Dead & Born & Grown, … Continue reading
Just Watch: Commununion Jam – Over The Hill
Communion Records Jam Watch the video for Over The Hill (featuring; Ben Howard, The Staves, Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Lovett, Bear’s Den) here:
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