Chelsea Wolfe – The Way We Used To
Confession time – I discovered Chelsea Wolfe through Ricall. She’s one of their Ones to Watch for 2013 and actually my favourite of the lot. Musically, she reminds me of one of my favourite artists and most memorable live artists of 2011, Lia Ices - vocally sometimes similarly ethereal, sometimes less ethereal, more earthy…I can imagine … Read more
Jake Bugg – Taste It
Jake Bugg is 18 years old. Just let that sink in for a second – and now listen: Jake Bugg – “Taste It” I couldn’t get tickets for the London dates – they sold out between my deciding to go and finding someone to come with me – so I’m going all the way to … Read more
Abi Wade – Hope
Listening to much of her music, you’d be forgiven for thinking Abi Wade was at least 3 people. The sounds she combines into complex rhythms, created with just a ‘cello, the various implements she uses to strike it and a foot-pedalled contraption joining a tambourine and block, on more than one occasion during her set at … Read more
