Neil Halstead har namngetts av Timeout som en av Englands bästa låtskrivare, men också Englands “best kept secret” av NME. Han var medlem i kult-shoegazerbandet Slowdive innan han bildade Mojave 3 1996. Hans första soloplatta kom 2002 – “Sleeping on Roads” och gavs ut av fantastiska labeln 4AD. Senaste skivan – “Oh Mighty Engine” kom [...]
Support: Tiny Vipers Seattlebaserade förskoleläraren Damien Jurado har genom åren gått från klarhet till klarhet som en av sin generations bästa låtskrivare. Han fick sitt genombrott med vackra ’Ohio’ från skivan Rehearsals for Departure’ som då gavs ut på SubPop. Efter rockiga ’I Break Chairs’ som han bitvis rev av bara för att komma ur [...]
It’s hard to talk about ‘Alt-Country’ without sending a nod Jason Ringenbergs way. Forming the band Jason & The Scorchers in 1981 they quickly became pioneers within the genre (that didn’t really exist until Wilco and Jayhawks arrived in the early 90′s). Three albums later the band fell apart – or as the band themselves [...]
Raised in a small, small village (643 inhabitants) south of Dallas with a father belonging to one of Hells Angels rivaling MC-gangs – accompanied by a soundtrack of Johnny Cash, Steve Earle and Willie Nelson – Rocky’s childhood definately was a little unconventional. His mother moved the family to Seattle in Rockys early teens, where [...]
Will Oldham is a very productive man – the equally legendary & bearded americana/folk-artist that in the 90s made records primarily under the various Palace-names (Brothers, Music, Songs). After that there was a few records as Will Oldham – and lately almost always as the alias Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. 17 albums in 15 years – [...]