Beachwood Sparks – The Tarnished Gold
Beautiful, hazy country-pop.
27th June 2012, 10:31am
Beautiful, hazy country-pop.
27th June 2012, 10:31am
Mission accomplished, guys.
10th June 2012, 10:02am
A force of nature.
23rd May 2012, 7:04am
Feature
Joe Skrebels discusses the stability of Bird’s ‘Break It Yourself’.
15th May 2012, 9:04am
A lush album, packed with heady, sprawling, beautiful Americana.
7th May 2012, 10:19am
A collection of disparate, homespun songs.
10th April 2012, 11:58am
Feature
Sean Armstrong is a 24-year old lo-fi artist who’s taken to combining new with old to bewilderingly excellent effect.
17th March 2012, 4:02pm
Despite this artful approach, there’s a smoothness to the record.
5th March 2012, 6:01pm
A move into a brave old world.
13th February 2012, 1:04pm
An album made not just to show you something, but to feel something too.
23rd January 2012, 10:58am
Feature
21st January 2012, 8:27pm
Lil Daggers have an ability to conjure up a sense of the macabre without contrivance.
8th December 2011, 11:59am
Surprising and utterly magnificent.
24th November 2011, 12:11pm
Insane, in a completely fantastic way.
18th November 2011, 6:01pm
Feature
We catch up with the band to discuss the process of writing a debut album.
6th November 2011, 4:03pm
Straightforward pop songs obscured by a darkly shimmering, buzzing wall of audio cotton wool.
6th November 2011, 10:11am
Feature
10th October 2011, 11:05am
A very competent evolution that draws on what was acclaimed in the past and updates it.
26th September 2011, 10:47am
The initial joy at hearing Fool’s Gold as a tight unit fades when you realise that it has made it harder for them to implement their influences.
24th August 2011, 12:41pm
‘Sparkler’ seems like an odd release for Ringo Deathstarr…
25th July 2011, 2:51pm
It’s good to know that the flag-bearers for the scene are still grafting.
12th July 2011, 8:46am
The one thing to take away from their debut is that they don’t have quite enough self-control.
6th June 2011, 10:34am
In their youthful, simple approach, Smith Westerns are living Marc Bolan’s lost teenage dream.
29th April 2011, 8:00am
Purpose-built for Radio 2.
5th April 2011, 9:26am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.