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Eleanor McEvoy : If You Leave…
Renowned for her intimate, emotional and uplifting performances, celebrated Irish musician Eleanor McEvoy releases her 10th studio album, ‘If You Leave…’. For the sessions, McEvoy recruited the talents of Grammy award-winning songwriter Jimmy Smyth on guitar, keyboard player James Delaney (Chuck Berry, Clannad), bassists Paul Moore (Van Morrison) & Eoghan O’Neill (Chris Rea, Moving Hearts) and drummer Des Lacey (Katie Melua), with special guests Brian Connor on piano and David Agnew on oboe. McEvoy is also joined by guest vocalists Mary Coughlan, Gemma Hayes and Hermione Hennessy with Sharon Shannon on the accordion for the song ‘Secret of Living’. The song ...
The Boo Radleys : Giant Steps
Diverse Records announce their first ever LP reissue, marking the 20th Anniversary of this modern classic! Giant Steps was the third album by The Boo Radleys, released in 1993. NME and Select named it as album of the year. It reached the UK Top 20, quite a mean feat for an indie band with a “difficult” concept album! The title is inspired by John Coltrane's album of the same name, and like its namesake was a similar watershed in popular music, challenging the indie pop scene of the time with an ambitious and progressive album with a huge array of influences. Liverpool’s Boo ...
Richmond Fontaine : Winnemucca
When Winnemucca was released in 2002, Richmond Fontaine were described by many as the “discovery of the year” Richmond Fontaine continue their journey of richly woven musical settings, atmospheric vistas, and lyrical storytelling on their fourth album. “Winnemucca” was perceived as the 'day after' of "Lost Son", Richmond Fontaine's 1999 release which features a more punk, SST Records-styled feel. This July sees the first vinyl release of “Winnemucca”. Recorded at Type Foundry Studios in Portland, OR by John Askew (Tracker) and Joanna Bolme (Elliott Smith, Stephen Malkmus), "Winnemucca" finds the members of Richmond Fontaine mining a subtler vein than on previous ...
Polly Paulusma : Leaves From The Family Tree
From humble musical beginnings in a Clapham garden shed, Polly Paulusma has come a long way. She now owns her own label, Wild Sound, and on 28 May 2012 releases her third studio album Leaves from the Family Tree, in whose name she has e-collaborated in a dizzying flurry of cyberwaves with folk heroes John Parker of Nizlopi, Adem and Erin McKeown, rock violin diva Anna Phoebe, and the hottest film composer du jour, Michael Price, who’s recently won an EMMY for his Sherlock soundtrack. Paulusma released her first two albums Scissors in my Pocket (2004) and Fingers & ...
Eddi Reader : The Songs Of Robert Burns
The Songs Of Robert Burns gets it's first release on vinyl in conjunction with its re-issue on CD by Reveal Records. 'The Songs Of Robert Burns' is an album born out of dedication and a love for the great Scottish poet. Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader was born in Glasgow but relocated to Ayrshire - the birthplace of Burns - at an early age. Evidently keen to provide the listener with an experience to be cherished, the former Fairground Attraction singer originally released this heartfelt record in 2003. Eddi Reader toured this album all over the world, finding connections to the Scottish bard ...
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Lau Play At Womex.
The fabulous Lau are playing at the world renowned WOMEX. It’s not quite a festival, more a massive showcase for traditional music from around the world. You can wade through the WEBSITE to find out more. This year it’s in Cardiff which is pretty handy as we can meet the lads for a beer. If [...]
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Eleanor McEvoy On Tour.
Eleanor is heading out on a pretty extensive tour in support of the new album (not that she isn’t always on tour!!). Full details can be found HERE but I should point out that she’ll be appearing twice at The Hi-Fi Show 2013 at Beaumont Estate, Old Windsor, England this Saturday and Sunday. Sadly, we [...]
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Giant Steps is 199th Best Album EVER in NME
NME have announced their 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time in this week’s issue. The Boo Radley’s Giant Steps is ranked at 199. Here’s what they say:
“A band who’s career was killed by an unrepresentatively chipper hit single, it’s easy to forget this post-shoe groundbreaker that boasted the brilliant ‘Lazarus’.”
I can’t help but think they [...]
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20th Anniversary Giant Steps article on The Quietus.
Charlie Frame has written a rather wonderful account of his love for Giant Steps on The Quietus website. We didn’t even bribe him (although I did send him a copy of the LP after I’d read the article, he deserved it). Here’s a snippet:
The Boo Radleys’ Giant Steps was this writer’s ‘eureka’ moment, and I [...]
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If You Leave by Eleanor McEvoy OUT NOW!!
Yep, our 7th release of 2013 (sadly down on 2012, we had a party to arrange and merch to design for the 25th anniversary of our record shop, we’ve been busy!) is in stock. It’s Eleanor’s fifth LP on Diverse and has a sprinkling of lovely guests.
McEvoy is joined by guest vocalists Mary Coughlan, Gemma [...]
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Boo Radleys Piece in The Western Mail
The Western Mail featured us on Saturday, the release date of ‘Giant Steps’. Paul was on holiday so I got to hog the photograph! I also got to interview Martin Carr which was pretty cool as he was a bit of a hero of mine when I was younger!
If you can’t read that, a link [...]
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Danny & The Champs On Tour.