Category: acoustic
Yellow Ostrich – I’ll Run
‘I’ll Run’ opens with the listless playing of a teenager fooling around with a new guitar. He pensively plucks the strings, listening to the warm buzz of a ten-watt practice amp, then tries out a couple chords. Satisfied, he bursts […]
Acoustic Sunday
The birds are tweeting in the trees, the sun is breaking through the clouds and you’ve decided to skip mass for the third Sunday running. All you are missing now is something to colour your earspace as your eyes are […]
Mumblin' Deaf Ro – The Ballad Of Lonesome Ray James
As the Irish Housing Market continues to unravel people are naturally beginning to tighten their belts. But wait, help is already at hand. Nope it’s not that long awaited European Central Bank rate reduction announcement but a budget friendly missive […]
Ai Phoenix – He Kisses The Streets I Walk
Crouched low and staggering along as it does ‘He Kisses The Streets I Walk’ is just one of several albums worth of reasons to adore Ai Phoenix. On their 5th outing ‘The Light Shines Almost All The Way’ the Norwegian’s […]
Anna Ternheim – I'll Follow You Tonight
Of late I seem to have fallen into some sort of parallel universe inhabited purely by sweet acoustic female vocalists. With her softly plucked guitar swaying not too dissimilarly to Nick Drake and a voice that unfurls seemingly live beside […]
Lars Wiik & The Laughing River – There Is Nothing
The Swedish aren’t the only Scandanavian’s capable of captivating us as Lars Wiik & The Laughing River so ably prove with ‘There is Nothing’. Details are distinctly sketchy about this group of Norwegians. The latest is that the band are […]
David Kitt – When Doves Cry
This is taken from a 2001 radio session (Today FM) so be sure to forgive the slight hiss and lack of production sheen. I’m sure you’ll look beyond this however and just marvel at David Kitt’s inspired take on the […]
David Kitt – Another Love Song
David Kitt is the son of a prominent politician. David Kitt’s music was the father to a sister of thought that for 2 albums saw him become Dublin’s most vital creative force. His light has dimmed considerably despite a measured […]
Bobby Baby – Lucky Moments
If you like Christmas music then you’ll love the mp3hugger curated Christmas compilation ‘An Indiecater Christmas’, you can buy it here! Ellinor Blixt is from Sweden, lives in Berlin and is obviously in love with music. So much so that […]
Ron Sexsmith – Maybe This Christmas
If you like Christmas music then you’ll love the mp3hugger curated Christmas compilation ‘An Indiecater Christmas’, you can buy it here! With so many Christmas pasts and considering the build up and event can take over 2 months to play […]
Nyles Lannon – Beached
Nyles Lannon is guitarist and vocalist with Film School. In between releasing one of 2006’s best albums as part of FS poor Nyles works in a record store, records some electronic music (under the n. Ln moniker) and pushes his […]
Edgar Breau – Dandelion Kingdom
There are some parallels with our own Mumblin’ Deaf Ro (and a hint of the Harvest Ministers for good measure) in this song’s architecture which means it sounds very much out on its own. In many ways it is a […]