Monthly Archives: January 2011

Galapagos is producer Jacob McNaughton from Phoenix, Arizona. He makes laid-back jams, cutting-up vocal samples and live instruments to make a kind of hypnotic mess – think a slowed down Todd Edwards, without the garage vibes. Read more

Here’s the thing: when someone’s music is described as ‘blurring the lines between hip-hop, soul, indie, electronica and jazz’, my heart sinks.  Already I’m imagining some god-awful jazz-funk band, bottom of the bill at Womad with enough slap bass to … Continue reading →

Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden but now based in London, Folke Thomas is an interesting proposition.  Still in his early twenties, he has the world and whisky-weary voice of… Read more…

Ignore the crummy video (it was the only one I could find).  This is an ace slice of pop-funk, with an 80s melodic twist, from Oslo’s Montee. One of the highlights of 2010.  They play JA JA JA at the … Continue reading →

Jack bacon is obsessed with music.  The kind of music that makes synapses fire and hearts sing celestial notes.  The 30yr old, originally from Cornwall but now based in Kentish Town, North London, is the man behind ‘Tuckshop Community Radio’: … Continue reading →

Breton have been causing mass pant-wetting amongst certain sections of the music press for several months now.  It’s easy to see why… Continue reading

Former Hefner mastermind Darren Hayman is currently halfway through his ‘January Songs’ project, an ambitious plan to record, write and release a new song everyday throughout January.  A man of lesser talents may have found such an undertaking daunting… Continue … Continue reading →

This 20-year-old Norwegian releases his debut album ‘Chiaroscuro’ on February 7th, through Spoon Train Audio. The title track is an epic, eight-minute mini symphony; the soundtrack to an imaginary… Continue reading

A tip courtesy of the excellent ‘Amanda’s Music Selection’ blog, Museum of Bellas Artes are a girl/boy/girl, teen trio from Stockholm.  They make sweet electronic pop music in the vein of St Etienne/Cut Copy… Continue reading

The travails of MySpace continue as it was announced the struggling NewsCorp site plans to axe half of its U.S. staff and reduce its ‘international workforce to a skeleton staff’. Read more