Come join Sairie beneath the spreading tree
My first encounter with Sairie was a bit perplexing. The East Sussex-based folk trio were playing at Union Music Store as part of Lewes Psych Fest in January 2023. Eager punters crammed in between the vinyl bins; the group was lodged tightly into the shop’s triangular corner at the end of the building. Despite the…
Waves Crashing In The Blur
Olympia, capital city of Washington state, boasts a storied musical history spanning grunge (Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain called Olympia home), riot grrrl (Bikini Kill were at the vanguard of the influential feminist punk movement), and record labels K Records and Kill Rock Stars (home variously to Modest Mouse, Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith). Reaching for Olympian heights Aiming…
The Early Years bring you Modern Moonlight
Belated in arrival following their 2006 eponymous debut and 2016’s II, Modern Moonlight by The Early Years shows no signs of creative lethargy. The band built their own studio, learnt how to produce, record, engineer, and mix. Therefore, they could hardly be accused of being work-shy. The hard work has paid off. It’s a brilliantly produced, multi-dimensional album.…
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