KRISSY MATTHEWS – Scenes From a Moving Window

krissyStarting his career at the age of twelve, Krissy Matthews set out to leave a mark on the world of blues music from a very young age.  Like Joe Bonamassa, he possesses a great talent and feel for the genre and his instrument, but unlike Bonamassa, he is far more selective with regard to the speed of which he records and releases albums.  Despite only being twenty two at the time of this album’s release, ‘Scenes From a Moving Window’ marks the end of a four year studio silence.  It also marks a step up in the bluesman’s fortunes, having secured the legendary Cream lyricist Pete Brown (Piblokto/Moving Ornaments) as co-writer on eleven of the album’s tracks.

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Frank Turner, Joan Armatrading & Joan Baez confirmed for 2015 Cambridge Folk Festival

Joan Baez, Frank Turner, Peggy Seeger, Joan Armatrading and Passenger are among the first names to be confirmed for the 2015 Cambridge Folk Festival.   More acts will be announced shortly.

The full press release is detailed below.

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I US & WE – Mono EP

monoBlending elements of dream pop and synth pop, California’s I Us & We create a fairly spacious, yet melancholy sound on their debut EP ‘Mono’.  Like Australia’s MNTNS, their core sound is heavy on electronic drones and synths, but thankfully like the more melodic elements of Moby or the very best parts of Depeche Mode’s expansive catalogue, somehow manages to eschew most of the coldness that such humanly detached sounds might conjure if left in the hands of the lesser talented.

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Adelphia March live dates & new video

Nottingham rockers Adelphia have four live dates upcoming in March 2015, as follows:

19th – The Lomax, Liverpool
20th – The Bodega, Nottingham
21st – Metric Bar, London
22nd – The Scene, Swansea

This week also sees the release of their new single ‘If I Fall’, the video of which has been seen on both Kerrang TV & Scuzz and can also be seen below.

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