Ezra Furman, Polar Bear, This Is The Kit, Meadow Lark, Scott Matthews, The Payroll Union, Eastern Seaboard Radio Station will now be joining GoGo Penguin, Diagrams, Hidden Orchestra and FURS to complete the Folk Forest stage line up at Sheffield’s Tramlines festival. Tramlines is one of the UK’s biggest inner-city music festivals. In 2014, it attracted 100,000 people as the festival took over the
He was discovered in a small bar in Sydney just two years ago by Half Moon Run‘s manager, Franz Shuller. Two years later, Hein Cooper has recorded with one of the industry’s most sort after producers, released an EP worldwide and had it remixed by one of Australia’s favourite electronic outfits.
Its promotional material states proudly that Dumb Flesh is “A comment on the flaws of the human form in its current evolutionary state. The frailty of the human body naturally became a resonant and inescapable part of the album’s gestation” – which is the kind of thing you might read on an
Despite looking a lot like one of the worlds most expensive line-ups; Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Madonna, Jay Z, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Jason Aldean, Daft Punk and Jack White stood in front of an audience yesterday to talk business. They’re some of the biggest names in music and together
If you’re listening to ‘Dream a Garden‘, use surround and a serious sub as not to insult the industrial sound and the on point ambience. The newest addition to the Jam City catalogue hits deeper than the previous effort ‘Classical Curves’. Coming in after a night on the liquor, laying
This London based trio might ring a few bells in the minds of the musically astute. They have been knocking around for a while and in 2007 even won a Mercury prize for their Knee Deep in the North album. After reforming and signing to Ninja Tune, they have refined their
Tonight will see The Nest, Stoke Newington, playing host to a killer line up including American MPC god, AraabMuzik. Also performing at the evening’s proceedings will be Pyrmdplaza, Khalil and Budakan. THE PLAYGROUND had a quick chat with the man himself ahead of his appearance at the legendary East London night-spot.
Convergence Festival has added new acts to their 2015 line-up. Inga Copeland, Dorian Concept, Gazelle Twin and Digits are the latest artists to join this year’s bill. Marshmallow Laser Feast, Scanner, Leafcutter John and Langham Research Centre have also been confirmed to take part in Convergence Sessions: a series of discussions and
Making their way across the Indie/ Americana scene, Fourth & Folsom are a band heavily influenced by West Coast Harmonies, consisting of Jamie Davies (Vocals/guitar), Theo Byrd (Vocals/Guitar), Jack Manser (Vocals/Guitar), Kristjan Cavdarovski (Bass) and Hannah Feenstra (Drums). The bands origins begin with Theo and Jamie playing together under the stage name “Wildcuts” and spending
“Can’t Keep Checking My phone is about missing somebody and that point where you refuse to accept online “connectivity” as a substitute for being with someone IRL” says the Orchestra themselves. Taken from ‘Multi-Love‘ out on Jagjaguwar May 25/26, this track is groovier than a goldfish bobbing around in a platform and begs
