A track from Orwell's new album Continental - check it out at http://folkwit.com/artists/orwell

Lonely Ride - Orwell

Taken from the album Of Trivial and Gargantuan - the debut album by Bath-based alt-folk outfit Rivers of England – released in association with Songs&Whispers (DE).

“Immersive, simple but impressive music that is somehow quintessentially English, there is something quite wholesome, refined and altogether rather sweet about this music and the vocals are completely lovely. Rare but nice to find something reminiscent of Yo La Tengo and Nick Drake all at once.” Glastonbury Emerging Talent 2013 Longlist (top 1.5%) Judge’s comments
- Don’t Watch Me Dancing blogger

“A beautiful album that nourishes the soul through pure musicality and sublimely sensitive songwriting. A gargantuan triumph.”
- Chris Vaudin

The Meadow Sways - Rivers of England

Eko is taken from Me You You Me the triumphant sophomore album from songwriter, singer and guitarist Daniel Carlson, which follows 2010’s critically acclaimed Aviary Jackson – “…the great-grandchild of Sergeant Pepper’s…” **** – R2/Rock ‘n’ Reel 

“Swathed as it is in luxurious symphonic swaddling, the mood that Carlson creates here is one of sheer unhurried bliss.”
- God is In The TV

“…music that sounds like The Beatles and Air tumbling through space.”
- Q Magazine Website

“It’s psychedelic reflection all the way…perfect to enjoy with a couple of reefers.”
- Tim Merricks, Americana UK

“…with psychedelic sounds drawn straight from bands such as Pink Floyd and the Beach Boys…this new form of kaleidoscopic pop shines through.”
- Hit The Floor

“…introspective and resonating.”
- Vulture Hound

“a trippy and tranced dream dipped odyssey of sonic space walking delights replete with the subtle glazing of shimmering 60’s John Barry styled riffola and a recall of J Xaverre no less.”
- The Sunday Experience

“Eko reminds us of Air, and is perfect chill out material. Just lie back and let the very minimal song take you into the ether.”
- SupaJam

“Dream Pop – it’s a genre that has been making a big dent on the indie scene recently. Putting the Dream into the genre is no easy task to do convincingly, but NYC’s Daniel Carlson’s spacey, mournful chords open the track Eko, his vocals kicking in and the tranquil, almost melancholic vibes kick in…”
- Seba Rashii

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Eko - Daniel Carlson

Communion is the latest single from Rebecca Clamp and is a collaboration with Matti Keltanen. It’s a project that combines the distinctive lyrics and vocal style of Clamp with the electro-ambient arrangments of Keltanen – the result, 2 tracks of exciting, original music from Helsinki!

Helsinki based songwriter Rebecca Clamp began collaborating with electronic musician Matti Keltanen in 2007 but their work has largely been kept under lock and key until now. A notable exception are the two bonus tracks on the extended download version of Clamp’s album ‘Key to the City’ (2011). If you enjoyed Keltanen’s dark, electronic arrangement for ‘Here We Are’ then you are in for a treat with this release.

The imagery for ‘Communion’ comes from a photograph Keltanen took of a night scene on the corner of Prince and Lafayette in New York City, where he was living at the time. The same photograph also inspired the single’s artwork by NYC based artist Brian McLaughlin. Clamp describes her strange and evocative lyrics to Communion as ‘a meditation on desire’.

For the B-side Keltanen and Clamp completely rework the old Robert Johnson classic: ‘Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)’. Keltanen’s angry and hypnotic composition effectively conjures up Johnson’s vision of ‘Blues walking like a man’: listening on headphones he seems to be pacing round your brain, accompanied by Clamp’s haunting vocals.

Johnson’s lyrics to Preaching Blues end: ‘Goin’ down to the ‘stil’ry, gonna stay there all day’, and with their new single, Clamp and Keltanen have striven to distill desire and despair to a very potent drop.

http://folkwit.com/artists/rebecca-clamp

Communion - Rebecca Clamp & Matti Keltanen

One of Seattle’s best kept secrets – sparkling orchestral pop from Poland!

Taking inspiration from the likes of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper, Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds, Queen’s A Night At The Opera, and the Kinks’ Village Green Preservation Society, Poland continues in the tradition of creating well-crafted pop songs with a strong emphasis on song-writing, involved arrangements and subtle orchestration.

http://folkwit.com/artists/poland

Sundial - Poland

From the album Tree but Dutch songwriter, composer, producer Wim Oudijk - a concept album with an ecological message.  Wim's music draws parralels with the work of Brian Wilson circa Smile and Van Dyke Parks - more here: http://folkwit.com/artists/wim-oudijk

Part 7 b Tree stands tall at Times Square - Wim Oudijk

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"Music that sounds like The Beatles and Air tumbling through space - melodic, psychedelic and intensely atmospheric. This album could well prove to be a future classic."
- Q Magazine

Not A Drawing is the 3rd album from New York City resident, musician, photographer and videographer Daniel Carlson. It follows on from the excellent Me You, You Me (2014) and his critically acclaimed debut Aviary Jackson (2010) - "...the great-grandchild of Sergeant Pepper's..." **** - R2/Rock'n'Reel

Not A Drawing is the result of a deeply considered and meticulously executed vision by the artist and his most accomplished work to date.

In the words of the artist himself:

“Initially, I was going to work with the same crew as Me You You Me (all L.A. session dudes - all amazing musicians) but, once I got done with what I thought were the demos, it was clear to me that they had a feel that was worth keeping. So then I thought that maybe I'd go out to LA and do some overdub sessions with those guys, but by the time I had time to do it, the songs had evolved even further. At that point, I decided that I'd finish it up in NYC and reached out to famed producer Michael Leonhart to see about him helping me finish, but it didn't look like he'd have time in the near future. However, we did spend an afternoon listening to what I had and he had a key piece of advice: ‘less Paul McCartney, more Pink Floyd,’ which was where I'd wanted to go anyway (more synths, more dreaminess).”

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Not A Drawing

Cloudy People

Welsh band No Thee No Ess are Andy Fung and Paul Battenbough who together with a host of friends have created a unique musical experience through their live shows and album releases.  California is their fifth album to date and as the name suggests it represents their most Americana influenced work to date.  Featuring their trademark style of psychedelic rock this album takes us from the sci-fi themed '1960 Alpha' through to the tender and melodic 'She's The One'.  A band well worthy of your attention.

Here are just a few reactions to their previous releases:

"Beautiful melodies and wonderfully orchestrated arrangements." – Huw Stephens, BBC RADIO 1

"The album deserves to be listened to over and over again...If you like The Flaming Lips, Pavement, Grandaddy, Sparklehorse, The Beach Boys, Gruff Rhys or even Stephen Merritt you will absolutely love this album." – No Depression

"...an album full of twists, turns and tangents...immediate and exciting, but with plenty to discover." **** – Thank Folk for That

California

The Distance is the fourth album released by The Phil Langran Band.  Band leader Phil Langran's songs are a powerful combination of immediacy and slow-burning subtlety. Their melodies instantly take up residence in the mind while the lyrics pack a considerable emotional punch. This is set off to great effect by Phil's line in dry, laconic humour which accompanies the live shows. The songs and lyrics are masterpieces of succinctness, and seem to work effortlessly on several levels, belying the craftsmanship that has gone into their making. Phil is not only a fine musician but also a writer steeped in the poetic traditions of Robert Frost and Langston Hughes. The result is a brilliant intertwining of Americana, Celtic, Folk and Blues themes in distinctive original songs. Like all the best songwriters, Phil has created his own genre, where Harlem nights and New York cityscapes rub shoulders with the west coast of Ireland and scenes from Werner Herzog's films. 

The Distance represents another collection of fine original songs from The Phil Langran Band with it's opening track 'Time's Dark Wing' receiving high praise from some notable contemporaries:

"Oh that is lovely. A good song and very moving performance. I am very pleased to have listened to that before bed." - Teddy Thompson

"That's a great tune. Prine & Van Zandt would approve!" - Roddy Woomble

"I love that song so much." - Kathryn Williams

The Distance

Time's Dark Wing

Rebecca Clamp’s latest album sees her join forces with Hans Wessels to create a delightfully emotive and beautifully arranged collection of original songs…

Lit Up With Sorrow is Rebecca Clamp's third album to date and the second to be recorded in and inspired by her adopted home of Finland.  This time she is joined by the considerable talents of her partner and collaborator, Hans Wessels.  The album builds on Clamp's already established reputation as a fine original songwriter.  Her debut, Nocturnal Leap getting some rave reviews (5 stars R2).  Her last album Key to The City earned a 4 star review in R2/Rock'n'Reel and prompted Rychard Carrington (R2/Moving Tone) to comment, "Rebecca Clamp’s music is like the very finest of wines.” Neil King of FATEA noted, "Rich in description and tone, the simple combination of Ms Clamp’s voice and piano are at times deeper than a school of philosophers and far easier to listen to."

This album is distinctly, and rather wonderfully different.  Clamp has retained her trademark quirkiness and optimism throughout the lyrics (despite some of the songs exploring darker themes) but it is the depth and breadth of the arrangements that really strike the listener - electronic percussion and instrumentation, plucked strings of ukulele and guitar, Clamp's distinctive piano and the sweet vocals harmonies from both Clamp and Wessels.  It's a gentle, emotionally provocative album with songs that are illuminated with a deep sense of hope and resilience.

Lit Up With Sorrow

Liminal

A truly original debut album from London-based singer-songwriter Jeremy Tuplin…from the intimate to the cosmic, introducing space-folk…

I Dreamt I Was An Astronaut is the debut album of London-based singer-songwriter Jeremy Tuplin and follows 2 independently released EPs: Open Letters (2016) and Carry The Fire (2014).  His voice has a uniqueness expressing itself through the less commonly used, lower register and his song-writing extends beyond the conventions of the genre.  In the words of BBC 6Music’s Tom Robinson, his music is: “Unconventional, conversational and intimate.”  The Telegraph Culture Section described his music as, “Stunningly candid…A distinctive deep vocal that has hints of Leonard Cohen and Bill Callahan.”  Clash Music observed, “A cosmic gem…” with Tuplin “Cooking up something special.,”

Recorded with long-time collaborator Mark Estall at Marketstall Studio, South Bermondsey with some recordings taking place in both Tuplin’s and Estall’s living rooms, the album combines electronic and synthesised sounds with acoustic and organic instruments for a ‘retro-futuristic feel’ branching into a genre which could be described as ‘space-folk’.

The theme that underpins this album is escapism, and with that, visions of the cosmos – a debut worthy of attention.

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I Dreamt I Was An Astronaut

Albert Einstein Song

Paul Mosley is a musical adventurer with ‘genius songs‘ (BBC6 Music) and ‘the loveliest of voices‘ (Rhythm magazine). Previously front man of alt folk favourites MOSES (Soho Festival best Live Act, BBC Radio 2 play lists, fans from Graham Coxon to Jamie Oliver) he now collaborates with an ever evolving ‘garage orchestra’ creating increasingly complex and diverse albums of unique and original songs. Featured guests include members of Misty’s Big Adventure, Cousteau, The Medieavel Baebes, Florence and the Machine and more. Paul also writes for theatre, especially puppets and is composer in residence at The Carriage Works Theatre. His 2nd album was declared ‘A genuine lost classic‘ by BBC6 Music and Volume magazine described his songs as ‘uniquely comforting and disturbing at the same time‘ which he liked.

"...sometimes disturbing magic realist folk-pop...a honeyed voice that could calm George Galloway." **** Q

“What a voice!” – Jools Holland

“A cults cult, a real gem” – Drowned in Sound

“…a dark chocolate voice, magic realist pop songs and all the instruments in the world, what’s not to like?” – Arts Wells, Canada

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King of Birds - Paul Mosley

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