Sunday readings and reflections

Full Review:

www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/06/bon-iver-%E2%80%93-bon-iver/

Bon Iver - Wash.

‘The Wild’ was a co-production effort between long time friends Roscoe James Irwin and Ben Edgar, with the mixing and mastering entrusted to Aria ward winning producer John Castle. The EP features a wall of lush orchestral colours, layered on folk pop melodies, washed with ambient electronic sounds.

Please note track 2 - Angels in New You contains explicit content.

Arrows

Second Single from new record by Nashville based British Singer/Songwriter Adam Stockdale. Often compared to James Taylor/Nick Drake/John Martyn/Paul SImon. Follow up to 2013's well received "Out From Under". Recorded by Garrett Miller at Studio G, mastered by Andrija Tokic at Bomb Shelter.

Website - Albatrossmusic.org

Musicians - Kai Welch, Dave Cohen, Ross Holmes, Matt Menefee, Jamie Dick, Garrett Miller, David Jackson, Joseph Prestidge, Jim Stockdale, Dave WIlliamson, Nick Etwell, Royal G Masat.

Bio - Simplicity; thats the key, and also; honesty. If you take those two things and merge them together something profound and beautiful is what will result. The music of, Albatross, (29 year old Adam Stockdale) focuses around this idea. In a world full of people trying their hardest to out do each other in whatever way fashion dictates in that week, Albatross' heartfelt and often philosophical songs offer some well needed relief. The masterly crafted tunes cut straight to the heart with lyrical themes rushing from love and life, but with added poignancy being brought to the table by the optimistic and inspiring message throughout. Often performed completely solo, accompanied by his astounding 'finger-picked' guitar Albatross' music is as real and honest as it comes. Like his heroes, John Martyn, Nick Drake and co. he understands that a truly great song will shine without fanciful dressing up.

The past couple of years has seen Albatross travelling the world over, playing a host of shows to audiences all over the world, many of these dates have been as support act for, Mumford and Son’s; a band with whom, Adam, feels a great kinship and on whose 2011 E.P "The Wedding Band" he guested on pedal steel. He has also been seen supporting the likes of Chris Thile, Johnny Marr, Ben Howard and performances at Telluride Bluegrass festival. His first release "Out From Under" was recorded in Cairns with Mark Myers from popular Ozzy band "The Middle East", (whose 2011 release "I want that you are always happy" Adam also played lap steel on). Out From Under features a number of guest performances, from local talent there and from both Nashville and London. Most notably Levi Lowery on fiddle, Matt Menefee on banjo, Bree Suzanne Tranter's vocals and Nick Etwell and Dave Williamson on trumpet and trombone. It was released just in time for Christmas 2013, and received a great deal of praise, form American Songwriter, The Bluegrass Situation, Communion Records and Daytrotter. It can be found on iTunes.

Last year saw Albatross follow in the footsteps of so many British musicians; out to the States. Attracted by the musicianship and quality of records coming out of the town, he based himself in Nashville and has already played on a number of albums there, and can be found regularly performing and collaborating with other artists in town (look out for The Whistles and The Bells). His pending release "Desperate Times Best Forgotten" (Set for release around the holidays once again) will be his first LP release and no doubt one you will surely be adding to your record collection. True to his British Singer/Songwriter roots, it is another delivery of articulate acoustic songs with thoughtful lyrics and ear pleasing melodies, but has captured the Americana/Bluegrass elements so akin to the town. Evolving from primarily solo performances, Albatross is more prone to Duo (Stand up Bass) and Trio (Fiddle and Banjo) performances. Keep your eyes peeled.

All this aside, I will end the way I started. We live in a world awash with fakery, confusion and pretence. Our lives have become whirlwind emotional rides that often leave us seeking and desiring pure and simple truths; enter, Albatross, with some of the most heartfelt, direct, hopeful and above all, incredibly beautiful music you are likely to hear these days. Spread the word and free the bird!

Game Of Love

From Here

Joshua Hyslop - In Deepest Blue
Available now at http://flyt.it/jhidb

http://joshuahyslop.com

Joshua Hyslop - Let It Go

Music by  Uri Sade & Orel Tamuz 
Lyrics  by Uri Sade
Musical Production by Orel Tamuz 
Mix & Master by Noam Levinberg
Guitars: Orel Tamuz
Picture by Andrew Smith
Recorded at 'Beatcheese' Studio, Tel-Aviv, Isreal

Lyrics:

Cultivate your garden
It looks like a battlefield 
Before the grass hardens
Pour some water
Grow some trees
Take a look around you
Can you find a little green
Black flag is fluttering in the middle of the nothing
You were late to save your piece

Walking on the stones
On burning coals
This is what became of your land
You have to pay the price
The soles are melting 
And soon your feet will crumble
You'll never catch the rise

Never saw it coming
Everything was just in place
The black flag used to be multicoloured
Awareness changed its tint

Walking on the stones
On burning coals
This is what became of your land
You have to pay the price
The soles are melting 
And soon your feet will crumble
You'll never catch the rise

The black sealed your fate to be walking on the stones

Black Flag

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We are

Update: Also on Spotify and co.

A track about autumn and having a walk

Lyrics:

Today I was looking for a new way 
To avoid the place where my anger stays at
We’re walking in a daze and I’m feeling lost
Surrounded by fears that I can’t control

Stay back you don’t want to see me now
I’m not so brave and I know I would let you down
Time will chase us, words will hurt us

High raised wise, lonely rose
I just feel fine I am not sore

Today I was looking for a new way 
to avoid the place where my anger stays at
Time will chase us, words will hurt us

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Some notes:
Was it weird huh? Too much?

I don't own the cover, it's an amazing artwork by Andy Kehoe
http://www.andykehoe.net/

Autumn In Rome

You I Know EP

You I Know

Lioness Eye
Comfortable In My Skin
Spirit Bird
Prosper
Bow Down
Follow The Sun
Butterfly
Culture Bleeding
Paper Thin
Full Circle
Mystery Angel
3 Roads
Creating A Dream

Autumn In Rome

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