Every week TOW plays two songs for the brilliant Tom Robinson on his BBC 6 Music Introducing show… here are our picks from this week’s show:
Clara Engel – Lick My Fins
Ok, we realise this track is from her 2009 album Secret Beasts – for all you Clara Engel know-it-alls – but we’ve just discovered her. How? Well, she sent over an email introducing herself (we love our job) and the resulting listening session went on late into the night. Since this album the Canadian singer-songwriter has released the Bethlehem Tapes too and there’s plenty more at her Bandcamp. What a voice, in the same vain as Sharon Van Etten her writing’s clever, dark, brooding and often funny (check out her cover of Underworld’s Born Slippy) too.
Tamara Parsons-Baker – Hang My Picture
Tamara Parsons-Baker is a singer-songwriter based in Oxford. Again, her email pinged into our inbox and we really liked what we heard. Simple, beautifully rendered folk songs with an originality in the songwriting which is impressive. Look out for more from Tamara as she’s made it to the finals of Channel 4’s Live and Unsigned. Good luck, we’ll be rootin’ for ya!
Best place to listen to her music is at her Facebook page – here