Every week TOW is lucky enough to pick two songs for Tom Robinson’s brilliant BBC 6 Music show, the spot goes out every Monday morning at around 2:30am. Here are our picks from the last two weeks:Francis – I Was Never Bored At All Photo by Johan Stolpe TOW is pleased to say that …
Every week TOW is lucky enough to pick two songs for Tom Robinson’s brilliant BBC 6 Music show, the spot goes out every Monday morning at around 2:30am. This week it’s all about the Boston folk scene. Both these artists are on a sterling label called Signature Sounds, which celebrates the best of the ‘heart of …
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The Other Woman is joined by American psych-folk artist Jesca Hoop. Her second album Hunting My Dress was released in November last year and has been a staple on the TOW playlist since. We talk about her influences, moving from sunny California to Manchester and five years spent with Tom Waits. TOW Jesca Hoop …
Merrill Garbus aka Tune-Yards knocked the crowd at London’s Cargo last night to the floor with one of the best gigs TOW has seen in yonks. Look out 2010 here she comes! Part 1: Tune-Yards 1 by ruthbarnes *On signing with 4AD, how things have changed so fundamentally in the past year, headlining Cargo, …
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Every week TOW is lucky enough to pick two songs for Tom Robinson’s brilliant BBC 6 Music show, the spot goes out every Monday morning at around 2:30am. Pick 1 – Bachelorette – Donkey Often when writing this blog, TOW stops and has a meltdown about not having enough time to listen to all the great …
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Thanks again to the wonderful Kate Stables for coming on the show to play live, she is This Is The Kit and one half of Whalebone Polly too. TOW has been dying to get her into the studio since hearing her John Parish produced album Krulle Bol last year, she did, and even played us …
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Every week TOW is lucky enough to pick two songs for Tom Robinson’s brilliant BBC 6 Music show, the spot goes out every Monday morning at around 2:30am.Pick 1 – Timberlee – Fashionista TOW has been meaning to play some dancehall for Tom for ages. We’ve brought in Polish dubstep, twee American folk, Japanese …
Thanks to our live guests Trash Kit – their debut album is out next month on Upset The Rhythm. And to our guest Professor Justin Spear who played us some tracks that are freaking him out right now. Trash Kit are Rachel, Rachel and Ros. The Rachel’s have been playing together in folky bands for …
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Thanks again to the brilliant Smoke Fairies for playing live, and playing us a brand new song… Kaf and Jess have been singing together since they were 11, they’ve travelled the world – well mainly all the blues-spots in the States, and caught the sharp eye of Mr Jack White, who plays on their latest …
Cassie Ramone plays guitar and is one of the three harmonious vocalists from lo-fi punks via The Shangri-la’s – Vivian Girls. Photo by Laurie Scavo The Brooklyn band have just toured the UK in support of their second album Everything Goes Wrong, out now on In The Red Records. In 2007 VG’s released their self-titled debut …
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