A half dozen weekly fresh picks of tasty new music…

Cvc – Sophie

Around the release of their debut LP ‘Get Real’ on CVC Recordings, this Welsh psych-rocking church village collective ham it up in their video for the infectious ‘Sophie’…

Sleaford Mods – UK Grim

Given the dire state of the times you would imagine that biting social commentary and music with a political protest edge to be bursting forth all over but as things are, it is to a band like Sleaford Mods we must turn for a devastating state of the nation address. The depressing aspect is of course, they really are telling it as it is…

Caitlin Rose – Only Lies

Caitlin Rose released a brace of stunning Americana albums to launch her career at the start of the 2010’s, the debut ‘Own Side Now’ especially was an absolute must hear. But then she disappeared from view for nearly ten years, the only clue I could detect that she was still involved in music was once spotting her as a backing singer for Margo Price. But then in late 2022 a new album ‘Cazimi’ suddenly arrived and happily Caitlin is continuing her resurrection into 2023 with numerous live dates, a very welcome return indeed…

LIUN & The Science Fiction Band – F***in Comp

A recent live track from one of the Fruit Tree Records albums of the year in 2022, you can read my full review of the album here https://fruit-tree-records.com/2022/12/29/liun-the-science-fiction-band-lily-of-the-nile/

Kathryn Williams – Foyboatmen

Radio DJ Mark Radcliffe has always been a different class and a sincere champion of folk music. His Radio 2 folk show has recently embarked on a project in which artists have interacted with local people with an ambition to produce brand new folk tunes that, in the tradition of the form, sing of the lives of working folk today. The pedigree of artists working on the project was from the top drawer and predictably, Kathryn Williams (heard here performing a tune in collaboration with Chris Difford) was one of the best.

Brad Mehldau – I Am The Walrus

Brad Mehldau has always had an ear and appreciation for the music of the Beatles and whichever way he interprets their music, you can be sure he will tap into every nuance of melodic magic, uncover tones and textures of his own without ever dismantling the magic of the original composition. This clip is a taster of an albums worth of Mehldau Beatles recordings set to arrive this spring…