Daisy Chute - London's On Fire

** Video Premiere **

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘London’s On Fire’ - Daisy Chute

We are thrilled to share with you the online video premiere of the excellent ‘London’s On Fire’ by the very talented Scottish-American singer-songwriter and LCM favourite Daisy Chute.

‘London’s On Fire’ is a single from upcoming début originals album by Folk and Americana singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Daisy Chute. Released on February 13th 2019, it is a foot-stomping, Latin-influenced, fast-paced song that unanimously won the hearts of the judges and audience at 229 The Venue for the Coffee Music Project Singer-Songwriter competition. The song took her to the U.S. for a concert and songwriting tour in October. Daisy launched the new single with her band at the prestigious Century Club in Soho on Wednesday..

When asked to write a song about London for the competition, Daisy opted to write about the duality of the city she has lived in for most her adult life; on the one hand it is a creative and inspiring city, and on the other it can be destructive and difficult to live in a “city always moving on”. Written and recorded in London in collaboration with Tim Baxter (Andy Burrows, The Editors, Nick Mulvey), ‘London’s On Fire’ will be released with the accompanying music video featuring iconic London places including Primrose Hill and The Shard.

This may be her debut originals album, but Daisy is no stranger to the studio with 3 previous albums with Universal under her belt as founder member of Platinum-selling classical group ‘All Angels’. A regular in the London music scene and an award-winning singer and songwriter, Daisy has been mentored by rock royalty Sir Ray Davies, featured as a vocalist on Radiohead's latest album ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’, and even got the thumbs up from Sir Paul McCartney after a performance at the Royal Albert Hall.

"Beautiful, exquisite melodies, insightful lyrics and a wealth of wonderful musicality makes Daisy an artist that is destined for great things.." Tony Moore (Soho Radio, The Bedford)

The single is available to purchase from all the regular online platforms.

http://www.daisychute.com

Music and Lyrics by Daisy Chute and Tim Baxter
Produced and Mixed by Tim Baxter
Mastered by Mazen Murad (Metropolis Studios)

Vocals, Guitar: Daisy Chute
Keys: Tim Baxter
Double Bass: Will Collier
Drums: Chris Brice
Cello: Midori Jaeger
Additional Guitar: Max Cliverd
Backing Vocals: Cerian Holland and Greg Bishop

Video: Seven Hills Films
Director: Bartek Podkowa
Steadicam Operator: Shaun Waldie
Focus Puller: Aadhar Gupta Aadhar Dmt
http://www.sevenhillsfilms.com

Lyrics
Vein of London far below
that freezes with the snow
and never feels the fire’s glow

is threading through the city docks
and winding with the clocks
and mourning with the tower blocks

Faded glass that sunlight shone upon
buildings with more buildings built upon
A city always moving on

London’s on Fire
London's on Fire
We go round this town, and burn it down
and build it back up higher and higher
London’s on Fire

Saving for our holiday
we justify our pay and
look the other way
our back against the flames

who will pay the price?
Could I sacrifice
my right to live in paradise?

Faded glass that sunlight shone upon
Bodies with more bodies buried on
A city always moving on

London’s on Fire
London's on Fire
We go round this town, and burn it down
and build it back up
Higher and higher
London’s on fire
We go round this town, and burn it down
And build it back up higher and higher
London’s on Fire

Frank Turner - Don't Worry

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Don’t Worry’ - Frank Turner

Our featured song today is the latest single from the multi-award winning Hampshire based singer-songwriter Frank Turner. It’s also the opening track from Frank’s seventh studio and latest album ‘Be More Kind’ released back in May last year.

If you would like to catch up with Frank in London he will be at Omeara on the 15th February, doing a booking signing at Waterstones, Tottenham Court Road on 22nd March for his new book and performing again at Camden Rocks Festival on the 1st June. Please check out all other tour dates on his website.

https://frank-turner.com

Ciara Rafferty - Union Town

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Union Town’ - Ciara Rafferty

Cíara Rafferty is an wonderful and very talented Irish country singer/songwriter. Based in London and gigging regularly with her outstanding seven-piece band, her sound is mellifluous, raw and lyrical. Ciara was originally part of Belle & The Busker and FAYRE, but will be shortly launching her solo EP ‘Wild’ Our featured track today is a lovely live version of ‘Union Town’ recorded at the Pool Studios.​

Cíara has recently featured in 'Whispering' Bob Harris's ‘Under The Apple Tree’ live sessions and played Country to Country music festival at The O2 Arena last year with her previous band. She has had radio play on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC London, Talk Radio and Chris Country, with Baylen Leonard describing her music as ‘absolutely lovely’. Cíara has also sang a cappella live on Sky One’s “Sing”, sharing the stage with Imelda May.​

Cíara’s new EP ‘Wild’ is due to be released in March, featuring new imaginings of her songs with her talented band. She is also currently writing and recording an album of new material. She is proud to support and be involved in the growing Country and Americana scene in the UK and is a member of the Americana Music Association.

Ciara’s excellent London launch gig will be on the 14th March at The London Jukebox in N1. With tickets at just £5, it’s a must do gig in March.

https://www.ciararafferty.co.uk

Order your copy of Ciara’s new EP below >>>

NewTown - Long Hard Road

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Long Hard Road’ - NewTown

We head to Lexington, Kentucky today to meet our next LCM featured artists Americana and Bluegrass band NewTown. They have been described as ‘The spirit of Alison Krauss meets the soul of Sturgill Simpson’. Our featured track is a great cover of a Tyler Childers song ‘Long Hard Road’.

Jr. Williams comments “This is one of the coolest tunes Tyler Childers has written. It speaks about the hardship of a long-distance relationship, something I’m sure a lot of folks can connect with. The video for the song was such a joy to make, surrounded by a few close friends and family. We used The Burl in Lexington, Kentucky, for the shoot — a beautiful venue! We hope people will enjoy the labor we put into this; we think it was well worth it. Enjoy!!

NewTown features five artists demonstrating a vast array of acoustic music styling. Based out of Lexington, Kentucky, NewTown accurately cites their obvious local musical influences. The band is able to journey into a realm of their own while still maintaining the spirit of the legendary bluegrass and “Newgrass” sounds created within the walls of Lexington’s Red Slipper Lounge during the mid 70’s.

The band was started by Kati Penn, a talented fiddle player and vocalist from Frankfort, Kentucky. Kati is unique in her ability to lead a band while maintaining the philosophy of a band of equal parts. Jr Williams complements his wife, Kati, with amazing high harmony and lead vocals along with persistently tasteful banjo and guitar playing. Together, the band blends their vastly different musical influences to deliver a sound of their own. NewTown creates their sound as a cohesive musical unit with a tangible diversity to which all listeners can relate.

Also please check out NewTown’s latest album ‘Old World’ released in August 2018 viaMountain Home Music

http://thenewtownband.com

Madison Violet - Small Of My Heart

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Small Of My Heart’ - Madison Violet

Our featured artists today are the wonderful Toronto based duo Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac better know as Madison Violet. They will be releasing their brand new interesting titled album ‘Everything Is Shifting’ on the 8th March, which you can pre-order now via their website.

Our LCM featured track today is a live version of the beautiful ‘Small Of My Heart’ from their ‘No Fool For Trying’ album. The video was filmed at a sunny and warm Lemon Tree Session last summer.

Please check out their new single ‘Tell Me’ available now on Spotify.

What is your favourite Madison Violet track?

https://www.madisonviolet.com

The Honey Dewdrops - More Than You Should Say

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘More Than You Should Say’ - The Honey Dewdrops

Currently based in Baltimore our next LCM featured artists are Kagey Parrish & Laura Wortman better known as The Honey Dewdrops. With a new album ‘Anyone Can See’ set for release on March 1st and their first UK tour, it’s a very exciting time for this very talented duo. Our featured track today is a live version of ‘More Than You Should Say’ recorded at the Red Barn Studio. It’s also the opening track of the new album.

If you would like to see Kagey and Laura live they will be headlining the Green Note on February 7th. For all other UK dates please check their website for further details.

http://www.thehoneydewdrops.com

Sam Morrow - Quick Fix

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Quick Fix’ - Sam Morrow

Another highlight of the AMA UK showcases was LA based singer-songwriter Sam Morrow. His music is a fusion of Texas twang, southern stomp and old-school funky-tonk. Our featured track today is ‘Quick Fix’ the first single from Sam’s latest album ‘Concrete and Mud’ which was released in April 2018. It is an infectious hook laden mix of syncopated beats with bubbling clavinet, slinky guitars and doubled vocals. There's also an undercurrent of classic country running throughout the mix.

It’s a very exciting time in Californian music scene at the moment as Sam joins US west coast Country and Americana heavyweights like Sam Outlaw, Jade Jackson and Sam Morrow's friend and label mate, Jaime Wyatt (who guests on the album). ‘Concrete and Mud’ builds a bridge between opposing camps: country and rock & roll; the West Coast and the American South. Sam comments "The sentiment is that the things that unite us are stronger than the forces that divide us.”.

https://www.sammorrowmusic.com

You can purchase your copy in the link below >>>

Elles Bailey - What's The Matter With You

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘What’s The Matter With You’ - Elles Bailey

We are all big fans of our next LCM featured artist, the wonderful and very talented Elles Bailey. The super smooth ‘What’s The Matter With You’ is the great second single from Elles’ upcoming second album ‘The Road I Call Home’ set for release on March 8th 2019. The album is also our LCM album of the month for March. This brand new video was directed by George Montague,

Elles and the band will be on a UK and European tour in Feb/Mar with their London date at The Lexington on the 12th March. Treat yourself and see her live :)

https://www.ellesbailey.com

Mike Farris - Golden Wings

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Golden Wings’ - Mike Farris

The AMA UK showcases this year in London have been excellent. Full of great music and artists. A wonderful mixture of old favourities, people who have been on our radar to see live and exciting new discoveries and recommendations. Our next LCM featured artist today Mike Farris is a super recommendation from Mark Ede. Mike is a great Grammy and AMA winning Nashville based singer-songwriter. We love ‘Golden Wings’ taken from his latest album ‘Silver & Stone’ released in October via Compass. Please check out Mike wonderful back catalogue, it’s full of brilliant gems.

http://www.mikefarrismusic.com

Lula Wiles - Leave Me Now

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Leave Me Now - Lula Wiles

We head to Boston today to meet our next featured artists the wonderful Lula Wiles. This multi award winning trio is made up of three multi instrumentalist and vocalists Isa Burke, Eleanor Buckland, and Mali Obomsawin. This very talented trio have just released their second album ‘What Will We Do’ on the 25th January, which is currently riding high in the US Americana radio charts. Our featured song today is a live version of ‘Leave Me Now’ taken from the new album. It was recorded at a LR Baggs session in Nashville, TN during the 2018 Americana Festival.

Long before they were in a band together, the members of Lula Wiles were singing folk songs and trading fiddle tunes at camp in Maine. “All of us were lucky to have access to the folk music community at a young age,” Burke says. “The music traditions that we’re drawing on are social, community-building traditions.” On those warm summer nights, playing music was just plain fun. But the members of Lula Wiles carry those early lessons of community and the meaning of shared art with them to this day, as they seek to create music that questions cultural virtues, soothes aching wounds, and envisions a better world.

Lula Wiles came of age in Boston, in the practice rooms of Berklee College of Music and the city’s lively roots scene. In 2016, the band self-released Lula Wiles, a sensitive, twang-tinged collection of originals. Since then, they have toured internationally, winning fans at the Newport Folk Festival and the Philadelphia Folk Festival, and sharing stages with the likes of Aoife O’Donovan, the Wood Brothers, and Tim O’Brien.

Now, the release of ‘What Will We Do’ on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings places the group squarely in line with some of its deepest influences, from the protest anthems of Woody Guthrie to the trailblazing songs of Elizabeth Cotten and Hazel Dickens. (Even the band’s name is a twist on an old Carter Family song.)

Going into the recording sessions with engineer and co-producer Dan Cardinal at Dimension Sound Studios in Boston, the members of Lula Wiles knew how they wanted this record to feel: intimate, warm, with the edges left rough. “We really wanted this album to sound like three people making music in a room,” Buckland explains. The songs on What Will We Do draw their power from small moments captured in real time, like the scrape of pick against string or the collective inhale at the start of a verse. The musicians take turns in different roles––Burke and Buckland on guitar and fiddle, Obomsawin on bass, all three singing—but no matter who’s playing what, they operate in close tandem, buoyed by the nimble touch of drummer (and frequent collaborator) Sean Trischka. In carrying on the folk ritual of innovation, they infuse their songs with distinctly modern sounds: pop hooks, distorted electric guitars, and dissonant multi-layered vocals, all employed in the service of songs that reclaim folk music in their own voice.

At its core, ‘What Will We Do’ is an album centered around songcraft. The lyrics are sharp and the melodies finely wrought. You can hear, too, a growing maturity, a widening worldview. These aren’t your typical lovesick country tunes.

http://www.lulawiles.com

Purchase your copy below >>>

Carson McHone - Don't You Think I Feel It Too

LCM Song Of The Day: Don’t You Think I Feel It Too - Carson McHone

Our featured song today is a wonderful live cover of the Uncle Walt's Band's "Don't You Think I Feel It Too" produced by Bruce Robison. The song also features Champ Hood's son, Warren Hood and nephew Marshall Hood. It’s taken from a ‘The Next Wallz’ session. Fast rising Texan singer-songwriter Carson has just released her exciting latest album ‘Carousel’ via Loose Music, which is well worth checking out.

If you would like to see Carson and her band live in London, she will be performing at the AMA UK showcases in Hackney on the 29th January. She will also being doing a short set and a signing at Rough Trade East on the 31st followed by a UK Tour in February.

Also check out Carson’s latest video for the opening track ‘Sad’

Photo credit: NBDKB

http://www.carsonmchonemusic.com

Alice Wallace - Santa Ana Winds

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Santa Ana Winds’’ - Alice Wallace

Exciting times ahead as our next LCM featured artist Californian singer-songwriter Alice Wallace has just released her wonderful fourth studio album ‘Into The Blue’ via Rebelle Road

Alice will be touring the UK later in the year, so we will let you know as soon as the dates are announced

2018 saw the most deadly and destructive wildfire on record sweep through parts of California. The ‘Santa Ana Winds’ for which our featured song is named are often a catalyst in worsening fires in the extremely dry Southern California and northern Baja California.

Alice comments about the song and video:

“The Santa Ana winds are a force we are so familiar with in California, and many times they are what cause the indiscriminate wildfires that have plagued our state. This video gives just a tiny glimpse into their terrible wrath. So many people have lost so much in the last few years, and this now includes the owners of the Dragonfly Creek Studio in Malibu where we recorded parts of the new album. All of the stark images were recorded at their property, which completely burned with the exception of the stables and the studio. In the midst of their own recovery, they allowed us to film so other people could see the devastation. We’re planning to make a donation toward Malibu’s recovery as part of this album release.”

Indeed, 100 percent of the proceeds from this song, which can be purchased here with the album below, will be donated to Help California, an organization working to rebuild and restore the areas affected by the wildfires.

Photo credit: Adrienne Cohen Isom

https://www.alicewallacemusic.com

Dom Major - Christmas Cards

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Christmas Cards’ - Dom Major

Live video premiere

We are delighted to share with you the premiere of the live video for Dom Major’s new single ‘Christmas Cards.

Northern born, but Melbourne based Dom Major has joined the artist led community and label Babywoman Records for his latest single ‘Christmas Cards’. Released on December 12th, Christmas Cards is a melancholy ballad, infused with Americana licks, a warmth to bring you home and slightly tinged with a message of reflection; provoking us to stop and think more about the changes and trends of human nature in the modern world. There’s a delicacy to Christmas Cards, an understated delivery, every instrument and note has its place, leaving air and space for Dom’s innate storytelling to thrive.

Dom’s comments: “Well, the inspiration behind the song was the feeling of how everything (including us) is so disposable all the time. For example, Christmas Cards. People spend stupid amounts of money each year to get a card to send to all of their friends. They look at it once, keep it on the windowsill a week, and then throw it away. I think the main body of the song is exploring how we as people can treat each other like Christmas Cards sometimes. Flavour of the week one week, and gone the next”

For the past few years Dom has been circulating his way around the Manchester music scene, crafting his opening up for Phoebe Bridgers, Chasity Brown, Bryde, She Makes War & Sam Brookes however has recently skipped a few ponds to relocate in Melbourne, Australia for a fresh perspective.

‘Christmas Cards’ premiers with 4ZZZ Radio in Brisbane (the biggest unsigned music station across Australia) on the day of its release. Christmas Cards is produced by Adam Lyons (FAIRCHILD, Lyon Apprentice, Calan May)

‘Christmas Cards’ is release via Babywoman Records and is available on all streaming platforms.

Photo credit: Dan Wiebe

https://dommajor.com

Jamie Lin Wilson - The Being Gone

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘The Being Gone’ - Jamie Lin Wilson

We are in Southern Texas today is meet our next featured artist singer-songwriter Jamie Lin Wilson. The reflective ‘The Being Gone’ is taken from her wonderful recent album ‘Jumping Over Rocks’ released in late October last year. With its gently rolling melody the song questions the cost and payoff of decisions made.

When describing Jamie Wilson's voice, two aspects come to mind: that honeyed tenor twang that's become known as one of the sweetest instruments in modern folk music, and that poignant, poetic, down-to-earth point of view she brings to her songwriting.

https://jamielinwilson.com

Roseanne Reid - I Love Her So

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘I Love Her So’ - Roseanne Reid

This beautiful new single come from Roseanne Reid, a Scottish troubadour and eldest daughter of The Proclaimers Craig Reid. It’s taken from her crowdfunded and forthcoming debut album ‘Trails’. The video was filmed in Tentsmuir Forest by Kris Kesiak and features illustrations by Iona Lee.

Roseanne will be headlining in London at the historic St. Pancras Old Church on the 20th March and if you would like to see her earlier, she will be supporting Kathy Mattea at Kings Place on the 30th January.

‘Trails’ announces the official arrival of a singular new voice in folk-roots music. It was recorded in Brooklyn with an A-team of players expertly corralled by the album's producer and an artist from fine musical stock of his own, Teddy Thompson. Roseanne’s songs exude a quiet confidence and sparse authenticity that recalls some of the genre's leading lights such as Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams, but with a tone that belongs to Roseanne and no one else. No wonder, then, that Americana legend Steve Earle has not only adopted Reid as a personal cause, but makes a guest appearance on the album.

Photo Credit: Omar Salam

Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Feathered Indians’ - Tyler Childers

This great live version of ‘Feathered Indians’ is taken from a session filmed at the LR Baggs Soundcheck Office in Nashville, TN during the 2017 Americana Festival. The song is taken from Tyler’s second album ‘Purgatory’ released in January last year in the UK. Tyler is one of the fast rising stars of Americana in the US, please check him out if you haven’t already. The album was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson and was recorded at The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville.

Photo credit: David McClister

https://tylerchildersmusic.com

Van William ft First Aid Kit - Revolution

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Revolution’ - Van William ft First Aid Kit

Californian native Van William Pierszalowski better known by his stage name Van William, is an US singer-songwriter and musician. He formed the band ‘Waters’ serving as a vocalist and guitarist, and was the frontman of the band ‘Port O'Brien’. He is pursuing a solo career. Our featured song today is the title track from Van’s solo debut EP released 2017. Van’s first full-length solo album ‘Countries’ was released in January 2018. Following the release of ‘Countries’ Van opened for First Aid Kit on their 2018 ‘Ruins’ tour.

Van William was born in November 1984 in Cambria, San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Van is a California native but has lived in Norway, Alaska and New York.] While living in Alaska every summer growing up, Van worked on his father's commercial salmon fishing boat, the Shawnee, on Kodiak Island. Van has cited Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, and Lily Allen as his musical heroes.

https://vanwilliammusic.com

The Luck - Holding On

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Holding On’ - The Luck

‘The Luck’ are London based brother and sister indie Americana duo Max and Esmay Luck. They have both been very busy in December releasing four wonderful singles, all of which are well worth checking out.

If you would like to see them live Max and Esmay will be showcasing at The AMA UK conference in London on the 29th January and then at Thousand Islands on the 12th April.

Their music is influenced by childhood heroes Fleetwood Mac, The Cranberries, Tom Petty and The Eagles. The band began touring the U.K. and Europe before setting off for the US to develop their sound in California, playing iconic venues such as ‘The Troubadour’ in LA. Paul Broucek, President of Music at Warner Brothers Pictures, was in the audience at one of their shows and shortly after approached to work with them to produce their debut album. Together in LA the album was recorded, collaborating with three-time Grammy Award-winning engineer/mixer Ed Cherney (The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt) and three-time Grammy Award winning musician/engineer/mixer Paul Hicks to mix the tracks.

The Luck’s songs have been featured on U.K. television shows such as ‘Country File’ and ‘Hollyoaks’ as well as gaining radio play in the US and Europe. Their song ‘Muscles and Bones’, also won a first place prize in the Nashville-based International Songwriting Competition.

The band are now back in London, hosting the California-inspired monthly Americana club night ‘Ventura Nights’ in Soho.

https://www.theluckmusic.com