Taylor Swift ft Dixie Chicks - Soon You'll Get Better

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Soon You’ll Get Better’ - Taylor Swift ft Dixie Chicks

Our LCM featured track today is the beautifully written, very personal and reflective ‘Soon You’ll Get Better’ by Taylor Swift. It also features the excellent Dixie Chick who add wonderful harmonies. The track is taken from Taylor’s brand new recently released album ‘Lover’. The song is about Taylor watching her parents and especially her mom battle cancer.

During her YouTube Live Taylor revealed it was the hardest song to write. She said, "There’s a song called 'Soon You’ll Get Better' that was really, really hard to write. and it was a family decision to even put on the album, and I think songs like that that are really hard for you to write emotionally, maybe they’re hard to write and hard to sing because they’re really true. We as a family decided to put this on the album. It’s something I’m so proud of. I can’t sing it. It’s hard to emotionally deal with that song. You’ll understand what I mean in a couple of hours."

The song reveals the small details of Taylor’s experience ("The buttons of my coat were tangled in my hair / In doctor's office lighting, I didn't tell you I was scared") and how she's been coping ("Holy orange bottles, each night I pray to you / Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too").

And I hate to make this all about me .

But who am I supposed to talk to?

What am I supposed to do

If there's no you?

Taylor comments “This album is very much a celebration of love, in all its complexity, coziness, and chaos. It’s the first album of mine that I’ve ever owned, and I couldn’t be more proud.”.

https://www.taylorswift.com

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Conner Reeves - My Father's Son

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘My Father’s Son’ - Conner Reeves

One of my favourite debut album’s from 1997 was ‘Earthbound’ by the excellent singer-songwriter Conner Reeves. It was full of great songwriting and Conner’s rich and super smooth soulful voice. The fantastic news is Conner is currently working on his own new music.

Singer, songwriter and soulman Conner Reeves first came to our attention in the late 90’s with the soul classic ‘My Father’s Son’ from his gold selling debut album ‘Earthbound’. Back then he had a run of commercial success that saw him score 5 top 30 singles in the UK, culminating in a Brit nomination and international touring, including support slots with amongst others, Whitney Houston.

This was followed in 2006 with his critically acclaimed EP ‘Welcome To The Future’, which received rave reviews from the soul community, with a sound harking back to the socially aware soul artists of the 70’s such as Marvin and Stevie.

Putting his artist career on the backburner, it is as a writer that Conner has been more active over the last few years. Consciously taking himself out of play, he has been almost reclusive, living in France and spending time in Portugal, but now he is back and working on tracks for his own artist project. Word of his return is proving to be welcome news for his loyal supporters and new followers alike and coincidentally coincides with the reissue of his debut album which Sony have just made available for the first time on streaming platforms.

Kerri Watt - Cut Me Loose

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Cut Me Loose’ - Kerri Watt

Our LCM featured track today is the latest high energy new single from fast-rising Glasgow based singer-songwriter Kerri Watt. It reminds us of Adele meets Lana Del Ray.

Kerri is best known for bewitching country-pop songs that have made her a festival staple and a favourite on Radio 2 and seen her guest on multiple TV programmes and host her own Americana radio show, the straight-talking Scot has also opened for Coldplay, collaborated with Embrace, had a chart-topping dance hit and starred alongside Marti Pellow in a musical.

Brought up in Glasgow by a dad who played for Celtic and a mum who ferried her to endless music, dance and drama classes, Kerri grew up certain she should be on stage. At 16, she won a scholarship to a music high school in California, by 18 she was on a West End stage and at 20, discovered that her first love was writing songs and set about becoming a solo singer/songwriter.

As a DIY artist, she built a fanbase, supported artists including ward Thomas and Nina Nesbitt and released songs that were championed on national radio. Earlier this year, Kerri signed to Cooking Vinyl to release a debut album, recorded in Austin, Texas with a Grammy Award-nominated producer, that will surprise and delight her growing army of fans.

https://kerriwatt.com

Maz O'Connor- San Francisco

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘San Francisco’ - Maz O’Connor

‘San Francisco’ is the personal and sweeping new single from Maz O’Connor. It’s taken from Maz’s eagerly awaited forthcoming album ‘Chosen Daughter’ set for release on October 25th. Maz has spent three years writing and recording the album, which explores the stories of her family history..

Singer and songwriter Maz O'Connor has been described by The Guardian as 'one of folk's brightest young talents'. Now based in London, her Irish roots strongly influence her lyrical story-songs, and her pure, clear singing style. After releasing three albums, being nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Horizon Award twice, and performing at major festivals including The Cambridge Folk Festival, WOMAD and Glastonbury;

http://mazoconnor.com

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Eva and The Vagabond Tales - Sea Will Return You

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Sea Will Return You’ - Eva & The Vagabond Tales

We head to Riverside in California today to meet our next LCM featured band. The Vagabond Tales is a multi instrumental music project that is centered around the songwriting of Eva Mikhailovna. The songs combine western, old folk, and ragtime into a musical melting pot, creating an very alluring sound that reminds us vocally on this track a little of Kate Bush. The song is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Unchartered Ocean’ set for release in the UK on August 23rd via Brooklyn’s ‘Mother West’ label.

Since the start of the project in 2011, Eva Mikhailovna released a full length album entitled "Letters From the Moon" in the fall of 2013, and an EP in 2016, titled "La Douleur Exquise"..Born to a musical family in Russia, lead singer and song writer Eva Mikhailovna began writing songs and lyrics at a young age. "Music has been part of Eva’s life for as long as she can remember — her first musical memory is hearing a piece of classical music and walking to the piano where her aunt was playing it. She learned how to play the piano before she could read or write…. the whole family would play folk music and sing when they would come together for meals.". While growing up in California, Eva would sit at the piano for hours and write out ideas for melodies that she thought could fit in with films she's seen.

Wanting to create music for herself that was honest and simple, Eva started completing songs and adding her own old poems to them. The music was never intended to reach other people's ears, but rather to therapeutically express feelings and emotions that had no words attached to them. After an invitation to play some of her music at a local college, Eva put together a small band and along with help from friends, arrangements to songs were completed and ready to be performed live. After encouragement from friends, relatives and help from musicians that she looked up to, Eva arranged a series of songs to be released as the album "Letters From the Moon". The entire album was recorded by Eva in a 1920's back house. A local newspaper mentioned the unique packaging of the album, which was printed on envelopes, suiting the theme of the album's title. A later article said the album contained the "best unconventional percussion," with Eva tap dancing on one of the tracks. For a few years after the first album's release, Eva played with a band, calling themselves "Eva and the Vagabonds." Together, the band worked on arranging an appropriate set of songs for the La Douleur Exquise EP. With the Vagabonds already being notorious for their "sad, melancholy songs," "train beat," and using what they have to get their ideas done, the EP was completed and released in February of 2016.

.During live performances, Eva is accompanied by a group of musicians whom are known as the "Vagabonds". The Vagabonds consist of accordion, bass, percussion, trumpets, violins, piano, and other various instruments, although more commonly the band can be found playing as a four piece group. Currently, Mikhailovna is accompanied by long time members Alan Arteaga, Jasmine Capitulo (accordion) and Jacob Pflum (percussion). The band continues building it's sound from the foundations of old time music and melancholy story-telling, bending the laws of traditional songwriting and sound.

They are currently doing a residency at Disney in Anaheim, CA where they can be caught playing their songs as well as some special takes on some Disney classics.

https://www.evaandthevagabondtales.com

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Hattie Whitehead - Ups and Downs

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Ups and Downs’ - Hattie Whitehead

Our LCM featured track today is the wonderful reflective and personal new single from London based singer-songwriter and friend Hattie Whitehead. It’s taken from Hattie’s second EP ‘Old Soul’ released on May 10th.

The video stars Fionn Whitehead & Jack Riddiford with Hattie Whitehead, Damien O'Doherty, Faunsia Tucker, Marta Linkmeyer Gabino, Laura-Jayne Hunter and Jacob Bailey

Hattie comments 'I wrote Ups and Downs when my life felt very unsettled. I had been neglecting songwriting and music making. Life was about getting by in a tough time, and in turn putting up a wall up to the inner workings of my mind and creativity. I was in the habit of keeping up appearances around others, and falling apart on my own. I was in a vicious cycle of loneliness and I’ve had so many conversations with others since who have been in a similar place.

In the music video I wanted to portray the inner battles we sometimes face in a style that is easily relatable. Someone can be numb to emotion in one instance, and falling apart in the next. I wanted it to highlight the loneliness we can feel when we have lost someone dear to us, yet also show the positivity and catharsis in remembering them and not shutting them out completely. In remembering our loved ones we can find peace as well. My brother Fionn was perfect for this role. We are very close, we have a good understanding of each other, we have been through the same loss together and Fionn has an incredibly subtle but genuine and honest style to his acting that was perfect for conveying the themes of the song.

Everyone will be faced with loss at some point in their life, yet we still don’t really talk about it as a society. We are so often suffering in silence and behind closed doors. I have found comfort in reading and listening to other peoples stories around grief. It reminds me that it’s not just me going through it on my own. Working with Ben Roe who directed and produced the video, we set out to create a video that was digestible and relatable to the viewer. I wanted it to challenge the idea that we’re alone in grieving. We’re all going through our individual hurts of course, but we often don’t realise the wider picture. We are part of a much bigger group of human beings going through similar motions alongside each other, and there’s comfort in that. By discussing grief and getting it out in the open, we can begin to realise that we’re not quite as alone as my lyrics suggest.'

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Lauren Housley - Stay Awake To Dream

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Stay Awake To Dream’ - Lauren Housley

We love this live performance of a new song by Lauren, Tom and Mark under the famous apple tree in Bob Harris’ garden as part of a recent UTAT session.

They will be on tour in September as the Chorlton Country Club with their London date at The Half Moon, Putney on September 19th. It’s an LCM gig and our special guests include CJ Hillman, Robbie Cavanagh and Demi Marriner and maybe a few surprises as well. Please don’t miss it. It’s going to be very special.

You can reserve your place now. Tickets are just £13.50 from the link below >>>>

See you there

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/471845

https://laurenhousley.co.uk

Gavin James ft Philippine - Always

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Always’ - Gavin James ft Philippine

Our featured track today is a wonderful English/French version of Gavin’s song ‘Always’ featuring French singer-songwriter Philippine. It’s taken from Gavin’s latest album ‘Only Ticket Home. Enjoy!

Joe Slater - Slow It Down

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Slow It Down’ - Joe Slater

Our featured track today is the latest atmospheric single from very fast rising Liverpool singer-songwriter Joe Slater. Currently working with our friends at Talentbanq, Joe is rapidly gaining recognition as an excellent live performer.

If you would like to see Joe live in London he is playing at the Hard Rock Cafe on Oxford Street tomorrow (Jul 27th) and at the Green Note in Camden on July 31st.

Hailing from Croxteth, Liverpool and at just 22, Joe Slater delivers a smooth saturating blend of rock, blues and soul that is beyond his years. Joe’s songwriting and unique vocals take listeners on a journey comprised of energetic sing-alongs and anthemic ballads, full of interior and reflective moments that only the greats could inspire.

Joe recorded with Rock N Roll royalty. His new ‘State of the Ark’ EP was produced by " Kipper" (Sting and many more), engineered by Cameron Craig (Adele and many more) and Mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

Since the release of new single ‘Lady’ last year, things have certainly taking off for the kid from Croxteth. Wiithin 24 hours ‘Lady’ was picked up by BBC Radio Merseyside and subsequently given national BBC Introducing radio-play after being hand-picked by Tom Robinson on Radio 6.

Next came the call from British Airways confirming that Joe's forthcoming EP, ‘State of the Ark’, will be available on all long-haul flights from February 1st 2019, reaching up to 1 million listeners a month.

To add more froth to the story, Joe was Caffe Nero's artist of the month during December, with ‘Lady’ and other ‘State of the Ark’ tracks playing in over 700 stores every day across the UK.

Kicking off 2019, January saw Joe sell out the award winning Green Note in Camden and pack out Liverpool’s own Parr Street Studios on February 15th which secured him on the line up for this year’s Isle of Wight Festival, Cornbury, LIMF and The Alternative Escape.

https://www.joeslatermusic.com

Sheryl Crow ft Jason Isbell - Everything is Broken

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Everything Is Broken’ - Sheryl Crow ft Jason Isbell

We love a great cover here at LCM and today’s featured track is the brand new song from Sheryl’s forthcoming album ‘Threads’ released at the end of August.. It’s a Bob Dylan cover featuring the always fantastic Jason Isbell.

Sheryl comments: “One of my treasured possessions is a worn and tattered paperback edition of Bob Dylan lyrics that I look at before I start writing my records. Bob has a cadence and a viewpoint that’s essential in inspiring me to get into lyric writing mode.

In the early years of touring, I opened up for a lot of great bands and artists, but none greater than Bob Dylan. As far as I’m concerned, he is the Holy Grail of artists, musicians, poets, and characters all combined into one person. He has invited me up on numerous occasions through the years to sit in on accordion or to sing. He is a character but above all, he is uniquely Bob, and I adore him.

I say with deep gratitude that Bob Dylan has been a good friend through the years. I have even called him to ask him how to get out of writer’s block. He generously sent me a song called “Mississippi” for an album I was making that I seemed to not be able to finish. In the eleventh hour, we recorded his song and it breathed new life into the album, which would eventually come out as The Globe Sessions.

For “Threads”, I decided to record a Dylan song, "Everything Is Broken", as a tribute to Bob, and I asked Jason Isbell to help me do that. Jason is wildly talented and has a unique perspective that I am inspired by. He’s a very special artist and he just kills on this song.”

https://www.sherylcrow.com

Hannah Read - She Took A Gamble

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘She Took A Gamble’ - Hannah Read

Our featured track today is the wonderful ‘She Took A Gamble’ by Hannah Read who is originally from Edinburgh but is now based in Brooklyn, New York. It’s the first single from her excellent ‘'Way Out I'll Wander' released in February 2018.

You can catch Hannah at Folk By The Oak at Hatfield House tomorrow. See you there :)

Born and raised in Scotland and now residing in Brooklyn, New York, Hannah Read is a versatile multi-instrumentalist widely recognized on the International stage. She’s best known for her fiddle playing, songwriting and composing and was recently described as one of "the finest singers of the day" in the UK’s MOJO Magazine. Hannah leads her own band and is an in-demand collaborator on both sides of the Atlantic - including one part of the critically acclaimed British folk super-group ‘Songs of Separation’, winners of ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Hannah spent her youth playing fiddle and singing in the rich traditional music scenes of Edinburgh and on the Isle of Eigg, a remote Island off the west coast of Scotland. With musical training at The City of Edinburgh Music School, The American School of Modern Music in Paris and the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Hannah gathered the musical tools, vocabulary and experience that propelled her into the thriving Brooklyn music scene.

Hannah’s latest solo album Way Out I’ll Wander, was released in February 2018 on UK-based label Hudson Records. With comparisons to Sandy Denny, Joni Mitchell and Feist, Hannah seamlessly weaves in her influences from both sides of the Atlantic on an album that’s “deserving crossover status… nine gorgeous originals” (The Guardian). Recorded in winter between Upstate New York and New Hampshire, and produced by Brooklyn-based producer/engineer Charlie Van Kirk, each song on this album captures a very specific moment embodying “an inherent beauty” (Acoustic Magazine) with musings of home on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as tales of travel, love and loss. This album primarily features Hannah’s vocals, guitar, fiddle playing, joined by special guests including Sarah Jarosz, Jefferson Hamer and Jeff Picker.

Over the last decade living in New York and Boston, collaboration through music has been a major part of Hannah’s growth as a musician. She’s recorded fiddle, guitar and backing vocals with many notable artists including Rosanne Cash, David Duchovny, Silvina Moreno, Lola Kirke, Ember Isles, Rowan Rheingans, John Fatum, Ewan Macpherson, Keenan O’Meara, Raffi, Hanneke Cassell and Robinson & Rohe.

She has toured extensively throughout North America, the UK and Europe with both her own self-titled project, as well as performances with Jefferson Hamer, Kris Drever, Darlingside, Livingston Taylor, EVA, Oli Rockberger, Melanie Safka, Julie Fowlis, Ember Isles, Karan Casey, Eddie Barbash, Daimh, Songs of Separation alongside Eliza Carthy, Karine Polwart and Mary Macmaster, Juno award winner Rose Cousins and Grammy Award winning Sarah Jarosz, Celine Dion and Tom Chapin.

Photo credit: Alix Mcintosh

www.hannahread.com

Jonathan Wilson - Desert Raven

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Desert Raven’ - Jonathan Wilson

Our featured track today is a great song from LA based Jonathan Wilson’s 2011 debut album ‘Gentle Spirit’. This highly acclaimed album was credited with the #4 spot on Mojo Magazine's ‘2011 Best of Albums of the Year’. It’s an excellent slice of mid 70's psych-folk with some super guitar playing and a wonderful string arrangement. It really reminds us of Israel Nash, Neil Young and CSNY. Jonathan is credited as being one of the revivers of the Laurel Canyon music scene. He is also currently on a UK and mainland Europe tour with all the details on his website. Check him out if you can.

Jonathan Wilson is very much in demand in 2017 he produced Father John Misty's Grammy nominated ‘Pure Comedy’ and touring arenas around the globe as a guitarist and vocalist for Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters (for whom he also contributed to the lauded ‘Is This The Life We Really Want?’ album.) Wilson also saw widespread acclaim heaped on Karen Elson’s sophomore LP ‘Double Roses’, which he recorded with her in Los Angeles in 2016.

In 2018 he toured worldwide with Roger Waters tour and released his own new solo album ‘Rare Birds’ in the spring. The highly anticipated album which features backing vocals from Lana Del Rey, Josh Tillman, fellow Roger Waters bandmates Lucius and an extraordinary musical gift from otherworldly Brian Eno collaborator Laraaji was released through Bella Union worldwide.

Although much of the album is comprised lyrically of meditations on a failed relationship and its aftermath, Wilson insists that ‘Rare Birds’ is not really a concept album. "It's meant more as a healing affair, a rejuvenation, a reconciliation, for others, and for me. I wanted to balance personal narrative with the need I feel for calming healing music. I think we need journeys in sound, psychedelic gossamer-winged music that includes elements consciously and purposefully to incite hope, positivity, longing, reckless abandon and regret. It's all in there."

And, for this one, music critics will need to retire the comparisons to heritage rockers and Laurel Canyon troubadours as they’re hardly useful anymore. Wilson's new sound takes a synthetic/acoustic, best-of-both-worlds analog/digital hybrid approach to achieve the complexity, sonic density and glossy hi-fi coating of ‘Rare Birds’. Heard for the first time on a Jonathan Wilson album are the sounds of synthesizers and drum machines.

"The Neil Young, CSN, Dennis Wilson and Tom Petty comparisons for the first two records were flattering, but I didn't ever really see it that way myself.” The things that Wilson had been obsessing on, and he can clearly hear the influences of, are artists like Talk Talk, Arthur Russell, maybe a Sleigh Bells-meet-George Harrison kinda thing. “I hear mostly ME actually. On this album I’m quoting from earlier versions of myself, continuing a narrative I’ve had musically since I got my first 4-track when I was thirteen. I hear the influence of my vocal coach. I hear the influence of having worked in my studio with Roger Waters for months during the same time period that I was making this record. That gave me the feeling I could expand into certain psychedelic and found sound labyrinths.” There are voices, sirens, children playing, and more enhancing spatial sounds, while musical compadres Lana Del Rey and Josh Tillman (Father John Misty) appear as backing vocalists on “Living With Myself” and “49 Hairflips”, respectively.

http://songsofjonathanwilson.com

Grace Carter - Wicked Game

LCM Song Of The Day - ‘Wicked Game’ - Grace Carter

Our featured song today is a great atmospheric cover of Chris Isaak’s 1991 hit ‘Wicked Game’ by fast rising London based UK singer-songwriter Grace Carter.

Grace grew up in Brighton listening to the likes of Lauryn Hill and Nina Simone, which is evident in her powerful songwriting, which shows emotional and musical maturity. She began songwriting during her school days, and at the age of fourteen was already performing her own material in public. One year later, Grace had converted her bedroom into a makeshift recording studio and when she reached Music College she taught herself the piano by watching YouTube videos.

Grace rose to prominence after supporting Dua Lipa on tour during The Self-Titled Tour in October 2017, and has additionally been a supporting act for other performers including Rag'n'Bone Man. In 2018-19, she headlined two tours of the UK and Europe. Gracer placed third in BBC Music's "Sound of 2019" poll of industry experts and artists. She is the step-daughter of singer-songwriter and former Music Week journalist Paul Phillips.

LIVVIA - Damn

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Damn’ - LIVVIA

We take a trip to the West Coast and sunny LA to meet San Francisco born Olivia Somerlyn better known by her stage name Livvia. Olivia is currently a student at UC Berkeley. Olivia writes or co-writes all her own music and lyrics, and plays piano, keyboards and guitar. We really like this surfing themed video. The song was also recently used in a episode of Hawaii 5-0.

Olivia has toured the UK with Jessie J and Lawson, including two shows at The O2 Arena in London, and has also opened for the Jonas Brothers. She toured with Big Time Rush and Victoria Justice on Live Nation's 2013 Nickelodeon Summer Break Tour of over 30 cities in the United States. She then toured with Big Time Rush again in Central America and South America. In 2014, she was the featured performer at Sony Pictures Classics' annual Oscar Pre-Awards dinner party. She also performed at that year's New York Fashion Week, at shows for Charlotte Ronson and Isabella Rose Taylor. In 2015, she opened for Meghan Trainor in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Birmingham and also for the dates in Europe for Trainor's That Bass Tour. She also opened for Lindsey Stirling in the same year in the United States.

https://www.livvia.com

Laura Oakes - Learn To Be Lonely Again

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Learn To Be Lonely Again’ - Laura Oakes

Our featured track today is a beautiful live version of ‘Learn To Be Lonely Again’ by London based singer-songwriter and LCM favourite Laura. It’s taken from her recent Under The Apple Tree Session recorded at the home of Bob Harris. The session was recorded and filmed by Bob’s son Miles. Laura is writing some great music and we are very excited to hear further releases. Watch out also for her quarterly residences around town, which are highly recommended.

http://lauraoakesmusic.com

Freya Ridings - Castles

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Castles’ - Freya Ridings

With her highly anticipated forthcoming debut album set for release on July 19th via Good Soldier Records, Freya is one of the very fast rising stars of the London indie scene. This wonderful live version of ‘Castles’ was recorded recently at the Barbican in London.

https://freyaridings.com

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Jamestown Revival - Round Prairie Road

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Round Prairie Road’ - Jamestown Revival

With their exciting third studio album ‘San Isabel’ released tomorrow, our featured artists today are the great Texas duo Jamestown Revival. The wonderful stripped and acoustic ‘Round Prairie Road’ has touches of The Everly Brothers and The Beatles.. Please explore their music, if you haven’t already. Highly recommended.

Jon and Zach are currently touring the US. If they plan to tour the UK and Mainland Europe, we will let you know.

Since their debut in 2014, Jamestown Revival has been building an extensive fan base through grass roots support and relentless touring, performing at iconic venues from the Ryman Auditorium to Red Rocks Amphitheater as well as festivals such as Coachella, Austin City Limits and Stagecoach among countless others. Led by Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance – who have maintained a close friendship since meeting at age 15 in Magnolia, TX – Jamestown Revival is pursuing their own musical vision by focusing on their roots and harmonies. Most of the time, Clay takes lead vocal with Chance on high harmony, a striking blend that appears effortless.

This obvious camaraderie is a big part of the group’s appeal. “People say they can see it and they can feel it,” Clay says. “I mean, we’ve been friends forever, it feels like. It’s a brotherhood. We don’t always like each other but we love each other, you know? We truly enjoy being able to do what we do, to make music and travel together.”

https://jamestownrevival.com

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Zoe Wren - Both Sides Now

Thanks to Laurel Canyon for being the first to share our streamable link to Both Sides Now. It's particularly fitting as their followers voted Zoe Wren as their Favourite New Artist in 2018! very grateful for the support. This track is on general release on June 14th and it comes from the forthcoming EP Inspired, which features six tracks by female singer songwriters who have been an important inspiration for her. Tracks from Tracy Chapman, Lady Gaga, Kate Bush, Sandy Denny and the traditional Let No Man Steal Your Thyme also feature on the cd, which you can pre order below. The launch and release gig for the EP is on 4th July at Camden Chapel, which is the first place you can buy the CD and the ticket link is here :https://www.tickettailor.com/events/camdenchapel/268308/ Pre order link here : https://folkstockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/zoe-wren-inspired Hope you love this rendition of the Joni MItchell classic.

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Both Sides Now’ - Zoe Wren

We have something very special for you today. We are excited to premiere this fantastic first track from the forthcoming EP ‘Inspired’ by Zoe Wren. The new EP is out on 4th July via Folkstock Records, with the launch gig planned at Camden Chapel in London. The single is one of two tracks, the other being ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’, which are coming out on 14th June as a general release on all platforms.

We love this wonderful cover of a Joni Mitchell classic. The new EP features six tracks by female singer songwriters who have been a very important inspiration for Zoe. It includes fantastic covers originally by Tracy Chapman (Talking ‘Bout a Revolution), Lady Gaga (Joanne), Kate Bush (The Man With The Child In His Eyes), Sandy Denny (Who Knows Where The Time Goes) and the traditional ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’.

It is always our great pleasure to support Zoe and her music as we have since 2013. Zoe was also our LCM ‘Favourite New Artist’ in 2018, as voted by members of our group.

‘Since her beginnings as a busker in Camden, Zoe has gone on to perform on stages from Cambridge Folk Festival to Glasgow Celtic Connections, and 100 Wardour Street to The Shard. She is a winner of the PRS Lynsey de Paul Award, and has had airplay on BBC Radio 2 on the Bob Harris show. Drawing on influences from the unorthodox harmonies of Joni Mitchell to the honest storytelling of Tracy Chapman, and mixing these with cinematic pedal effects, Zoe is creating a sound that Fatea Magazine has called 'refreshingly bold. She has worked with Folkstock since it started in 2013'.

The new EP can be pre-ordered below >>>

https://folkstockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/zoe-wren-inspired

The launch and release gig for the EP is on 4th July at Camden Chapel in London, which is the first place you can buy the CD. Ticket link >>>

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/camdenchapel/268308?fbclid=IwAR2tZCsRqrPf7ladSeSac6Pn51tDD3HKnGKZhZ7b_3azBFH2vyf8bw_R_zI

The EP will only be available via Bandcamp, Zoe’s and Folkstock’s website and will not be streamable on Spotify.

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HAEVN - We Are

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘We Are’ - HAEVN

Our featured track today is the beautifully orchestrated ‘We Are’, a tale of lost love from Dutch duo HEAVN. They are joined for the recording by a 50 piece string orchestra at the Galaxy Studio's in Belgium. It’s taken from their new CD ‘Symphonic Tales’ release, which is available to purchase from their website.

HAEVN was founded by songwriter Marijn van der Meer & film composer Jorrit Kleijnen, working from their studio in Amsterdam. Before releasing any material they teamed up with Tim Bran, the acclaimed producer behind London Grammar and Birdy. This collaboration resulted in the singles 'Finding out More' and 'Where the Heart is' and immediately attracted the attention of two major car brands who used HAEVN's music in their advertisement campaigns. This massive exposure gave the band a headstart and touring was the next step. Soon Marijn and Jorrit found their musical wings in guitarist Tom Veugen, drummer David Broeders and bass player Mart Jeninga. In September 2015 HAEVN gave their first live performance. The unique combination of cinematic melodies performed by Marijns warm vocals has conquered the hearts of many music lovers across Europe.

‘Finding out more’ received airplay on all major Dutch radio stations and got played over 7 million times on Spotify. Volkskrant, Trouw, and Spotify elected HAEVN as 'one to watch' for 2016.

HAEVN received a nomination for an Edison Award and 3FM Award in category 'Best upcoming act'. Their headliner show in Paradiso and other venues across the Netherlands all sold out in a few days. Soon after that, they were part of the headliner acts at festivals Where The Wild Things Are, Indian Summer and Concert At Sea. Their second single 'Bright Lights' again received much airplay on the Dutch radio. In 2017 HAEVN played in a sold out Carré, TivoliVredenburg and Oosterpoort.

Please also check out their excellent debut album ‘Eyes Closed’, which was released in May last year.

Photo credit: Eveline Vroonland

https://www.haevnmusic.com

Foy Vance - You Get To Me

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘You Get To Me’ - Foy Vance

Our featured track today is a great live version of the bluesy ‘You Get To Me’ by Foy Vance. It was recorded live at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals. The song is taken from Foy’s new forthcoming album ‘Foy Vance From Muscle Shoals’ set for release on June 26th via Gingerbread Man Records.

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