Fat Cat: Fat Cat 2
Wedding Rachenitsa
Stórsveit Nix Noltes
Balkan dance mayhem. Bearing in mind how close to mayhem Balkan dance music often seems to get anyway, let us re-emphasise that this is 'Balkan dance mayhem'.
Eternal Return
Brakes
Jaunty country stomper about the hardships of life - one for the road.
Range
The Balky Mule
In this case 'range' refers to oven, of the sort one might use to cook up eggs and hash, or a quirky post-country track, or both.
Wild West
Gregory and the Hawk
Such measured, sweet wildness as this is the sound of an artist with an assured sense of how they fit in: a rare thing.
Augural Wraith
Our Brother the Native
Imagine being haunted my a mad, chirpy ghost, with bells on its toes. In three minutes time, you will be.
Ginsterweg
Hauschka
Subtly uncanny yet still readily appealing piano melody, like getting lost in warm rain, sort of.
Untitled # 27
The Twilight Sad
A rare track from the band's tour-only album 'Killed My Parents and Hit the Road', Untitled #27 shows the band on thoughtful and impressive form.
Y'all Come Back Now
Ten Kens
Easing back on the power, Ten Kens casually demonstrate that, oh yes, they're damn good songwriters thank you very much.
The Modern Leper (Live)
Frightened Rabbit
Taken from the forthcoming live album recorded at Glasgow's intimate Captain's Rest, this powerful version of the original indicates what a force the band are live. Accordingly, the whole of 'Liver! Lung! Fr!' is well worth your attention.
Cradle Song For A (Interstate B3)
Max Richter
Along with the other tracks on '24 Postcards in Full Colour', this is an instrumentalised version of a common mobile ringtone. Sound like a gimmick? Just listen. The man's a star.
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