Monthly Archives: January 2016

SONG OF THE DAY Holly Macve – The Corner of my Mind

Posted on January 31, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

I’m not sure what I’m most impressed with at the moment, the fact this haunting track was recorded in a bedroom of a small bedsit in Brighton on Garageband, or the fact that this striking voice and haunted lyrics belong to … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jefferson Airplane – The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil

Posted on January 30, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

I spent the latter part of my teens discovering all things psychedelic, ‘Light My Fire’ came into my world one day, opened my ears to a new realm of sound and that was it!  This era has become one of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Night Beats – No Cops

Posted on January 29, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

“Night Beats play pure psychedelic R&B music that spikes the punch and drowns your third eye in sonic waves of colour. Theirs is a bastard blues, contorted and distorted into new shapes for 21st century wastoids — once tasted never … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Foxtails Brigade – We Are Not Ourselves

Posted on January 28, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Oakland, CA based Foxtails Brigade are to release their third self-titled album on April 8th this year via OIM Records in North America and on Rallye in Japan.  Prior to this the band have shared a track titled ‘We Are Not … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kelsey Lu – Morning After Coffee

Posted on January 27, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Well Kelsey Lu, I’m not sure who you are but you’ve got a pretty amazing thing going on here…(this is where I now dart off to find info)…… Right, I’m back and a few listens later I am utterly captivated! … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three – Hard Times Come And Go

Posted on January 26, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

This is an artist who has been around since 2006 so I shall spare you too much detail in case you’re like ‘Yeah, I know who Pokey LaFarge is,’ I didn’t until tonight! This one escaped my radar unfortunately, but … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Other Lives – For 12

Posted on January 25, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

There is a gentle flow to this song that could almost rock you to sleep, or better still, send you galloping into a darkened, mysterious wilderness that envelops and swallows you whole. Either way, the sense of escapism that soars … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY SWARVY – Hair

Posted on January 24, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

What I really like about today’s song is that it starts as it means to go on, I knew I liked it from the start and it didn’t disappoint! Immediately kicking off with striking big beats and a catchy piano … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Doors – Moonlight Drive

Posted on January 23, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s post is all about a little self indulgence…I mean, if you can’t play your favourite music on your birthday, when can you!  Not only that, it’s a full moon tonight so I couldn’t resist incorporating this lunar connection to … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Astronauts – Civil Engineer

Posted on January 22, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Dan Carney, aka Astronauts, emerged in the summer of 2014 with a sound that unmistakably defines him.  His music is reflective, dreamy and often described as otherworldly which, if you are familiar with his debut album ‘Hollow Ponds,’ you will … Continue reading →

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